Drop FM vs The Bunkhouse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop FM
Discover and enjoy music curated by a community of passionate listeners. Share your favorite tracks and explore new sounds from around the world. It's a platform built for music lovers, by music lovers.
- Community-curated music
- Share favorite tracks
- Explore new sounds
- Global music discovery
- Music for everyone
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Music for the people by the people
The Bunkhouse
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It’s true. Today’s country music can leave you flat. The same bland 30 song radio rotation that literally leaves you in a spin. It’s boring. Well we’re changing that. Welcome to The Bunkhouse. This is the internet home of classics, modern mixes, and artists that you’ll want to hear again, and again. We’re not following the herd with our playlist; sure there will be familiar cuts, but there will be tracks that you may not have heard. There will be double plays and album cuts. The Bunkhouse is aiming for your listenership, not just for a quick five minutes, but for the duration of your car journey, your late-at-night study periods, or maybe while you’re working around the house. Our well-chosen music mix will have you tuned in...longer. From the main stream of Nashville to the back-end honky-tonks of Texas, the same bland 30 song radio rotation is over. Gone. Forever. The music is here. For you. And it plays 24 hours a day. Every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Bunkhouse at every 14 months against Drop FM's every 42 months. On price, ads, 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.
Drop FM ships an update every 42 months, The Bunkhouse every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop FM | The Bunkhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Cavanagh | Rorie Ryan |
In-app purchases
Drop FM
No in-app purchases
The Bunkhouse
No in-app purchases
