Comparison

Cleansing 60s vs Now Wave Live

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Reviewed 60s music
  • Curated song selection
  • Music discovery
  • 1960s music focus
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live streaming with track info
  • Background playback
  • Lock screen controls
  • Track history
  • Minimal dark interface
  • Ad-free listening
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Cleansing 60s3 screens
Now Wave Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cleansing 60s versus Now Wave Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleansing 60sNow Wave Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCleansing Media, LLCNow Wave Radio, LLC

Customer experience

Cleansing 60s

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Now Wave Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cleansing 60s

No in-app purchases

None

Now Wave Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cleansing 60s free?
Cleansing 60s is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Wave Live free?
Now Wave Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cleansing 60s or Now Wave Live?
Cleansing 60s and Now Wave Live are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cleansing 60s or Now Wave Live have ads?
Cleansing 60s shows ads; Now Wave Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Cleansing 60s or Now Wave Live?
Cleansing 60s ships an update every 30 months, and Now Wave Live every 4 months. Most recently, Cleansing 60s was updated on October 7, 2026 and Now Wave Live on October 20, 2026.

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