HFM vs The Lobster App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFM
Listen to live radio streams and stay updated with local news headlines. Submit song requests directly to the station after completing your preferences.
- Live radio streaming
- Local news headlines
- Request forwarding
- User preferences setup
- Twitter feed integration
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Harborough FM Radio are delighted to be able to introduce their very own iOS app. With live streaming, and request forwarding included you are sure not to miss out. The App also contains local news headlines which are updated throughout the day via the HFM Twitter feed. You are required to complete the preferences page before you can forward your requests to the station.
The Lobster App
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The Lobster app is designed to make it easier to find gigs and music artists in your area, and discover new music. We want to give a platform for small and emerging artists to share their original music with an audience that loves discovering and supporting new music, live gigs and small venues. The App allows artists to upload their music and gig dates, and fans to play music and search for artists and gigs in their local area. The Lobster app also gives small and grassroots venues a platform to upload upcoming gigs. With so many smaller and grassroots venues closing and emerging artists increasingly fighting against algorithms and AI, we wanted to do something to try to protect the live music ecosystem. We want to keep creativity, pay on the door, special sticky floors, passion, seeing your mates band, merch on pub tables, community, personality, borrowing a spare mic and all the things that make these spaces and these artists so irreplaceable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Lobster App at every 6 days against HFM's every 2 months. HFM's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
HFM ships an update every 2 months, The Lobster App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFM | The Lobster App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Infonote | Robert Hogg |
In-app purchases
HFM
No in-app purchases
The Lobster App
No in-app purchases









