Comparison

Sveriges Radio vs Blöðin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sveriges Radio

Listen to live Swedish radio stations, download podcasts, and stream programs. Stay updated with news from across Sweden and the world. Available on multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Podcast downloads
  • Program streaming
  • National and local stations
  • Latest news updates
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
Features
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Enjoy Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio) on you iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and in Carplay. Listen live, to all our national and local stations, P1, P2, P3 and P4. Download your favorite podcasts or stream our programs. Get the latest from our news rooms around the country and the world. Sveriges Radio is Sweden's independent, non-commercial, public service radio broadcaster.

About

Blöðin

Features
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Blöðin safna saman fríblöðum og tímaritum íslenskra útgefenda á einum stað, svo þú getir flett þeim, lesið og leitað í þeim öllum. • Nýjustu tölublöðin: forsíður allra blaða efst og eldri tölublöð þar fyrir neðan. • Leitaðu í öllum blöðunum í einu: finndu orð í texta allra blaða aftur í tímann og opnaðu síðuna þar sem það kemur fyrir. Þrengdu leitina við ákveðin blöð eða dagsetningar. • Lestu eins og á pappír: flettu síðu fyrir síðu eða skrunaðu, þysjaðu inn og leitaðu í blaðinu sem þú ert að lesa. • Lestu án netsambands: tölublöð sem þú hefur sótt opnast líka þegar þú ert ekki með netsamband. • Tilkynningar: fáðu að vita þegar nýtt tölublað kemur út af blöðum sem þú fylgir. • Ljóst og dökkt útlit, á íslensku og ensku, á iPhone og iPad. Blöðin eru ókeypis og þú þarft ekki að skrá þig inn. Gefur þú út fríblað eða tímarit og vilt að það birtist á Blöðin? Hafðu samband á utgafa@blodin.is. — In English — Blöðin brings together the free newspapers and magazines of Icelandic publishers in one place, to browse, read and search them all. • The latest issues: every paper's newest cover at the top, earlier issues below. • Search every paper at once: find a word in the text of every issue back through the years and open the page it's on. Narrow it down to certain papers or dates. • Read it like paper: turn page by page or scroll, zoom in, and search the issue you're reading. • Read offline: issues you've downloaded open without a connection. • Notifications: hear when a new issue of a paper you follow comes out. • Light and dark, in Icelandic and English, on iPhone and iPad. Blöðin is free, and there's nothing to sign up for. Do you publish a free paper or magazine and want it on Blöðin? Get in touch at utgafa@blodin.is.

Screenshots

Sveriges Radio4 screens
Blöðin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blöðin at every 3 days against Sveriges Radio's fortnightly. Sveriges Radio's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sveriges Radio ships an update fortnightly, Blöðin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sveriges Radio versus Blöðin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSveriges RadioBlöðin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (503 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings503 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSveriges RadioEngine Co.

Bugs and requests

Sveriges Radio

Reported bugs

35 issues
  • Crashes after update
  • App not working after update
  • Repeatedly prompts for update
  • Crashes upon opening
  • App difficult to navigate after update
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  • Search function is poor
  • Autoplay on program lists
  • Does not support landscape mode
  • Sound not working after update
  • Problems with new update
  • Autoplay on list of latest episodes
  • Difficulty navigating to program pages
  • Autoplay on list of latest episodes
  • Difficulty navigating to program pages
  • Cannot access 'my list' in airplane mode
  • App stopped working on iPhone 7 plus
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App crashes on start, every time
  • Problems with AirPlay playback
  • Cannot continue listening after a longer break
  • Cannot download programs like 'Välkommen till Sverige'
  • Automatic volume regulation is too high
  • App size grows rapidly
  • Crashes when trying to listen
  • App crashes or refuses to play when iPhone goes to sleep
  • Playback stutters often
  • Loses track when receiving a call
  • Crashes when receiving a call or skipping in a downloaded program
  • App crashes when going to program menu
  • App crashes every time
  • Crashes in Program mode
  • Crashes when going to the program menu
  • App does not start on iPads
  • App crashes when going to program menu
  • App crashes when going to the program menu

Requested features

24 requests
  • Add channel widget
  • Add more people to children's radio stories
  • Add landscape mode support for tablets
  • Add iPad version
  • Add dark mode
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  • Add option to listen without music
  • Add feedback mechanism for podcasts
  • Improve search function with filters and sorting
  • Add synchronization between iOS devices
  • Allow downloading of specific programs like 'Välkommen till Sverige'
  • Add option to select entire categories for favorites
  • Improve UI for easier navigation
  • Add more people to children's radio stories
  • Add a channel widget
  • Add landscape mode support for tablets
  • Add iPad version
  • Add dark mode
  • Add option to listen without music
  • Add feedback mechanism for podcasts
  • Improve search function with filters and sorting
  • Add synchronization between iOS devices
  • Allow downloading of specific programs like 'Välkommen till Sverige'
  • Add option to select entire categories for favorites
  • Improve UI for easier navigation

Blöðin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sveriges Radio

No in-app purchases

None

Blöðin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sveriges Radio free?
Sveriges Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blöðin free?
Blöðin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sveriges Radio or Blöðin have ads?
Neither Sveriges Radio nor Blöðin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sveriges Radio or Blöðin?
Sveriges Radio ships an update fortnightly, and Blöðin every 3 days. Most recently, Sveriges Radio was updated on November 10, 2026 and Blöðin on November 6, 2026.

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