CBC Listen vs The Eagle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBC Listen
Stream live CBC Radio, explore popular CBC Podcasts, and discover curated music playlists. Enjoy a vast library of Canadian content, all for free. Features include offline listening, personalized recommendations, and playback controls.
- Live & On Demand CBC Radio
- CBC Podcasts
- CBC Music Playlists
- Offline Listening
- Personalized Recommendations
- Playback Speed Control
- CarPlay Support
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Listen to live CBC Radio, the best in CBC Podcasts and curated playlists from CBC Music with the free CBC Listen app. Your local and national CBC Radio One and CBC Music shows are right at your fingertips, live from anywhere. Listen to critically acclaimed series from Canada’s #1 podcaster with shows like Uncover, The Secret Life of Canada, Front Burner, and Someone Knows Something. Discover the best in true crime, investigative reporting, fiction and more. Tune in to over 100 curated music streams featuring brand new releases from Canadian artists and different genres. CBC Listen features: • Live & On Demand CBC Radio • New and Popular CBC Podcasts • Hundreds of CBC Music Playlists • 100% FREE, no fees or subscriptions • Favourites Library for easy access • Recommendations personalized just for you, based on your listening history • Playlogs from CBC Music shows • Reminders so you never miss a beat • Podcast Downloads for Offline Listening • Bookmarks to save and listen to later • Playback Speed control for On Demand content • Frequency Finder • Sleep Timer • CarPlay support • SplitView and SlideOver support on iPads • Widgets • Shortcuts (customizable for the things you access frequently) Also, available on Mac (M series), visionPro, tvOS *On Demand and Music Playlists are subject to geo-fencing.
The Eagle
Stream classic and contemporary hits from The Islands Greatest Hits station on your mobile device. Enjoy a diverse playlist featuring rock anthems and popular tracks from various eras, all for free.
- Live radio streaming
- Classic hits playlist
- Contemporary hits playlist
- On-the-go listening
- Free to download
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Listen to 97.3 The Eagle anywhere with this FREE app. Take the Island's Greatest Hits with you! Your favorite mix of classic hits from the Stones, Mellencamp, Journey, U2, Sheryl Crow, the Hip, Barenaked Ladies, 54-40, and today's hits from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, Nickelback and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CBC Listen at 58% against The Eagle's 0%. CBC Listen also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (650 vs 6). The Eagle's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CBC Listen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBC Listen has 650 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of CBC Listen's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Eagle's.
CBC Listen ships an update every 5 weeks, The Eagle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBC Listen | The Eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (650 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 650 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CBC | Pattison Media Ltd. |
Customer experience
CBC Listen
The Eagle
Bugs and requests
CBC Listen
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when switching between WiFi and cellular
- Playback randomly stops or skips back
- Favorites and settings not saving properly
- Outdated or missing content
- Unreliable live stream updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add CarPlay support
- Improve podcast management and playback controls
- Allow customization of playback controls (seek forward/back)
- Provide more options to browse and discover content
- Fix issues with live stream reliability and connectivity
The Eagle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CBC Listen
No in-app purchases
The Eagle
No in-app purchases
