Sublime vs NPO Luister
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sublime
Stream live radio stations and listen to music podcasts. Interact with the studio and DJs through messages and participate in exclusive contests for tickets and album releases.
- Live radio streaming
- Online music channels
- Music podcasts
- Studio interaction
- Contests and giveaways
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Wat kun je allemaal met onze app? Live Sublime luisteren, waar en wanneer je maar wilt. De Sublime online channels beluisteren: Sublime, Sublime Smooth, Sublime Top 500, Sublime Funk & Disco, Sublime Soul Top 1000, Sublime Arrow Jazz. De verschillende muziek podcasts beluisteren. Reageren naar de studio en dj’s via tekst-, audio-, en fotoberichten. Exclusieve win- en ticketacties voor de mooiste albumreleases, leukste concerten en festivals.
NPO Luister
Access all audio content from the Dutch Public Broadcasting service for free. Stream live radio, discover podcasts, and download episodes for offline listening. Manage your subscriptions and never miss new content.
- Live NPO radio streaming
- Podcast discovery
- Download episodes
- Follow podcasts with NPO-ID
- Centralized audio content
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NPO Luister is de gratis app voor al het audio-aanbod van de Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. Luister live naar je favoriete NPO-radiozenders, stuur een bericht naar de studio en ontdek de beste podcasts. Download afleveringen voor later of volg een podcast met je NPO-ID (of log in met je NPO Start account), zodat je nooit een nieuwe mist. Alles op één centrale plek, altijd binnen handbereik.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sublime at 64% against NPO Luister's 15%. NPO Luister's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NPO Luister holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPO Luister has 174 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Sublime's written reviews are positive against 15% of NPO Luister's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sublime ships an update fortnightly, NPO Luister every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sublime | NPO Luister |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (174 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Radiocorp B.V. | Stichting Nederlandse Publieke Omroep |
Customer experience
Sublime
NPO Luister
In-app purchases
Sublime
No in-app purchases
NPO Luister
No in-app purchases
