Farda Station vs Balatarin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farda Station
Listen to Istgah Farda's playable podcasts and live radio broadcasts. Download programs for offline listening, send messages, and access archived content. Engage with the community through Facebook comments.
- Downloadable podcasts
- Offline listening
- Live radio playback
- Send text messages
- Send voice messages
- Access program archive
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Playable podcast of Istgah Farda and Live playback of Radio Farda Some features of this app: - Download Istgah Farda programs and listen to them when offline. - Send text messages to Istgah Farda - Send voice messages to Istgah Farda - Post Facebook comments - Access to Archive and download older programs. - Listen to RadioFarda Live Enjoy
Balatarin
This platform serves as a central hub for sharing and discovering Persian content related to Iran and global news. Users can vote on posts, create and manage virtual communities, and engage in discussions based on shared interests. The most popular content rises to the front page, visible to a large audience.
- Content sharing and discovery
- User voting system
- Virtual community creation
- Community management
- Discussion forums
- Interest-based groups
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Balatarin is a hub for Persian links and content sharing about Iran and the world, with hundreds of active sub-communities. با بالاترین اخبار، لینک و محتوای جالب روز را بخوانید، بفرستید و به نوشته‌های خود و دیگران رای دهید. با رای شما و بقیه کاربران بهترین نوشته‌ها و لینک‌ها به صفحه اول بالاترین راه پیدا می‌کنند و صدها هزار بازدید کننده بالاترین آن‌ها را می بینند. ■ بالاترین صدها جامعه مجازی دارد که به بالاچه معروفند. ■ بالاچه خود را بسازید، مدیریت کنید و عضو یا مدیر دیگر بالاچه‌ها شوید. ■ در بالاچه‌ها بنویسید، لینک بفرستید و به محتوای دیگر اعضا رای دهید. ■ علایق مشترک خود را در بالاچه‌های مخصوص آن‌ها به اشتراک بگذارید و با دیگران درباره آن‌ها بحث کنید.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Farda Station at 1.8K against Balatarin's 1. Farda Station also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). 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.
Balatarin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farda Station has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Farda Station ships an update every 2 months, Balatarin every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farda Station | Balatarin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dayana Networks Ltd | Balatarin LLC |
Customer experience
Farda Station
Balatarin
Bugs and requests
Farda Station
Reported bugs
2 issues- Disconnections during live radio
- Podcast playback issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add more podcast options
- Improve stability and reduce disconnections
- Faster podcast uploads
Balatarin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Farda Station
No in-app purchases
Balatarin
No in-app purchases
