Now Wave Radio vs Champlain Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now Wave Radio
Stream a modern alternative music station featuring New Wave, Synth-Pop, Dark Wave, and Synthwave genres. Discover new and iconic bands, and share your current listening experience with friends. Enjoy music on the go with this dedicated streaming player.
- Modern alternative music streaming
- New Wave and Synth-Pop genres
- Dark Wave and Synthwave included
- Goth music selection
- Share listening experience
- On-the-go streaming
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Now Wave Radio is a streaming station playing modern alternative music with New Wave, Synth-Pop, Dark Wave, Synthwave, Goth and other genres from new and iconic bands. Listen on-the-go with our streaming music player and share what you're listening to with your friends!
Champlain Wave
Stream live radio and music from Champlain Wave globally. Engage in real-time conversations with DJs, friends, and other listeners. Access social media feeds and interactive programming schedules with event alerts.
- Live radio streaming
- Song information display
- Real-time messaging with DJs and listeners
- Social media feed access
- Interactive programming schedule
- Event alerts for shows
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Listen to Champlain Wave worldwide on your iPhone and iPad. Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from Champlain Wave while being immersed in conversations with our DJs, friends, and fellow listeners. With the app you get: - Instant play of the radio station with song information - Real-time messaging with friends, listeners, and DJs - Quick access our station's social media feeds - Interactive schedule of radio events and programming - you can set alerts and be notified when your favorite shows are about to come on air For technical support for the app please contact RadioFX at contact@radiofxinc.com. For questions about content of the station, please use the contact information in the "i" icon in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Champlain Wave at every 2 months against Now Wave Radio's every 23 months. Champlain Wave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Now Wave Radio's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
Champlain Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Now Wave Radio ships an update every 23 months, Champlain Wave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Now Wave Radio | Champlain Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Now Wave Radio, LLC | RadioFX |
Customer experience
Now Wave Radio
Champlain Wave
In-app purchases
Now Wave Radio
No in-app purchases
Champlain Wave
No in-app purchases
Questions
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