Radio vs Smart Meters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radio
Stream live radio stations from around the globe, including curated music stations and global live broadcasts. Requires Wi-Fi or cellular data for streaming.
- Listen to live radio from around the world
- Access over 100 ad-free music stations
- Stream Beats 1 live
- Ask Siri to play radio stations
- Requires Wi-Fi or cellular data
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Listen to Apple Music stations and other live radio from around the world. - Listen to over 100 ad-free music stations with an Apple Music subscription - Tune in live to Beats 1 or ask Siri to play over 100,000 live radio stations from around the world - Streaming radio requires wi-fi or cellular
Smart Meters
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This app is meant to facilitate users of ‘Smart Water Meters'. These meters, having applications in domestic housing colonies as well as industrial setups, measure flow of water through a pipeline in terms of volume and transmit the data to a cloud server which can be accessed by users through this app. Users who purchase these meters, can first signup at www.smartwatermeters.in. By providing the login id, users can monitor and thereby control their personal water usage based on the readings they receive through this app. This app also has the ability to record earlier readings and display previous invoices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smart Meters at none against Radio's shown. Smart Meters also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Radio's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Radio ships an update every 8 months, Smart Meters every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio | Smart Meters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple Inc. | Dot Com Solutions |
In-app purchases
Radio
No in-app purchases
Smart Meters
No in-app purchases
