Comparison

Wavadio vs Somewhere FM

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

Head to head
About

Wavadio

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Wavadio helps you discover and access publicly available radio stations from around the world. Search and browse stations by genre or location, save your favorites, and add your own stream URLs to build a personalized collection. Wavadio does not host, create, or rebroadcast any audio content. All streams are provided directly by third-party broadcasters and accessed through their publicly available endpoints. Features โ€ข Discover Stations โ€” Search and explore publicly available radio stations by genre and location โ€ข Organize Your Stations โ€” Save favorites and add your own stream URLs โ€ข Quick Access โ€” Easily return to recently accessed stations โ€ข Background Access โ€” Continue accessing stations while using other apps โ€ข Sleep Timer โ€” Set a timer to stop playback โ€ข External Playback Support โ€” Works with Bluetooth and AirPlay devices โ€ข Local Storage โ€” Your saved stations remain on your device Disclaimer Wavadio provides access to third-party radio streams for discovery purposes. All content is owned and controlled by the respective broadcasters. Wavadio does not host or distribute any audio content. If you are a rights holder and would like a stream removed, please contact us and we will address your request promptly.

About

Somewhere FM

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Somewhere FM is live radio from all over the world, on a globe you turn with your finger. Drag the Earth and stations fade in and out as you pass over them, like a dial crossing a continent. Rest somewhere and it settles on one voice. Turn with two fingers where a city holds several stations. Tap SOMEWHERE and you are carried to a place that is on air right now. THE HOUR, WHERE THEY ARE Every station shows the time on its own wall, the sun or the moon over it, and its weather. Somewhere FM talks a little too: witty by day, tender by night, never while you are listening hard. A PASSPORT Listen for a minute in a new country and it is stamped in your passport, in that country's own language. Stamped countries glow on the globe. Each month becomes a postcard with your radio personality on it, ready to send. TOGETHER, QUIETLY When someone else is hearing the same station, you will know: "Someone in Portugal is listening with you." Tap to send them a wave. No names, no chat, nothing to follow. FOLLOW THE HOUR, AND SLEEP Let the radio travel with the time of day on its own, or fade out as you fall asleep. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your passport and the places you keep stay on your phone. Stations are public streams from their broadcasters, credited by name and played as they are. Weather from MET Norway.

Screenshots

Wavadio4 screens
Somewhere FM4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wavadio and Somewhere FM are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wavadio versus Somewhere FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavadioSomewhere FM
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJemmy SuhardiHabib Saleh

In-app purchases

None

Wavadio

No in-app purchases

None

Somewhere FM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wavadio free?
Wavadio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Somewhere FM free?
Somewhere FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wavadio or Somewhere FM have ads?
Neither Wavadio nor Somewhere FM shows ads.

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