Comparison

Soul FM vs ALT.radio

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

Head to head
About

Soul FM

Experience music curated to nourish your heart, mind, and soul. This application offers a unique selection of audio content designed for personal enrichment and enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Heart-nourishing music
  • Mind-enriching audio
  • Soul-feeding content
  • Curated selections
  • Unique audio experience
Features
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MUSIC THAT FEEDS THE HEARTS, MINDS & SOULS

About

ALT.radio

This app offers a curated, genre-blurring music stream from the 1960s to today. It focuses on indie, punk, experimental, ambient, acoustic, and lofi sounds outside the mainstream. Discover forgotten B-sides, cult classics, and underground releases.

Highlights
  • Genre-blurring music mix
  • Spans 1960s to present
  • Focus on indie, punk, experimental
  • Ambient, acoustic, and lofi beats
  • Deep, non-linear catalog
  • Underground releases
Features
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ALT.radio is an independent online radio station for music that lives on the edges. Free, streaming 24/7, no account required — just press play and let the deep cuts find you. MUSIC. OFF-KILTER. ALT.radio is a curated, genre-blurring stream spanning the 1960s to right now: indie, post-punk, experimental pop, ambient, acoustic, shoegaze, lofi, and the strange and wonderful in between. We live on the periphery of the musical landscape — forgotten B-sides, cult classics, and essential underground releases you won't hear on mainstream radio. LISTEN — FREE, AND AROUND THE CLOCK • One tap to stream the live station. No sign-up, no paywall. • Full-screen cover art, plus the track and artist for everything that plays. • Background playback with lock screen and Control Center controls. • A sleep timer for late-night listening. • Immersive mode — let the artwork take over the whole screen. GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE Hear something you've never heard before? Dig in without leaving the app: • Artist Info — the story behind whoever's on the air. • Discographies — every record an artist made, one tap away. • Artist Photos — put a face to the sound. KEEP WHAT YOU LOVE • Tap the heart to save any song to your Liked list. • Recently Played remembers the last songs to spin, so you never lose the one that got away. SEE WHAT'S ON • The full daily schedule plus specialty shows — including ALT.beats and ALT.live — all times Eastern. BUILT FOR HOW YOU LISTEN • CarPlay: now playing, recently played, the schedule, and one-tap Like, right in the dash. • Designed for iPhone and iPad, and also on Apple TV for the big screen. ALT.radio is independent and listener-supported. If you like what you hear, you can support the station on Patreon and help keep it free and on the air. Questions, requests, or just want to say hey? radio@alt.radio · 404.548.8914 · www.alt.radio Turn it on. Turn it up. Off-kilter awaits.

Screenshots

Soul FM3 screens
ALT.radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Soul FM at 17 against ALT.radio's 2. Soul FM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 4.9 for Soul FM against 5.0 for ALT.radio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soul FM has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Soul FM versus ALT.radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoul FMALT.radio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJeremiah TardyKenneth Hamner

Customer experience

Soul FM

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ALT.radio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soul FM

No in-app purchases

None

ALT.radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soul FM free?
Soul FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALT.radio free?
ALT.radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soul FM or ALT.radio?
ALT.radio is rated higher. Soul FM averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while ALT.radio averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Soul FM or ALT.radio have ads?
Neither Soul FM nor ALT.radio shows ads.

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