Big Red Bash vs River FM 87.6
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Red Bash
Navigate Australia's most remote music festival with this app. Explore interactive maps, view artist and activity details, and plan your schedule to avoid missing any performances. Access essential event information and travel tips for a seamless festival experience.
- Interactive Festival Map
- Artist & Activity Profiles
- Personalized Planner
- Event Information
- Travel Tips
- Fan Photo Wall
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This July, Birdsville's iconic Big Red Bash kicks off under the open skies of Australia's Simpson Desert. Thousands of people from around Australia, and the world, head into the desert for the most remote music festival on the planet for three full days of Rockin' the Simpson. App Features: - Interactive Festival Map - Artist & Activity Profiles - 'My Planner' function - never miss a set! - Event Info & Travel Tips - Fan Photo Wall
River FM 87.6
Listen to Western Sydney's hottest country music station live from your mobile device. Stream the broadcast from anywhere, whether you're at home, at work, or on the go. The app provides information on data usage for streaming.
- Live radio streaming
- Country music station
- Listen on the go
- Data usage information
- Broadcasts across Western Sydney
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River FM 87.6 is Western Sydney’s Hottest Country. Use the River FM 87.6 Mobile App to listen to River FM at work, at home or on the go. River FM is the local country music radio station for the Blue Mountains, Penrith, Nepean and Hawkesbury regions of Western Sydney, Australia. River FM broadcasts on 87.6 across Western Sydney and streams online via the River FM 87.6 Mobile App. When listening to River FM via this app, your internet connection will consume approximately 30 Megabytes every hour (@64 kbit/sec) of your data allowance. Therefore, if you listened to River FM via this app 2 hours every day for a month, you would consume a total of 2 Gigabytes (2GB) of data per month. We recommend using local wifi for peak performance and to prevent excess data usage. More information available at http://www.riverfm.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Red Bash at every 3 weeks against River FM 87.6's every 2 months. River FM 87.6's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Red Bash ships an update every 3 weeks, River FM 87.6 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Red Bash | River FM 87.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OUTBACK MUSIC FESTIVAL GROUP PTY LTD | Appiwork Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Big Red Bash
River FM 87.6
In-app purchases
Big Red Bash
No in-app purchases
River FM 87.6
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Big Red Bash free?
Is River FM 87.6 free?
Do Big Red Bash or River FM 87.6 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Big Red Bash or River FM 87.6?
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