WFMT vs Classical 105.7
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WFMT
Stream live classical music from a world-renowned radio station. Enjoy exclusive broadcasts of concerts, live events, and performances from major orchestras and opera companies.
- Live classical music streaming
- Exclusive concert broadcasts
- Orchestra and opera performances
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Metropolitan Opera
- Salzburg Festival
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Listen to WFMT, one of the world’s most renowned classical music radio stations, wherever you are. You will hear superlative programs, concerts, and live events you cannot hear anywhere else – broadcasts from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Music Festival, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Salzburg Festival, San Francisco Opera and Symphony, and more.
Classical 105.7
Stream live classical music, with the ability to pause, rewind, and fast forward live audio. Set alarms and sleep timers to wake up or fall asleep to your favorite station, even while using other apps.
- Live streaming
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Background listening
- Sleep timer
- Alarm clock
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Classical 105.7 Radio App: The Classical 105.7 Radio App allows you to listen to Classical 105.7, pause and rewind the live audio, and wake up to Classical 105.7 with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from Classical 105.7 even while traveling! • Listen to Classical 105.7 in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! Additional features • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The Classical 105.7 Radio App is brought to you by the people at Ramar Communications, Inc. and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it. http://www.classical1057.org http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classical 105.7 at 5.0 against WFMT's 3.7. Classical 105.7 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WFMT's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Classical 105.7 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WFMT has 62 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WFMT ships an update every 7 months, Classical 105.7 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WFMT | Classical 105.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (62 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WFMT | Ramar Communications |
Customer experience
WFMT
Classical 105.7
Bugs and requests
WFMT
Reported bugs
15 issues- App stops playing frequently
- Stream cuts out often
- App crashes unexpectedly
- Live stream stops without reason
- App freezes and requires restart
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- Title displayed doesn't match music
- App drains battery
- Streaming is touchy and stops on interruptions
- On-demand feature is worthless
- App compresses music heavily
- Virtual volume slider not working on iPad
- App quits without warning
- Spinning circle and no stream
- Website access has ad splash blocking navigation
- App crashes after entering zip code
Requested features
8 requests- Update app performance
- Fix app dropouts
- Improve streaming stability
- Add playlist information
- Provide access to full archives
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- Implement clock radio/sleep timer
- Add concert notes/deep dives
- Fix virtual volume slider on iPad
Classical 105.7
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WFMT
No in-app purchases
Classical 105.7
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WFMT free?
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