89.9 TheLight vs Sonshine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Sonshine
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Listen to Sonshine and Sonshine Extra, or catch-up on interviews, stories and videos you might have missed. App features include; - Song information, preview and sharing - High Quality live streaming - Social Links - Original Podcasts and Catchup on your favourite shows - Seamless integration with Apple CarPlay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 89.9 TheLight at every 3 months against Sonshine's every 22 months. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
89.9 TheLight ships an update every 3 months, Sonshine every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 89.9 TheLight | Sonshine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Positive Media Inc | GOOD NEWS BROADCASTERS INC |
Bugs and 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
Sonshine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
89.9 TheLight
No in-app purchases
Sonshine
No in-app purchases
