4champ vs iRainwave Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4champ
Access a vast Amiga music database, search by composer, group, or module name, and download tracks for offline playback. Create playlists and enjoy an endless stream of music with the built-in radio feature.
- Amiga music database access
- Search by composer, group, module name
- Download modules for offline playback
- Build local module playlists
- Amiga music radio stream
- Search module internal texts
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4champ connects you to the most comprehensive Amiga Music database in the internet, Amiga Music Preservation. You can do searches in the catalog by composer, group or module name, or module internal texts. Download mods for playback later offline and build playlists from your local modules. 4champ radio feature lets you listen to endless stream of music effortlessly. 4champ is also in Mastodon! Follow @4champ@mastodon.social for for news about app, forthcoming releases, service updates and other related stuff.
iRainwave Player
Listen to video game music from a popular interactive radio website. This app offers a native experience with unique features like automatic voting, Siri integration, and notifications for requests and unrated songs. An account on the website is recommended for full functionality.
- Interactive radio streams
- Automatic song voting
- Now Playing artwork/info
- Request queue notifications
- Unrated song alerts
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- watchOS companion app
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Rainwave (rainwave.cc) is an interactive radio website that allows users to request, rate, and vote for songs in real time. The site hosts five separate radio streams and focuses completely on video game music. The iRainwave Player provides a native experience to access and listen to music on rainwave.cc while adding features and functionality that the website cannot provide. Please note, an account at https://rainwave.cc is recommended for full functionality of this app. Unique Features: - watchOS companion app - Automatic voting for a hands off listening experience - Now Playing artwork and information over Bluetooth/CarPlay - Request queue refill notifications - Unrated songs notifications to help curate your profile - Siri integration, try 'Hey Siri, play station OC Remix on rainwave' - Shorcuts and Automation integration [Icons by Icons8]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iRainwave Player at 5.0 against 4champ's 4.7. iRainwave Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
iRainwave Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of 4champ's written reviews are positive against 100% of iRainwave Player's.
4champ ships an update every 3 months, iRainwave Player every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4champ | iRainwave Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksi Sitomaniemi | Andrew Waterson |
Customer experience
4champ
iRainwave Player
In-app purchases
4champ
No in-app purchases
iRainwave Player
No in-app purchases
