Conservative Talk vs Folk Music Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Conservative Talk
This app provides instant access to a favorite radio station's content, features, and news. Listen at work, home, or on the road with features like an alarm clock, sleep timer, and real-time weather. Share content easily and enjoy simple audio controls for car mode.
- Live radio streaming
- Station news and updates
- Alarm clock with reminders
- Sleep timer
- Real-time weather
- YouTube channel integration
- Car mode audio controls
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Never be without your favorite radio station. Conservative Talk is proud to present our OFFICIAL radio app. Listen to us at work, home or on the road. Install our app and get instant access to our unique content, features and more! - New design and interface - See current playing show and up to date station and local news on a single screen - Get notifications and single click access to any station promotions or contests - View station's YouTube channel without searching or leaving the app (when available) - Wake up to your favorite station with our alarm clock. Record a personal reminder to play before waking to the station. - Fall asleep while listening to your favorite station - Access station's weekly show schedules so you don't miss a thing - Real time weather for where you are - Share our app via Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail - Car Mode provides simple audio controls so you can listen while on the road
Folk Music Notebook
Experience a continuous stream of folk music, featuring both contemporary and traditional artists. Enjoy performances from renowned folk radio presenters and iconic venues.
- 24/7 folk music streaming
- Contemporary and traditional folk
- Folk radio presenters
- Live venue performances
- Iconic folk festival sounds
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Folk Music Notebook is your virtual folk festival, 24/7! We feature a diverse playlist of contemporary and traditional folk music, presented by the finest names in folk radio. You will hear performances from iconic venues such as Caffe Lena, Godfrey Daniels, the Old Songs Festival and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Folk Music Notebook at 100% against Conservative Talk's 29%. Folk Music Notebook also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (183 vs 8). Conservative Talk's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Folk Music Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folk Music Notebook has 183 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Conservative Talk's written reviews are positive against 100% of Folk Music Notebook's.
Conservative Talk ships an update every 4 months, Folk Music Notebook every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Conservative Talk | Folk Music Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (183 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 183 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Salem Communications | Ron Olesko - Folk Music Notebook |
Customer experience
Conservative Talk
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In-app purchases
Conservative Talk
No in-app purchases
Folk Music Notebook
No in-app purchases
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