AFR vs The Stream Theater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFR
Listen to Christian conservative talk radio and music, or enjoy podcasts on demand. Download episodes for offline listening and integrate with your car's CarPlay system. Stay informed with push notifications about recently played songs and important broadcasts.
- Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music
- Listen to podcasts
- Download podcasts
- Background audio playback
- CarPlay integration
- View recently played songs
- Push notifications
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Features: Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music Listen to the radio in the background Listen to Podcasts Download Podcasts Listen in your car with CarPlay View recently played songs Push Notifications Works with iPhone and iPad American Family Radio is a listener supported broadcast ministry of the American Family Association. AFR exists to be a voice for AFA to help motivate and equip individuals to restore American culture to its moral foundations. AFR does this in a variety of ways with both its music/teaching format as well as its Christian Conservative Talk format. AFR understands that politics and polices alone will not change America. It will take an intervention of Christ and our hearts turned back to Him. AFR hopes to educate our listeners with news and issues of the day but more importantly convey the Truth of Christ through clear presentations of the Gospel.
The Stream Theater
Access daily movie showtimes and discover upcoming attractions. Get instant details on available seats, pricing, and theater information. Stay updated with the latest showtime news and promotional alerts to never miss a movie.
- Daily showtimes
- Coming soon attractions
- Instant seat availability
- Pricing information
- Theater details
- Promotional notifications
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The Stream Theater app features daily showtimes and coming soon attractions. The app provides instant access to available showtimes, seats, pricing, and theatre information. Get the latest showtime information and promotional notifications. Never miss another show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AFR at every 3 months against The Stream Theater's every 24 months. AFR also leads on ratings volume (376 vs 4). The Stream Theater's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 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 Stream Theater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFR has 376 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AFR ships an update every 3 months, The Stream Theater every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFR | The Stream Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (376 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Family Association | READY THEATRE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
AFR
The Stream Theater
Bugs and requests
AFR
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Audio plays but screen shows different content
- Incompatibility with iOS 13, 14, 15 updates
- App won't open after recent updates
- Playback stops after 5-10 seconds
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- Buffering causes choppy audio
- Streaming interrupts when accessing other apps
- App freezes with spinning loading circle
- Podcast restart from beginning when paused
- Audio completely absent on some iOS versions
Requested features
9 requests- Update and display current show/host information
- Add rewind and fast-forward controls
- Implement clock radio/alarm functionality
- Allow app to continue playing with screen locked
- Set default station preference
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- Resume playback from where user left off
- Improve podcast update frequency
- Better integration with other apps
- Separate music-only streaming option
The Stream Theater
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AFR
No in-app purchases
The Stream Theater
No in-app purchases
