Radio vs BeeJoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 40,000+ radio stations
- 25,000+ podcasts
- Add custom streams
- Advanced station search
- Radio alarm clock
- Sleep timer
- CarPlay and Apple Watch support
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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.
BeeJoy
This app acts as a versatile local video player, supporting various network protocols and media servers. It offers advanced features like HDR/DV display and Dolby Atmos for an enhanced viewing experience, along with IPTV playlist integration.
- WEBDAV/SMB/FTP/SFTP/NFS support
- Emby/Jellyfin/Plex/fnOS integration
- IPTV playlist playback
- HDR/DV original image display
- Dolby Atmos support
- Remote/local Blu-ray ISO playback
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- Support WebDAV / SMB / FTP / SFTP / NFS - Support Emby / Jellyfin / Plex / fnOS - Support IPTV Playlists - Support HDR / Dolby Vision original image display - Support Dolby Atmos - Support remote or local playback of Blu-ray ISO files and BDMV folders - More useful features waiting for you to discover...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BeeJoy at Free against Radio's $3.99. BeeJoy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (84% vs 74%). Radio's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 13) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
BeeJoy is free to download; Radio costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Radio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radio has 1.1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Radio's written reviews are positive against 84% of BeeJoy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Radio ships an update every 4 months, BeeJoy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio | BeeJoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | appsolute GmbH | 伟锋 李 |
Customer experience
Radio
BeeJoy
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
BeeJoy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Radio
No in-app purchases
BeeJoy
No in-app purchases
