Comparison

Bournemouth One vs MIX 56

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

Head to head

Bournemouth One

The Best Songs on the Radio

LOVING YOUR MUSIC

About

Bournemouth One

Features

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Bournemouth One plays ‘the best songs on the radio’ and provides essential real-time local information, including news and travel, 24 hours a day. Bournemouth One is 'DJ free' but promotes all that is good in the area via 20/20 updates. Local events, breaking news, weather, sports headlines, and lots of music for the whole family or office to enjoy.

About

MIX 56

Features

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MIX 56 plays The Best Songs Ever Made - the best of the old and the new - 24 hours a day from our studios in Lymm. We are the local commercial radio station for Warrington, Altrincham & Knutsford.

Screenshots

Bournemouth One3 screens

MIX 562 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bournemouth One at none against MIX 56's shown. MIX 56's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

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

Bournemouth One ships an update every 20 months, MIX 56 every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Bournemouth One versus MIX 56: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bournemouth One	MIX 56
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 20 months	Every 7 months — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	49 MB	39 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	The Best Songs on the Radio Ltd	Lymm Community Radio CIC

In-app purchases

None

Bournemouth One

No in-app purchases

None

MIX 56

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bournemouth One free?

Bournemouth One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MIX 56 free?

MIX 56 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Bournemouth One or MIX 56 have ads?

MIX 56 shows ads; Bournemouth One does not.

Which is updated more often, Bournemouth One or MIX 56?

Bournemouth One ships an update every 20 months, and MIX 56 every 7 months. Most recently, Bournemouth One was updated on October 25, 2026 and MIX 56 on October 25, 2026.