WNRN vs Novaphonic.FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WNRN
Listen to Charlottesville's non-commercial radio station, WNRN, live from any location. Enjoy the station's programming directly on your iPhone or iPod.
- Live radio streaming
- Non-commercial station
- Global accessibility
- iPhone and iPod compatibility
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Stream Charlottesville's non-commercial station, WNRN, from anywhere in the world to your iPhone or iPod.
Novaphonic.FM
Stream a 24/7 music channel featuring specialty shows and a diverse mix of music. Interact with the community by sending messages, photos, and videos to get on the air. Access favorite podcasts and read the latest music news.
- Live 24/7 music streaming
- Pause and rewind live stream
- Access favorite podcasts
- Read music news
- Send messages, photos, and videos to get on air
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Novaphonic is a community of music lovers and music makers in southwest Ohio and beyond. Novaphonic is a new 24/7 streaming music channel presented by WYSO Public Radio. It’s a companion to WYSO that allows us to serve our music community with all of the specialty shows you know and love alongside a full mix of music all day, every day. Explore music together, with us! App Features: • Listen to Novaphonic.FM radio live and browse our programs wherever you are • Pause and rewind the live stream • Access all of your favorite podcasts from the Novaphonic.FM radio channel • Read the latest music news on Studio Sessions • Send us a messages, photos and videos from the app and get on the air! The Novaphonic.FM app is brought to you by WYSO and Public Media Apps: www.novaphonic.fm www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Novaphonic.FM at 100% against WNRN's 56%. Novaphonic.FM also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Novaphonic.FM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of WNRN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Novaphonic.FM's.
WNRN ships an update every 13 months, Novaphonic.FM every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WNRN | Novaphonic.FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stu-Comm Inc. | Miami Valley Public Media Inc. |
Customer experience
WNRN
Novaphonic.FM
In-app purchases
WNRN
No in-app purchases
Novaphonic.FM
No in-app purchases
