Comparison

AnimeMaker Pro vs Radio

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

Head to head
About

AnimeMaker Pro

Create and share your own flip-book style animations. Draw with various brushes, manage frames, and adjust animation speed. Upload your creations to a web platform to share them globally and interact with other users through comments.

Highlights
  • Drawing with touch
  • Flipbook animation creation
  • Brush customization (width, color)
  • Frame management (add, remove, duplicate)
  • Animation speed adjustment
  • Save and upload animations
  • User comments and communication
Features
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AnimeMaker is app creating and sharing animation, like a flipbook. Your animation can be upload to the web site, and publish it all over the world. You can communicate with other user through comments. Features: -Drawing with touch. -Creating flipbook animation. -Choose width of brush. -Choose brush color from 15 colors. -Undo -Eraser -Adjust animation speed -Adding, Removing,Duplicating, and listing anime frames. -Save and upload your animations. -Post comment to published animations and communicate with other users. Web site: http://anime.kenmaz.net/view You can upload your animation to the web site, and publish it all over the world.

About

Radio

Stream over 40,000 radio stations and 25,000 podcasts from around the world. Features include a radio alarm clock, sleep timer, and the ability to add your own streams. Enjoy high-quality audio and personalized listening experiences.

Highlights
  • 40,000+ radio stations
  • 25,000+ podcasts
  • Add custom streams
  • Advanced station search
  • Radio alarm clock
  • Sleep timer
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch support
Features
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Receiver is an Internet radio with over 40,000 radio stations, more than 25,000 podcasts, and a radio alarm clock. Features include: + More than 40,000 radio stations + More than 25,000 podcasts + Add your own streams + Search by genre, region, language, sound quality, popularity, etc. + List of channels with high audio quality + Sync favorites with your other devices + Siri shortcuts + HomePod support + CarPlay support + Apple Watch app + Airplay and Chromecast support + Dark Mode + iMessage app to recommend a station + Widget with your favourite stations + Alarm clock (radio, music, sound) with any number of alarms + Sleep Timer + Snooze function + Beautiful analog clock in landscape format + Choose your individual look from 5 different colors + Show song cover art (if available) + Focused on supporting accessibility features such as "Voice Over" for the visually impaired With Receiver you are always informed about the latest news from a wide variety of sources: sports, Bundesliga live, reports, radio plays, news, music, podcasts, reports, travel, weather and much more. Listen to stations like BBC, NPR, ESPN, Bestnetradio, KCRW, Radio Paradise and many more.

Screenshots

AnimeMaker Pro4 screens
Radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Radio at 4.7 against AnimeMaker Pro's 3.9. Radio also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 16). AnimeMaker Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AnimeMaker Pro costs $9.99 and Radio $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radio has 1.1K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of AnimeMaker Pro's written reviews are positive against 74% of Radio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnimeMaker Pro ships an update monthly, Radio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
AnimeMaker Pro versus Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimeMaker ProRadio
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.9 (16 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews73.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings161.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#83 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKentaro Matsumaeappsolute GmbH

Customer experience

AnimeMaker Pro

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative30.0%

Radio

All ratings1,083 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

AnimeMaker Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Radio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Favorites list disappearing
  • Connectivity issues on cellular data
  • Apple TV app not working with screensaver

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add podcast alarm functionality
  • Implement dark mode theme option
  • Improve station organization and search
  • Allow custom station icons/artwork
  • Add Chromecast support

In-app purchases

None

AnimeMaker Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnimeMaker Pro free?
AnimeMaker Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radio free?
Radio costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AnimeMaker Pro or Radio?
Radio is rated higher. AnimeMaker Pro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Radio averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do AnimeMaker Pro or Radio have ads?
Neither AnimeMaker Pro nor Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnimeMaker Pro or Radio?
AnimeMaker Pro ships an update monthly, and Radio every 4 months. Most recently, AnimeMaker Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Radio on October 17, 2026.

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