RTÉ Listen vs UK Radios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTÉ Listen
Stream live radio stations and discover a vast library of award-winning podcasts from Ireland's national broadcaster. Enjoy content across various genres, from news and sports to drama and children's programming.
- Live radio streaming
- Extensive podcast library
- Award-winning original content
- Multiple radio station options
- Content across news, sports, and kids genres
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From breaking news to great music and brilliant storytelling, RTÉ Listen lets you play live radio or hear the latest podcasts and on-demand audio from RTÉ. LIVE RADIO PLAYER: Tune in to RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2FM, RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉ Gold. ON-DEMAND RADIO: Pick up where you left off or play full episodes of your favourite shows, like Brendan O'Connor, Marty in the Morning, Morning Ireland and 2FM Drive with Laura and Katja. TRENDING CLIPS: Catch the moments everyone's talking about, from the biggest trending interviews to the best bits from across the RTÉ schedule. DOWNLOADS AND FAVOURITES: Create an account to favourite shows you love, manage your queue and download episodes for on-the-go.
UK Radios
Access numerous British radio stations with a single click. Stream live broadcasts on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad, even while using other applications. Organize your favorite stations and control playback externally.
- One-click access to multiple stations
- Multitasking while listening
- Add stations to Favorites
- External playback control
- Choose WiFi or cellular listening
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UK radio is application that allows you with one click an access to several british radio stations. Listen LIVE all the antennas on your iPhone/iPod/iPad. With UK Radios, you can: - Listen easily with one click several radio stations. - Multitasking! use other applications while listening a radio. - Add stations to your Favorites and organize them as you wish! - Control listening outside the application itself. - Choose listening a radio or not if you are not in WiFi connection. Example of Radios: - Absolute Radio - Absolute 80s - Absolute 90s - Absolute 00s - Capital FM - Choice FM - Classic FM - Clyde 1 - Gem 106 - Gold - Heat - Heart - Jazz FM - Juice 107.6 - Kerrang - Key 103 - Kiss - LBC 97.3 - Magic - Metro Radio - Planet Rock - Real Radio - Smashhits - Smooth 70s - Smooth Radio - TalkSPORT - The Hits - XFM and More... UK Radios is the simplest way to listen british radios on your iPhone/iPod/iPad! Enjoy!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RTÉ Listen at 4.8 against UK Radios's 3.7. RTÉ Listen also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 24). UK Radios's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RTÉ Listen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RTÉ Listen has 1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of RTÉ Listen's written reviews are positive against 72% of UK Radios's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RTÉ Listen ships an update every 4 months, UK Radios monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTÉ Listen | UK Radios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1K ratings) — better | 3.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RTÉ | Mohamed walid Benabderrahmane |
Customer experience
RTÉ Listen
UK Radios
Bugs and requests
RTÉ Listen
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or stops playing unexpectedly
- Playback issues when switching between apps
- Inconsistent behavior on different devices
- Delayed availability of programs for playback
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to pause, rewind, and resume live programs
- Quicker availability of programs for playback
- More customization options
- Improved search and discovery
- Airplay/Chromecast support
UK Radios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RTÉ Listen
No in-app purchases
UK Radios
No in-app purchases
