WFUV vs The Current Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WFUV
Access two live music streams and a vast archive of performances and video sessions. Enjoy commercial-free listening and viewing of exclusive content from a public media source.
- Two live music streams
- FUV Live Vault performances
- Video of private concerts
- Commercial-free listening
- Music discovery
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WFUV is Listener Supported Public Media from Fordham University in New York City Music Discovery Starts Here Choose from two live streams, thousands of performances in the FUV Live Vault, or video of private concerts and sessions for your commercial-free listening and viewing pleasure. The majority of our funding comes from listeners like you. Find out more about WFUV Membership at wfuv.org.
The Current Music
Stream live radio from an independent public radio station featuring authentic and independent new music. Access additional curated music streams directly within the app.
- Livestream The Current
- Additional music streams
- Radio Heartland stream
- Local Current stream
- Rock the Cradle stream
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The Current is an independent, member-supported public radio station in Minnesota that plays the best authentic and independent new music alongside the music that inspired it. Livestream The Current and additional streams like Radio Heartland, Local Current, Rock the Cradle, and more directly from the app. Great Music Lives Here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Current Music at 4.7 against WFUV's 4.0. The Current Music also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 13%). WFUV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Current Music holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of WFUV's written reviews are positive against 24% of The Current Music's.
WFUV ships an update every 8 months, The Current Music monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WFUV | The Current Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacobs Media | Minnesota Public Radio |
Customer experience
WFUV
The Current Music
User reviews
WFUV
From 22 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great station content
- 👍 On-demand listening
- 👍 Simple interface
- 👍 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App does not open
- 🐛 Incompatible with newer iOS
- 🐛 AirPlay issues
- 🐛 Buffering problems
The Current Music
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Major fix implemented
- 👍 App is less glitchy
- 👍 Album art displayed
- 👍 Works with CarPlay now
- 👍 Clean look and easy navigation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Song titles not updating
- 🐛 Blurry album art half
- 🐛 White font on light images
- 🐛 CarPlay issues persist
- 🐛 Music pauses when switching apps in CarPlay
Bugs and requests
WFUV
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes upon start
- App does not open
- App crashes when adjusting volume
- App crashes when multitasking
- App crashes when switching streams
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- App crashes after iOS update
- AirPlay not working with LG C9
- AirPlay inconsistent with Apple TV
- App starts to play music then crashes
- App opens, then disappears
- App minimizes to background immediately
- Constant stopping and buffering issues
- App won't open after last OS upgrade
- App broken since last iOS update
- App crashes every time
- App flatlined, appears to open then shuts out
- App immediately crashes
- App has been broken for months
Requested features
9 requests- Update the app
- Fix bugs
- Improve compatibility with newer iOS
- Fix AirPlay issues
- Add song title information
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- Add album art
- Allow listening to game broadcasts
- Update for OS 4.0 compatibility
- Update for iOS 9+
The Current Music
Reported bugs
23 issues- Song titles not updating after a few songs
- App disappears from CarPlay
- Music pauses if not full screen in CarPlay
- Audio plays through phone speaker when on a call
- Playlist rarely updates
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- App does not stop playing in the background when on a call
- Alarm clock function not found
- CarPlay shuts off when using Maps
- Song name, artist, and album art don’t update in CarPlay
- iPhone Now Playing screen does not show album art, song title, or artist
- Airplay casting control no longer part of app
- Cannot connect to local network
- Display graphics and song titles don’t update
- Volume level changes weirdly
- Bumper repeats after music starts
- Pause/play/ff/rw icons on screen do nothing
- App disconnects regularly, requires phone restart
- App crashes frequently
- Constant buffering and ads
- App support link goes to a page not found
- Extreme battery drain
- App crashes on opening
- Low audio quality
Requested features
4 requests- Display whole album cover
- Improve font contrast for readability
- Add alarm clock function
- Make Current 15 stream indicator more obvious
In-app purchases
WFUV
No in-app purchases
The Current Music
No in-app purchases
