Comparison

Radio vs iGrooveMuse

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

Head to head
About

Radio

Build personalized radio stations by adding any audio stream. View song details and album art on your lock screen. Enjoy reliable background playback with instant station switching and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Create stations from any stream URL
  • View song and album art on lock screen
  • Background playback with lock screen controls
  • Instant station switching
  • Sleep timer and alarm clock functionality
  • Tag and search station library
  • iCloud sync and backup
Features
Currently charting
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Radio: Create Stations Build your own radio playlist. Add streams from around the world, create custom stations, save favorite songs, and enjoy a personalized listening experience. Create stations with your own names, logos, genres, and descriptions. Listen with smooth playback, view current song information, discover album artwork, and control playback directly from the Lock Screen and CarPlay. Supported Stream Formats • MP3 • AAC • AAC+ • M4A • HLS (.m3u8) • PLS • M3U • ASX • WAX • WVX • RAM • RPM • SMIL • HE-AAC Features • Create unlimited custom radio stations • Add station names, logos, genres, and descriptions • View current song information when available • Display album artwork and Lock Screen metadata • CarPlay Now Playing support • Save favorite songs with artwork, station name, date, and time • Quick iTunes / Apple Music search for currently playing songs • Background audio playback • Lock Screen playback controls • Sleep Timer and Wake Up radio • Fast station switching • Search and organize your station library • Copy and paste support throughout the app • iCloud backup and synchronization • Playlist and stream URL support • No subscriptions • No in-app purchases How It Works 1. Add a stream URL. 2. Give your station a name and logo. 3. Start listening instantly. 4. Save favorite songs as they play. 5. Build your personal radio collection. Privacy No account required. Your stations, favorites, and settings remain on your device and within your personal iCloud account when synchronization is enabled. Radio: Create Stations puts you in control of your radio experience.

About

iGrooveMuse

Experience your music collection with a retro, tactile feel. This app recreates the visual charm of vinyl records, cassette tapes, and CDs with interactive players and immersive album browsing. Share your favorite tracks with artistic, customizable cards.

Highlights
  • Vinyl, Cassette, CD, and Walkman player simulations
  • Immersive Crate View, CD Tower, and Artist Wall album browsing
  • Customizable music share cards with various styles
  • Import local music files
  • Apple Music integration
Features
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iGrooveMuse is an immersive music player focused on "ritual" and "aesthetics." In the digital age, we are dedicated to recreating the tactile and visual charm of physical records. [Retro Aesthetic Players] Vinyl Mode: Delicate record spinning and a needle that moves with the tracks, restoring the pure analog feeling. Cassette Mode: Dynamic reel effects and the crisp mechanical sound of loading tapes, awakening memories of the 80s. CD Mode: Classic loading animations and authentic disc textures make every album worth collecting. Walkman Mode: Multiple classic Walkman skins to relive the time when music was always in your pocket. [Immersive Album Management] Crate View: Browse your album collection just like flipping through records in a store. CD Tower: A 3D visual presentation to build your own private CD rack. Artist Wall: Beautiful large layouts that let every artist shine on your screen. [High-Quality Share Cards] Dozens of built-in templates to quickly generate artistic music posters. Support for Vinyl, Cassette, Minimalist Lyrics, and more styles to make your social sharing stand out. Easily import local music files with support for all major audio formats. Deep Apple Music integration to sync your library and playlists. Rediscover the ritual of music with iGrooveMuse. Apple Official User Documentation (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Radio4 screens
iGrooveMuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iGrooveMuse at Free against Radio's $4.99. iGrooveMuse also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). Radio's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). On ads, 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

iGrooveMuse is free to download; Radio costs $4.99 up front. iGrooveMuse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Radio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Radio's written reviews are positive against 61% of iGrooveMuse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radio ships an update every 3 months, iGrooveMuse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Radio versus iGrooveMuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadioiGrooveMuse
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.1 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings520 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.118.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurand OsmeniNaihe Hu

Customer experience

Radio

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

iGrooveMuse

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral22.2%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Radio

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

iGrooveMuse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • All NewPlayer And Features$9.99
  • Classic LifeTime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Radio free?
Radio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iGrooveMuse free?
iGrooveMuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Radio or iGrooveMuse?
Radio is rated higher. Radio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while iGrooveMuse averages 4.1 from 20 ratings.
Do Radio or iGrooveMuse have ads?
Neither Radio nor iGrooveMuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radio or iGrooveMuse?
Radio ships an update every 3 months, and iGrooveMuse every 2 weeks. Most recently, Radio was updated on October 25, 2026 and iGrooveMuse on October 24, 2026.

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