Comparison

Radio HQ vs Classical Mood

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

Head to head
About

Radio HQ

Features
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Enjoy your favorite stations and discover the music they play. Radio HQ is a free app designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. KEY FEATURES β€’ Always Know What's Playing: Choose from over 50,000 stationsβ€”or add your own manuallyβ€”with real-time track info supplied by the station or identified through Shazam. β€’ Explore Tracks & Artists: Read the story behind any song on Wikipedia, browse an artist's full discography, and save your favorite finds. β€’ Auto Zap: Block artists or tracks you don't want to hear, and Radio HQ zaps to another station the moment they come on air. β€’ Never Lose a Track: Every song you hear lands in your history automatically. Replay tracks anytime*, mark favorites, or add them to Apple Music playlists. β€’ Radio Wrapped: Track your top stations, tracks, artists, genres, decades, and peak listening hours all year roundβ€”not just in December. β€’ Complete Personalization: Display stations as a list or buttons, rearrange toolbars, change backgrounds, swap station logos, and switch between compact and full player views. β€’ Home Screen Widgets: Place live playback controls, station shortcuts, history, favorite tracks, or albums right on your Home Screen. β€’ Sleep Timer: Fall asleep to live radio with a timer that gently fades out the music. POWERFUL INTEGRATIONS β€’ Apple Music: Enjoy full track and album playback from your history instead of 30-second previews, plus automatic playlist additions. β€’ Last.fm Scrobbling: Scrobble your live radio history and Apple Music playback directly to Last.fm, with automatic "loved" track tagging. β€’ iCloud Sync: Keep your presets, listening history, and saved favorites synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. β€’ Shazam: Besides identifying radio tracks, you can Shazam everything around youβ€”whether it's playing on TV, at a party, or from a rogue DJ setβ€”and add it straight to your listening history. PRICING All features are 100% free with up to 3 presets. Unlock unlimited presets with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase. * A track that isn't in the Apple Music catalog can't be played again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://radio-hq.com/en/terms/

About

Classical Mood

Features
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Classical Mood recommends the perfect classical piece β€” and the perfect recording of it β€” for this exact moment. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most apps stop at recommending a work. Classical Mood goes further: it chooses a specific recording and explains why that performer's interpretation suits your current state. SMART RECOMMENDATIONS β€’ Reads your recent activity, sleep, and heart rate from Apple Health (with your permission) β€’ Considers the time of day, weather, and your location β€’ AI explains why this piece and this recording fit you right now CHOOSE YOUR MOOD Prefer to decide for yourself? Pick one of 9 moods and 5 energy levels and get a matching recommendation instantly. CONCERT PLAYLISTS Going to a concert? Search its name or snap a photo of the poster β€” the app recognizes the program and builds an Apple Music playlist of the program plus similar works you'll love. YOUR LISTENING HISTORY Every recommendation from the past week is saved, ready to replay anytime. FLEXIBLE AI ENGINES β€’ Apple Intelligence β€” on-device and private, no setup required β€’ Groq (free API key) or Anthropic Claude (your own key) as alternatives WORKS WITH YOUR MUSIC APP Open recommendations in Apple Music or YouTube Music. Playlists are created directly in your Apple Music library. PRIVACY FIRST Health data is read on your device and never stored on our servers. API keys stay in your device's keychain. No accounts, no tracking. Note: Apple Intelligence requires a compatible device. Playlist creation requires an Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

Radio HQ4 screens
Classical Mood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Classical Mood at none against Radio HQ's 3. Radio HQ's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Radio HQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Classical Mood asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radio HQ ships an update weekly, Classical Mood every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Radio HQ versus Classical Mood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadio HQClassical Mood
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size62 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHendrikus Adriaan BoekhoutYoojin Ko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Radio HQ

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy$17.99
None

Classical Mood

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radio HQ free?
Radio HQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Classical Mood free?
Classical Mood is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Radio HQ or Classical Mood have ads?
Neither Radio HQ nor Classical Mood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radio HQ or Classical Mood?
Radio HQ ships an update weekly, and Classical Mood every 6 days. Most recently, Radio HQ was updated on November 5, 2026 and Classical Mood on October 31, 2026.

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