Comparison

HFM vs The Lobster App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HFM

Listen to live radio streams and stay updated with local news headlines. Submit song requests directly to the station after completing your preferences.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Local news headlines
  • Request forwarding
  • User preferences setup
  • Twitter feed integration
Features
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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.

About

The Lobster App

Features
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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.

Screenshots

HFM3 screens
The Lobster App4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HFM versus The Lobster App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHFMThe Lobster App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInfonoteRobert Hogg

In-app purchases

None

HFM

No in-app purchases

None

The Lobster App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HFM free?
HFM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lobster App free?
The Lobster App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HFM or The Lobster App have ads?
Neither HFM nor The Lobster App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HFM or The Lobster App?
HFM ships an update every 2 months, and The Lobster App every 6 days. Most recently, HFM was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Lobster App on November 9, 2026.

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