98.9 Magic FM vs Afghan Radios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
98.9 Magic FM
Listen to the biggest hits from your favorite artists. This app brings you the latest music for your enjoyment.
- Plays today's biggest hits
- Features favorite artists
- Live music streaming
- Colorado Springs focus
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Playing today's biggest hits from your favorite artists for Colorado Springs
Afghan Radios
Discover live radio stations from Afghanistan with this lightweight and user-friendly directory app. It's a non-profit initiative aimed at promoting Afghan radio content.
- Live radio directory
- Lightweight and simple interface
- Promotes Afghan radio content
- Non-profit media project
- Easy to use
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Light, simple and easy radio directory app for Afghanistan live radios. To add/remove your radio in the directory please get in touch with us radio@afghanvoice.org.uk - you are required to sign a written consent contract with Afghan Voice CIC for exclusive permission to add your radio to our listing. This is a non profit media project of Afghan Voice CIC to promote Afghanistan radios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Afghan Radios at 5.0 against 98.9 Magic FM's 3.0. Afghan Radios also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 98.9 Magic FM's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Afghan Radios holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of 98.9 Magic FM's written reviews are positive against 67% of Afghan Radios's.
98.9 Magic FM ships an update every 6 months, Afghan Radios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 98.9 Magic FM | Afghan Radios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | Afghan Voice CIC |
Customer experience
98.9 Magic FM
Afghan Radios
In-app purchases
98.9 Magic FM
No in-app purchases
Afghan Radios
No in-app purchases
Questions
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