AFR vs BOOST RADIO
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.
BOOST RADIO
Stream faith-based Hip Hop and Pop music with positive, clean lyrics. Connect with DJs, vote for songs, and receive free alerts. Enjoy music that strengthens your faith without commercials.
- Faith-based Hip Hop & Pop music
- Positive and clean lyrics
- Live DJ interaction
- Song voting
- Free song alerts
- Commercial-free listening
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Listen to faith-based Hip Hop & Pop from BOOST RADIO! ▪ Music that moves you. Songs you can move to. With DJ’s who keep things fun, clean, and positive. ▪ BOOST RADIO's songs & shows can help strengthen your faith. Most of our music is about your connection to God, and to the people God put in your life. Oh. And no commercials, ever. In the BOOST RADIO app, you can get to know the performers. Direct Message the DJ's live in the studio. Vote for songs you want more of. Get free song alerts. Stream our Mix Spot shows. Lecrae, NF, Andy Mineo, KB, Wande, Evan Craft, nobigdyl, Tedashii, and Hollyn are just a few of the artists you'll hear on BOOST RADIO.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BOOST RADIO at 96% against AFR's 63%. BOOST RADIO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). AFR's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
BOOST RADIO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 372 and 612 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of AFR's written reviews are positive against 96% of BOOST RADIO's.
AFR ships an update every 3 months, BOOST RADIO every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | AFR | BOOST RADIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (372 ratings) | 4.9 (612 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 372 | 612 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Family Association | Gateway Creative Communications |
Customer experience
AFR
BOOST RADIO
User reviews
AFR
From 372 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✝️ Strong Christian and biblical content
- 📻 Quality spiritual teaching and preaching
- 📰 Trustworthy news from Christian perspective
- 🎧 Diverse programming and show variety
- 💰 Free service with optional donations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 📡 Persistent connectivity and buffering issues
- 🔇 Audio cuts out unexpectedly
- ⏸️ Playback stops when screen locks
- 📋 Schedule information not always accurate
BOOST RADIO
From 612 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙌 Uplifting and encouraging music
- 🎶 Variety of Christian hip-hop and pop music
- 🎧 Great audio quality
- 👍 Positive and inspiring messages
- 🙏 Blessing and hope for listeners
Room to improve
- 🚧 Connectivity issues with CarPlay
- 🔇 Interruptions and playback issues
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
BOOST RADIO
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes with recent updates
- Music playback stops unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Support for Apple Watch
- Localized streams for specific regions
- In-app song notifications
In-app purchases
AFR
No in-app purchases
BOOST RADIO
No in-app purchases
