The New ClassicalFM vs The Classical Station
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.
The Classical Station
Stream classical music live from The Classical Station, view daily playlists, and check program schedules. Wake up to your favorite station with the built-in alarm clock.
- Live streaming of classical music
- Daily playlist access
- Program schedule viewing
- Background listening
- Sleep timer
- Alarm clock
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The Classical Station App: The The Classical Station App allows you to listen to The Classical Station, check out Daily Playlists, and view the program schedule for The Classical Station stream all at once! You can even wake up to The Classical Station with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • Listen to live streams from The Classical Station even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing. • Integrated program schedules for the The Classical Station stream! • Listen to The Classical Station in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! Additional features • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The Classical Station App is brought to you by the people at The Classical Station and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it. Please support The Classical Station by becoming a member today! https://www.theclassicalstation.org https://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Classical Station at 95% against The New ClassicalFM's 26%. The Classical Station also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (259 vs 14). The New ClassicalFM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
The Classical Station holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Classical Station has 259 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of The New ClassicalFM's written reviews are positive against 95% of The Classical Station's.
The New ClassicalFM ships an update every 2 weeks, The Classical Station every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | The New ClassicalFM | The Classical Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (259 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 259 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MZMEDIA Inc. | Educational Information Corporation |
Customer experience
The New ClassicalFM
The Classical Station
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)
The Classical Station
From 259 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Excellent classical music curation and selection
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive app interface
- 🎙️ Knowledgeable and engaging live announcers
- 🌍 Access to station from anywhere globally
- 📱 Convenient mobile streaming capability
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes and crashes intermittently
- 📶 Audio skipping and signal sync issues
- 🔊 Lower sound quality compared to competitors
- 🎨 Play button not prominently visible
- 📱 Mobile-unfriendly schedule chart display
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
The Classical Station
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes and requires restart
- Audio skipping and signal synchronization loss
- Intermittent crashes during streaming
- App instability requiring reinstallation
- Poor performance on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sound quality/higher bitrate streaming
- More prominent play button placement
- Mobile-responsive schedule/program listing
- Better app UI refinement and contrast
- Enhanced stability and crash prevention
In-app purchases
The New ClassicalFM
No in-app purchases
The Classical Station
No in-app purchases
Questions
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