triple j vs RTRFM APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
triple j
Stream live radio, catch up on favorite shows, and discover new music. Access news, exclusive sessions, and easily add songs to your streaming playlists. Find local frequencies and manage your listening experience.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand show catch-up
- Music news updates
- Add songs to playlists
- Find FM frequencies
- AirPlay and Chromecast support
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Get more music on your phone with the triple j app. Listen to live radio, or catch up on Music News, Like A Version and your favourite shows anytime. You can also still stream via AirPlay and Chromecast devices, see all recently played songs, add tracks that you love straight to your Apple Music or Spotify playlists, find your closest FM frequency, update your timezone to listen live wherever you are Australia-wide, or SMS and call triple j directly from the app. triple j – we love music (on your phone)! *** Note that you are responsible for the data transfer and consumption charges incurred by you when using any ABC app. The ABC disclaims all liability for such charges ***
RTRFM APP
Listen to your favorite radio station live, 24/7, from anywhere. The app allows continuous playback in the background and pauses automatically when other audio is accessed on your device. It also provides links to the station's website and social media.
- 24/7 live radio streaming
- Background playback
- Audio pausing for other apps
- Support for multiple station feeds
- External links to website and socials
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The RTRFM app enables you to listen to your favourite radio station wherever you go. Features: - The RTRFM app will continue to play in the background whilst you are on any other app - RTRFM audio will pause when any other audio is accessed on your device - Support for RTRFM and RTR2 - External links to RTRFM website and socials - LATEST IN PAUSE BUTTON TECHNOLOGY!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: triple j at every 3 weeks against RTRFM APP's every 47 months. triple j also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 1) and review sentiment (74% vs 60%). RTRFM APP's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for triple j against 5.0 for RTRFM APP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: triple j has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of triple j's written reviews are positive against 60% of RTRFM APP's.
triple j ships an update every 3 weeks, RTRFM APP every 47 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | triple j | RTRFM APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | RTRFM 92.1 LTD |
Customer experience
triple j
RTRFM APP
Bugs and requests
triple j
Reported bugs
4 issues- Station jumping issue
- Song history refreshing/disappearing
- Chromecast issues
- Spotify integration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save favorite mixes
- Offline listening for On Demand content
- Sonos integration
RTRFM APP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
triple j
No in-app purchases
RTRFM APP
No in-app purchases
