Comparison

JOY 94.9 vs Listen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

JOY 94.9

Stream live content from Australia's only LGBTIQA+ community radio station. Access real-time show information, schedules, and "Now Playing" track details with album artwork. The app supports various devices and timezones for a global listening experience.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Current and upcoming show information
  • Now Playing track details
  • Album artwork display
  • Timezone awareness
  • Personal detail storage for SMS
Features
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Listen live to Australia's only LGBTIQA+ community radio station. JOY 94.9 broadcasts the authentic voices of the LGBTQIA+ communities from our studios in Melbourne, Australia to the world. Stream live, and get up-to-date information on the currently broadcasting show, upcoming shows, and the entire JOY 94.9 schedule. Get "Now Playing" track information including album artwork (when available), advanced stream settings and improved formatting, including supporting both portrait and landscape orientations across all devices. If you're a regular on the SMS line, you can even store your personal details (like your membership number) for quick re-use. JOY 94.9 is also timezone aware for our interstate and overseas listeners!

About

Listen

Features
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Listen: enables audiences to participate in live performances and shared listening experiences through synchronised audio playback on their smartphones. Created for composer-musician Hilary Kleinig's The Lost Art of Listening, Listen: allows audience members to participate in performances by playing specially prepared audio in precise coordination with other audience members and performers. Listen: transforms audience devices into a distributed sound system, allowing people to become active participants in a collective sonic experience and can be used for music, sound art, theatre, public installations, educational projects, and immersive events. Using event-specific audio content, Listen: can coordinate playback across multiple devices, creating spatial sound environments. Whether used by composers, artists, performers, educators, or event organisers, the app supports experiences where sound is shared, distributed, and explored together. From intimate performances to large-scale audience participation projects, Listen: makes it possible to deliver audio directly to participants and integrate their devices into the creative work itself. Sounds may include music, field recordings, spoken word, soundscapes, electronic audio, interactive content, or other materials designed specifically for an event or project. Listen: is built around the idea that listening can be a collective act. By bringing together the sounds played from many individual devices, the app helps create immersive experiences that encourage attention, participation, curiosity, and connection. Features: • Synchronised audio playback across multiple devices • Event-specific and project-specific audio content • Simple and intuitive participant experience • High-quality audio playback • Suitable for live performance, sound art, education, exhibitions, and public events • Minimal setup required for participants Listen: is intended for use in participating events and projects. Available content and functionality may vary depending on the organiser, artist, institution, or performance using the platform. Listen together. Participate together. Experience sound in new ways.

Screenshots

JOY 94.94 screens
Listen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JOY 94.9 at every 3 months against Listen's every 50 months. Listen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JOY 94.9 ships an update every 3 months, Listen every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JOY 94.9 versus Listen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJOY 94.9Listen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 50 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOY Melbourne Inc.Steve Berrick

In-app purchases

None

JOY 94.9

No in-app purchases

None

Listen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JOY 94.9 free?
JOY 94.9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Listen free?
Listen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JOY 94.9 or Listen have ads?
Neither JOY 94.9 nor Listen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JOY 94.9 or Listen?
JOY 94.9 ships an update every 3 months, and Listen every 50 months. Most recently, JOY 94.9 was updated on June 1, 2026 and Listen on September 22, 2026.

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