WLR FM vs Clare FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLR FM
Listen to Waterford's favorite radio station live, catch up on news and sport, and enjoy a wide variety of music. Discover specialist shows covering music, arts, and business, with chances to win prizes.
- Live radio streaming
- Local news and sport updates
- Music and specialist shows
- Competitions and prize giveaways
- On-demand content
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WLR is Waterford's favourite radio station. We are first with news and sport for Waterford, we play the best mix of music and we have great competitions and chances for you to win great prizes. All that, plus plenty more, including specialist shows on music, sport, the arts, business and dedicated news and sport for Waterford. Get all of this and more on the brand new WLR app. Download it now!
Clare FM
Access local news, sports, and event information from Co Clare. Listen to live radio broadcasts, catch up on past shows, and discover music details. Engage with the station through song voting and competitions.
- Live radio streaming
- Local news and sport updates
- Obituaries and event listings
- Catch up on shows and interviews
- Song information and voting
- Enter competitions
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Clare FM – Co Clare’s Number 1 Radio Station The latest News, Sport, Obituaries and much more right at your fingertips. Catch up on shows and interviews, find out about events happening in the county and enter great competitions. On this app you can listen to Clare FM anywhere in the world, find out more information on the songs we're playing and vote for your favourite music. Listening to Clare FM has never been easier! Clare FM - Sounds Like You
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WLR FM at fortnightly against Clare FM's every 13 months. WLR FM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Clare FM's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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.
WLR FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of WLR FM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Clare FM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WLR FM ships an update fortnightly, Clare FM every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLR FM | Clare FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WLRfm | Clare FM |
Customer experience
WLR FM
Clare FM
In-app purchases
WLR FM
No in-app purchases
Clare FM
No in-app purchases
