GlitterBeam vs Lagos Talks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlitterBeam
Listen to a 24/7 radio station with easy controls, including AirPlay and CarPlay support. Interact with the team on social media and share songs with friends. Features include a sleep timer and accessibility options.
- 24/7 radio streaming
- Multiple station options
- Social media integration
- Song sharing
- Sleep timer
- CarPlay and AirPlay support
- VoiceOver accessibility
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GlitterBeam is music with sparkle, an independent radio station broadcasting live 24/7, now in your pocket! Tune into two stations in one app. GlitterBeam Radio UK and GlitterBeam Italia. Switch between them with a tap, the player, schedule and everything else follows. LISTEN LIVE, 24/7 Crystal-clear live streaming with the current track and show right on screen, plus album artwork as it plays. Keep listening with the screen off, on the lock screen, and in the car with CarPlay. CATCH UP ANYTIME Browse hundreds of podcasts and Listen Again episodes, and pick up right where you left off. YOU DECIDE WHAT WE PLAY Vote your favourite tracks up (and down) the A-List, our listener-powered chart. NEVER MISS A SHOW A full weekly schedule with live-now highlights, plus presenter profiles and the latest station news. BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY Sleep timer, AirPlay, and a direct line to the studio. Wherever you are, GlitterBeam is with you. Follow us and say hello, we'd love to hear from you.
Lagos Talks
Engage with your favorite radio shows by sending voice messages and topic suggestions. Stay updated with show schedules and social media feeds directly within the app.
- Send voice shoutouts
- Show playing notifications
- In-app social feeds
- Submit topic suggestions
- Program schedule browsing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GlitterBeam at 100% against Lagos Talks's 0%. GlitterBeam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Lagos Talks's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (39 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Lagos Talks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lagos Talks has 39 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of GlitterBeam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lagos Talks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GlitterBeam ships an update every 7 months, Lagos Talks every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlitterBeam | Lagos Talks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eugenio Ceriello | MEGALECTRICS LTD |
Customer experience
GlitterBeam
Lagos Talks
In-app purchases
GlitterBeam
No in-app purchases
Lagos Talks
No in-app purchases
