96three vs 89.9 TheLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
96three
Listen to Christian radio live, anytime, anywhere. This app provides a high-quality stream of faith, hope, and family programming, along with links to favorite shows and presenters. Enjoy background listening, sleep timers, and easy sharing.
- High-quality live streaming
- Program and presenter links
- Background listening support
- Cast and Apple Airplay support
- Sleep timer
- Social sharing
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Christian radio from the heart of Geelong, 96three FM is your soundtrack to faith, hope and family, all day, every day. Our official app makes it easier for you to stay connected on your mobile device, in the car and on supported smart speakers. - High Quality live streaming - Links to your favourite programs and presenters - Support for Cast and Apple Airplay and listening in the background - Sleep timer and Siri support - Social links and sharing Enjoy our new, and official 96three app!
89.9 TheLight
This app provides positive, encouraging, and family-friendly radio content. Stream multiple channels for music, news, and inspirational messages. Discover content on family, entertainment, parenting, and more, with opportunities to win prizes.
- Family-friendly radio streams
- Positive and encouraging content
- News and inspirational messages
- Lifestyle content (family, parenting, sports, money)
- Contests and giveaways
- Multiple radio channels
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89.9 TheLight is Positive Radio, dedicated to delivering positive, encouraging, family friendly radio in a fun and engaging way. Through our app, you can find laughter, news and inspirational messages. The music and content is family-friendly and free of cynicism. You can also access the latest on family, entertainment, parenting, sport, money and gadgets – along with your chance to win, daily! Tune into either 89.9 TheLight, LightDigital and in the festive season, our pop-up station LightChristmas. Let us know what you think about our channels, and your online experience with us. Contact the app team directly at development@thelight.com.au. Or connect with us at https://facebook.com/899thelight or https://twitter.com/899thelight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 89.9 TheLight at every 3 months against 96three's every 19 months. 89.9 TheLight also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and review sentiment (94% vs 85%). 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 — 5.0 for 96three against 5.0 for 89.9 TheLight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 89.9 TheLight has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of 96three's written reviews are positive against 94% of 89.9 TheLight's.
96three ships an update every 19 months, 89.9 TheLight every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 96three | 89.9 TheLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geelong Christian Media Inc. | Positive Media Inc |
Customer experience
96three
89.9 TheLight
Bugs and requests
96three
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
89.9 TheLight
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not showing what's playing
- Light Christmas station not playing
Requested features
3 requests- Fix Light Christmas station functionality
- Improve app loading speed
- Ensure 'what's playing' feature is always working
In-app purchases
96three
No in-app purchases
89.9 TheLight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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