MFR vs Original 106 FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MFR
Stream live radio stations and catch up on your favorite shows on demand. Discover what's playing now, bookmark episodes, and stay updated on contests and events. Enjoy seamless playback with support for CarPlay and Chromecast.
- Listen live to radio stations
- See current on-air talent and song
- Listen to favorite shows on-demand
- Bookmark episodes for later
- Get updates on competitions and events
- Works with Apple CarPlay and Chromecast
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The MFR Radio app features include: • Listen live to MFR and MFR 2. • See at-a-glance, who’s on-air and what song is playing now. • Listen to your favourite MFR shows on-demand, including Dan and Grace in the Morning. • Listen now or save for later - Bookmark episodes for your list, and listen on-demand when you like • Get involved - Keep up-to-date with the latest competitions, events and information from MFR • Works with Apple CarPlay • Works with Google Chromecast and Apple AirPlay • Sleep timer function Coming soon: • Subscribe to your favourite shows, so you never miss an episode! • App search - Easily find the shows and episodes you are looking for. We're always looking for ways to bring you even more - let us know what features you'd like. If you wish to get in touch, please do so by email appsupport@bauermedia.co.uk and please do leave us a review if you like the app!
Original 106 FM
Listen to a local radio station and interact with presenters. Access news, enter competitions, and enjoy multiple spin-off music stations. Stream all the music you love from Original 106.
- Live radio streaming
- Presenter interaction
- News updates
- Competition entries
- Spin-off music stations
- On-demand content
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Original 106 is North East Scotland's local radio station. Listen to the station and interact with the presenters, read the latest news, enter competitions and more. Plus you can also hear our spin-off stations Original 106 Gold, Original 106 Party and Original 106 Rock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Original 106 FM at none against MFR's shown. Original 106 FM also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 64%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MFR's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). On price, 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.
Original 106 FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MFR has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of MFR's written reviews are positive against 91% of Original 106 FM's.
MFR ships an update every 4 months, Original 106 FM every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MFR | Original 106 FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bauer Media | D C Thomson & Co Ltd |
Customer experience
MFR
Original 106 FM
In-app purchases
MFR
No in-app purchases
Original 106 FM
No in-app purchases
