The New ClassicalFM vs Radios Canada
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.
Radios Canada
Access a wide variety of popular Canadian radio stations in a single, easy-to-use application. Stream your favorite music and talk shows over your internet connection, even while using other apps. Enjoy continuous updates for a seamless listening experience.
- Access to popular Canadian radio stations
- Background listening
- Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- Continuous station list updates
- Internet connection required
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Radios Canada includes the most popular Canadian radio stations in only one application. In one click, enjoy your favorite radio wherever you are through your internet connection (3g or wi-fi). Amongst the strengths of this application: - Canadian Radios runs in the background listening and allows you to do other activities whilst continuing to listen your favorite station - Its interface ergonomics is both intuitive and easy to use. In one click, you can select or change your station. - The continuous update of the stations list (without updating application) will ensure you a better quality and a greater reactivity to problem solving the available radio stations are : - CHUM FM - 98.5 fm - QMFM - Country 105 - 102.3 NOW radio - FM 93 Quebec - CHFI - rythme 105.7 - XL 103.1FM - CAPITAL 96.3 FM - boom 97.3 - CHED - NEWSTALK 1010 - News Talk 980 CKNW - NEWS TALK 770 - 580 CFRA News Talk - Rouge fm Montreal - Z95.3 - Q107 Calgary - 680 CJOB - CBC Radio One Toronto - CBC Radio One Vancouver - CBC Radio One Calgary - CBC Radio One Edmonton - CBC Radio One Winnipeg - CBC Radio One Ottawa - Première Montreal - Première Quebec - Classical 96.3 FM - 96.9 CKOI - ROCK 101 - CISN Country 103.9 - 840 CFCW - HOT 89.9 - Rouge fm Quebec - 680 NEWS - ENERGIE - CFOX - 90.3 AMP - 100.3 The Bear - 99.9 Virgin Radio Toronto - 96 Virgin Radio Montreal - 94.5 Virgin Radio Vancouver - 98.5 Virgin Radio Calgary - K-Lite - Rouge fm Gatineau / Ottawa - KooL FM - K-97 - KiSS 91.7 - Q107 Toronto - the beat 92.5 - JACK fm Vancouver - KiSS 95.9 - 660 NEWS - up! 99.3 - 93.7 JRfm - CJAY 92 - Fresh Radio - KiSS 92.5 - NEWS 1130 - soft rock 97.7 fm - SONiC 102.9 - Zoomer Radio - CHOM 97.7 - X92.9 - Jack fm Calgary - LG 104.3 FM Warning : this application requires an Internet connection and depends on the radio broadcast. Some stations can be temporarily unavailable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Radios Canada at 79% against The New ClassicalFM's 26%. Radios Canada also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). The New ClassicalFM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Radios Canada sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The New ClassicalFM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Radios Canada holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of The New ClassicalFM's written reviews are positive against 79% of Radios Canada's.
The New ClassicalFM ships an update every 2 weeks, Radios Canada every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | The New ClassicalFM | Radios Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MZMEDIA Inc. | Omar Benslimane |
Customer experience
The New ClassicalFM
Radios Canada
User reviews
The New ClassicalFM
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 👍 Generally good app functionality (historically)
- 🎵 High-quality sound
Room to improve
- ❌ App frequently not working
- ❌ Frequent buffering/stopping
- ❌ Outdated interface
- ❌ Video playback issues
- ❌ High data usage (video)
Radios Canada
From 6 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great variety of stations
- 👍 Clear sound quality
- 👍 Convenient to use
- 👍 Works well on older iPhones
- 👍 Good for practicing listening skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Many stations unavailable
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive
- 🐛 Stations stop working
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
Radios Canada
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when accessing certain radio stations (e.g., CBC)
- App doesn't work on iPad
- App doesn't work on iPhone X
- App shows a black screen on iPhone 8
- Stations are unavailable
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- CHFI not working for weeks
- Kiss (92.5) stuck on a song
- App stops working and times out occasionally
- Resolution not optimized for 5.5 inch phones
- Some stations no longer exist
- Radio cuts out frequently
Requested features
6 requests- Add commercial-free smooth jazz and chill stations
- Add recording functionality
- Add Jazz.fm Toronto 91.1
- Add X92.9 Calgary
- Add more local stations
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- Add more jazz stations
In-app purchases
The New ClassicalFM
No in-app purchases
Radios Canada
- No Ads$0.99
Questions
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