FIVEAA Player vs AM 560 The Answer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FIVEAA Player
Listen to live radio, news, and podcasts from Adelaide's FIVEAA. Enjoy exclusive content, video moments, and access to other NOVA Entertainment stations. Never miss a moment of local and national talk topics, sports, and comedy.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand news
- Podcast library
- Video content
- Access to NOVA Entertainment stations
- Apple CarPlay support
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The official FIVEAA Player app lets you listen to all your favourite FIVEAA shows, news and podcasts on your phone. Footy’s AFL is always on the agenda and so are all the local, national and global talk topics that matter to all South Australians. Download the FIVEAA Player app and take the best of Always Adelaide wherever you go. Features: - Listen live to FIVEAA on 1395 AM. Breakfast with David and Will, the FIVEAA Sports show with Rowey and his multitude of past and present SA sporting guests. - Watch – video moments and interviews from your favourite shows. - Enjoy a laugh with the funniest bits of Jon Blake at your fingertips. - Access on-demand news from within the Player sourced from our partners including The Australian, News24, The Daily Telegraph, Fox Sports Australia, and News.com.au. - Podcasts. Listen your way through hundreds of podcasts titles in the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network. Choose from news, to sport, comedy, and entertainment titles with new content uploaded daily. - PLUS access to all of NOVA Entertainment’s broadcast and digital radio stations including Nova, Smooth, and Star 104.5. - Listen with Apple CarPlay - Enter FIVEAA radio competitions for your chance to win! Add the new FIVEAA Player app to your phone so you'll never miss a thing! And if you've got mates interstate missing out on the latest on the Power and Crows, they can listen in from wherever they are.
AM 560 The Answer
Listen to Chicago's top talk radio station live and on-demand. This app provides access to the best content from the station, satisfying your appetite for engaging discussions and news.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand content
- Talk radio
- News and discussions
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AM 560 The Answer is the talk of Chicago. With the new AM 560 The Answer radio app you can feed your appetite for the best that AM 560 The Answer has to offer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FIVEAA Player at 3.5 against AM 560 The Answer's 2.5. FIVEAA Player also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 2%). AM 560 The Answer's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FIVEAA Player holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AM 560 The Answer has 83 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of FIVEAA Player's written reviews are positive against 2% of AM 560 The Answer's.
FIVEAA Player ships an update monthly, AM 560 The Answer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FIVEAA Player | AM 560 The Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews — better | 2.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nova Entertainment | Salem Radio Operations, LLC |
Customer experience
FIVEAA Player
AM 560 The Answer
Bugs and requests
FIVEAA Player
Reported bugs
18 issues- App drops out frequently
- App crashes on launch
- App opens to a blank white screen
- App closes immediately after opening
- App does not open
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- App won't download/open
- App constantly crashing
- App cuts out and buffers
- App freezes too often
- App doesn't stream anymore
- App requires account creation to listen
- Cannot sign up for an account
- App drains battery significantly
- Ads inserted over normal broadcast
- App stops and doesn't reconnect after phone call
- App doesn't work with Google search engine app
- App jerky screen display
- App needs iOS 11 support
Requested features
9 requests- Fix app crashing/not opening
- Reduce number of ads
- Stop ads interrupting broadcasts
- Allow listening without account creation
- Improve podcast replay accuracy
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- Add sleep timer function
- Add Apple Watch support
- Option to auto-start playing
- Fix incorrect spelling of names
AM 560 The Answer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FIVEAA Player
No in-app purchases
AM 560 The Answer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FIVEAA Player free?
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