Cleansing 60s vs Now Wave Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cleansing 60s
Explore and enjoy curated music from the 1960s. This app offers a clean and reviewed selection of songs from a decade known for its expansive musical possibilities.
- Reviewed 60s music
- Curated song selection
- Music discovery
- 1960s music focus
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Perhaps no other period in history has been filled with such an expansive and ambitious sense of possibilities as the music of the 60's. Having clean, reviewed music from that decade makes it even better.
Now Wave Live
Stream independent music radio 24/7 with curated playlists featuring new wave, post-punk, and synthpop. Enjoy live streaming with track info, background playback, and lock screen controls. Discover new artists with a minimal, ad-free interface.
- Live streaming with track info
- Background playback
- Lock screen controls
- Track history
- Minimal dark interface
- Ad-free listening
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Now Wave Live brings Seattle's independent music radio station directly to your phone. Stream curated playlists 24/7, featuring new wave, post-punk, indie, synthpop, and the best music you haven't heard yet. FEATURES • Live streaming with real-time track info and album artwork • Full-screen album art, with the artwork blurred behind the player • See the show and presenter on air, not just the track • Tap the heart to save the tracks you love • Background playback, so you keep listening while you multitask • Lock screen and car controls showing the station and current show • Minimal, beautiful dark interface designed for the music • No ads, no algorithms, no accounts... just press play ABOUT NOW WAVE Independent radio, handpicked by humans. We curate eclectic mixes spanning genres from new wave to post-punk, synthpop to shoegaze. Discover your next favorite artist. PRIVACY FIRST We don't collect personal info, track your location, run analytics, or show ads. The tracks you like and a few app preferences are stored on your device. Liking a track sends an anonymous vote to the station so we know what's landing — nothing that identifies you. Your new favorite radio station awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Now Wave Live at none against Cleansing 60s's shown. Now Wave Live also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cleansing 60s against 5.0 for Now Wave Live. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Cleansing 60s ships an update every 30 months, Now Wave Live every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cleansing 60s | Now Wave Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cleansing Media, LLC | Now Wave Radio, LLC |
Customer experience
Cleansing 60s
Now Wave Live
In-app purchases
Cleansing 60s
No in-app purchases
Now Wave Live
No in-app purchases
Questions
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