triple j vs gatekeep
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 ***
gatekeep
This social music app helps users discover new tracks and releases, share their listening habits, and engage in community discussions. It offers a thoughtful way to interact with music, focusing on personal taste and discovery beyond short-form content.
- Discover new tracks and releases
- Track listening activity
- Post music reviews
- Share music with others
- Community-driven discussion
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Gatekeep is a social music app that helps users discover, track, and discuss music. Users can explore new tracks and releases, post reviews, and share their listening activity with others. Gatekeep is designed for music fans who want a more thoughtful way to engage with music beyond short-form content. The app focuses on discovery, personal taste, and community-driven discussion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: gatekeep at free against triple j's free with in-app purchases. triple j's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for triple j against 5.0 for gatekeep. 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.
triple j ships an update fortnightly, gatekeep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | triple j | gatekeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | jack o'sullivan |
Customer experience
triple j
gatekeep
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
gatekeep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
triple j
No in-app purchases
gatekeep
No in-app purchases
