Comparison

Radio vs Tomato Player

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

Head to head
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.

About

Tomato Player

This application allows users to add and play multiple online live stream sources. It does not provide streaming content itself, requiring users to find their own sources. A proxy setting is available for network issues.

Highlights
  • Add multiple live stream sources
  • Play online live streams
  • Proxy settings for network
  • User-provided stream sources
Features
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【Tomato Player】 An online live stream source player, you can add multiple live stream sources. The player itself does not provide live streaming service, so you need to find available live streaming sources yourself. [Live stream source] We have a couple of third-party live streams on github that you can check out and add: https://github.com/newpanjing/Tomato-Player/blob/main/README.md 【 Frequently Asked Questions 】 If the network is not available, please set the proxy in the app. 【 Contact us 】 Please contact us if you have any questions: Email: newpanjing@icloud.com

Screenshots

Radio4 screens
Tomato Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Radio at 73% against Tomato Player's 14%. Radio also leads on price ($3.99 vs $8.99) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). Tomato Player's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Radio costs $3.99 and Tomato Player $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Radio versus Tomato Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadioTomato Player
Price$3.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#112 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerappsolute GmbH敬 潘

Customer experience

Radio

All ratings1,083 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative18.8%

Tomato Player

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and 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

Tomato Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Radio

No in-app purchases

None

Tomato Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radio free?
Radio costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Player free?
Tomato Player costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Radio or Tomato Player have ads?
Neither Radio nor Tomato Player shows ads.

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