The New ClassicalFM vs My TSO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The New ClassicalFM
This app offers a curated selection of beautiful classical music to help you relax and refresh. Enjoy timeless hits, interviews with renowned artists, live performances, and arts news.
- Classical music streaming
- Artist interviews
- Live performances
- Arts news and information
- Relaxing music selection
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The New Classical FM plays Beautiful Music For A Crazy World. Relax, refresh and recharge with the greatest classical music hits of all time, interviews and live performances with the biggest artists on the world stage today, plus arts news and information.
My TSO
Access Toronto Symphony Orchestra events and manage your tickets on the go. Browse upcoming concerts, view performance details, and easily get tickets for shows.
- Digital ticket access
- Download tickets to wallet
- Share tickets with friends
- Browse upcoming concerts
- View performance details
- Get tickets for events
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My TSO is your digital, mobile companion to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Now you have access to the TSO's events anytime, anywhere. This is a free application. * WHAT’S NEW Easily access your tickets for upcoming TSO performances, download them to your Apple or Google Wallet or share them with a friend. * CONCERTS & EVENTS Browse upcoming Toronto Symphony Orchestra concerts. Get complete performance information including venue, dates and repertoire. Want to attend? Click the "Get Tickets" button. Visit TSO.CA/App to learn more. My TSO is powered by InstantEncore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The New ClassicalFM at every 2 weeks against My TSO's every 4 months. The New ClassicalFM also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). My TSO's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
The New ClassicalFM ships an update every 2 weeks, My TSO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The New ClassicalFM | My TSO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MZMEDIA Inc. | Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
Customer experience
The New ClassicalFM
My TSO
Bugs and requests
The New ClassicalFM
Reported bugs
45 issues- ObjectMapper failed to serialize response
- App no longer working
- Station will not broadcast
- Cannot get station to play
- Error message when trying to send notifications
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- App tries to play two audio streams at once
- App won't stop playing
- Playback stops when app is minimized or phone is locked
- App randomly starts playing
- No more playback in iOS 18
- Video not working in full screen
- Video no longer working after website update
- Website version gets interrupted
- App doesn't load
- No reception at all
- Forces video streaming
- Cannot stream using satellite internet
- Constantly buffering
- Live stream takes too much data
- Cannot check other apps while listening
- Video player goes on automatically
- No option for radio only
- App is very limited
- No 'what's playing now' feature
- App stopped working mid-October
- App not working after update
- Station keeps pausing
- Cannot get AM or FM to stop buffering
- Cannot listen to radio stations
- App is cut off at the top and bottom of the phone
- Signal drops after several minutes
- Does not play stations
- App isn't working at all
- App constantly shuts off
- App hangs when using email link
- Feed keeps dropping
- App is buggy
- Cannot get 'last song' feature to work
- Cannot see current pages of the Last Song
- App doesn't work on Wi-Fi
- App crashes or drops if other apps are open
- Broken feed in 'what was that song' feature
- Cannot get alarm to go off when set
- Alarm doesn't go off when stop streaming is pressed
- App stops streaming all the time
Requested features
6 requests- Add a sleep timer
- Option for audio-only streaming
- Show what music is playing
- Optimize for newer iPhone screens
- Add a timer for automatic pausing
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- Improve website playlist functionality
My TSO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The New ClassicalFM
No in-app purchases
My TSO
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The New ClassicalFM free?
Is My TSO free?
Do The New ClassicalFM or My TSO have ads?
Which is updated more often, The New ClassicalFM or My TSO?
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