Comparison

UCLA Radio vs Travelear

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UCLA Radio

Stream cultural content from a student-run radio station. Enjoy diverse programming created by over 100 DJs, broadcasting all day, every day.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Student-run programming
  • Cultural content
  • 24/7 broadcast
  • Independent media
Features
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Get all your favorite content on the go from UCLA Radio, the CMJ award-winning, entirely student-run radio station at UCLA. We broadcast all day, every day from a secret cave in Ackerman Student Union, offering cultural content created by 100+ DJs. Think for yourself, support independent media!

About

Travelear

Experience virtual wellness travel with immersive 3D soundscapes. Explore diverse destinations and environments from your home, feeling like you are truly there. Enjoy nature, cityscapes, and more with high-definition binaural audio.

Highlights
  • 3D Soundscapes
  • Organic wellness recordings
  • High Definition 3D Binaural Audio
  • Nature, rain, and city recordings
  • Map View destination selection
  • Personalized itinerary creation
  • Offline listening (subscription)
Features
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Explore the world through sound. Travelear brings you ambient field recordings captured in real locations across the globe — from bustling Tokyo markets and Parisian rain to tranquil Costa Rican forests and Arctic wind. DISCOVER SOUNDS FROM EVERYWHERE Browse hundreds of ambient recordings organized by location, category, and trending popularity. Search by place, tag, or creator to find exactly the right atmosphere. Explore Nature, Urban, and Weather categories or dive into what's trending today. LISTEN FOR HOURS Many recordings are designed to loop seamlessly for hours of uninterrupted ambience. Use Travelear for deep focus while working, winding down before bed, or escaping to a faraway place without leaving your room. BUILT-IN SLEEP TIMER Set a sleep timer with a gentle 10-second fade-out so sounds ease away naturally as you drift off. Choose any duration with hour, minute, and second precision. The dark ambient interface is designed for nighttime use. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Create personal playlists and organize your favorite sounds. Drag and drop to arrange tracks in the perfect order. Follow your favorite creators and discover their new uploads in your home feed. A GLOBAL CREATOR COMMUNITY Travelear is powered by creators who record and share ambient sounds from their travels and everyday surroundings. Every track is captured on location and tagged with its real-world coordinates. TRAVELEAR PRO Subscribe to unlock unlimited listening across the full library. Free listeners get a short daily preview so you can explore before subscribing. Pro members enjoy unlimited access and directly support the creators behind every recording. https://thetravelear.com/terms

Screenshots

UCLA Radio4 screens
Travelear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UCLA Radio at none against Travelear's 2. UCLA Radio also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.1). Travelear's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Travelear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. UCLA Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for UCLA Radio against 4.6 for Travelear. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 66 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of UCLA Radio's written reviews are positive against 88% of Travelear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UCLA Radio ships an update every 12 months, Travelear every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UCLA Radio versus Travelear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUCLA RadioTravelear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better4.6 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews — better87.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4966 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAssociated Students U.C.L.A.kaimo, LLC

Customer experience

UCLA Radio

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.8%

Travelear

All ratings66 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

UCLA Radio

From 49 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🎶 Great content and programming
  • ✨ Aesthetically pleasing design
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Accessible request line

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working
  • 🐛 Nothing streams
  • 🐛 Nothing functions
  • 🐛 Buggy as all hell
  • 🐛 Setlist doesn't work

Travelear

From 66 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎧 Immersive audio experience
  • ✈️ Virtual travel and escapism
  • 😴 Aids in sleep and relaxation
  • 🌍 Unique and realistic soundscapes
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Short track durations
  • 🌳 Too many nature tracks
  • 📱 Incompatible with older devices
  • 📉 Infrequent updates
  • 🗺️ Map feature takes up too much screen

Bugs and requests

UCLA Radio

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App does not work
  • Won't stream at all
  • Nothing functions
  • App is buggy
  • Nothing is loading
Show 1 more
  • Setlist doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix the app so it works
  • Display song names
  • Improve UI

Travelear

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after a few minutes
  • Screen turns completely black
  • App is incompatible with iPhone 6s

Requested features

18 requests
  • Longer track durations
  • More real-life/urban tracks
  • Sleep timer
  • Playlist creation
  • Lock screen controls (skip/back song)
Show 13 more
  • Option to download tracks
  • User-submitted clips/recordings
  • More variations in microphone position suggestions
  • Random track button
  • Ability for users to add their own recordings
  • More winter sounds
  • Halloween-themed sounds
  • Star Wars themed sounds
  • Virtual walking feature
  • Games for the blind
  • More vacation/travel sounds
  • Add more content
  • Improve app monetization transparency

In-app purchases

None

UCLA Radio

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Travelear

Subscriptions2
  • Scout$4.991 Month
  • Trailblazer$39.991 Year

Questions

Is UCLA Radio free?
UCLA Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Travelear free?
Travelear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UCLA Radio or Travelear?
UCLA Radio is rated higher. UCLA Radio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Travelear averages 4.6 from 66 ratings.
Do UCLA Radio or Travelear have ads?
Neither UCLA Radio nor Travelear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UCLA Radio or Travelear?
UCLA Radio ships an update every 12 months, and Travelear every 2 weeks. Most recently, UCLA Radio was updated on October 22, 2026 and Travelear on October 24, 2026.

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