Comparison

B106.7 vs Radio Echo

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

Head to head
About

B106.7

Listen to Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites from a popular radio station. Tune in to the Midlands Morning Show with Kaylin and LB live. Access the station's website directly.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Today's Hits music
  • Yesterday's Favorites music
  • Midlands Morning Show
  • Access station website
Features
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B106.7, playing Today's Hit's and Yesterday's Favorites and Home of the Midlands Morning Show with Kaylin and LB. b106fm.com

About

Radio Echo

This app provides Russian-speaking listeners in the Chicago area with news, entertainment, and live call-in shows. It caters to a diverse audience and offers customized radio advertisements for businesses.

Highlights
  • Russian-language news and information
  • Live call-in shows
  • Arts and entertainment reviews
  • Russian entertainment and concerts
  • Customized radio advertisements
  • Translation and script writing services
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Radio Echo has been providing Russian-speaking listeners residing in the Chicago Metropolitan Area with truthful and objective information for over twenty years. The original concept of “American radio station in the Russian language” has worked since 1987 and continues to grow as more & more Russian-speaking people have immigrated to Chicago. The popularity and growth of New Horizons Radio is unprecedented. Our audience demographics cater to not only Russians, but also Ukrainian, Belarusian, Armenian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Bulgarian and other Russian-speaking people. New Horizons Radio has more than 500,000 listeners. The largest Population Russian speaking lives in Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Skokie, Northbrook, and Highland Park. Our programs currently feature a whole variety of radio shows. We have live call-in shows, arts and entertainment reviews etc. specifically tailored to our audience. Some features and specific news broadcasts are even “sponsored” by our advertisers. In addition, we provide Russian entertainment and concerts that are very popular with our listeners and often sell out the first day. . This large coverage area makes our radio station accessible for the sizeable Ukrainian community residing in Ukrainian village as well as for thousands of Lithuanians living on the south side & suburbs all advertising campaigns on our radio station have proved to be extremely successful. New Horizons can produce any kind of radio advertisement customized for your company. We staff an advertising department that offers a full range of services including translation, interpretation, script writing, and full production. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

B106.74 screens
Radio Echo1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: B106.7 at 5.0 against Radio Echo's 4.3. B106.7 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Radio Echo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Radio Echo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. B106.7 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

B106.7 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

B106.7 ships an update every 4 months, Radio Echo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
B106.7 versus Radio Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterB106.7Radio Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCumulus MediaEcho of the Planet

Customer experience

B106.7

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Radio Echo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

B106.7

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Radio Echo

Subscriptions2
  • EchoRadio Ad-Free Monthly$2.991 Month
  • EchoRadio Ad-Free Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Donation $5$5.00
  • Donation $10$10.00
  • Donation $20$20.00
Show 3 more
  • Donation $50$50.00
  • Donation $100$100.00
  • Donation $200$200.00

Questions

Is B106.7 free?
B106.7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radio Echo free?
Radio Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, B106.7 or Radio Echo?
B106.7 is rated higher. B106.7 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Radio Echo averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do B106.7 or Radio Echo have ads?
B106.7 shows ads; Radio Echo does not.
Which is updated more often, B106.7 or Radio Echo?
B106.7 ships an update every 4 months, and Radio Echo every 2 months. Most recently, B106.7 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Radio Echo on November 8, 2026.

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