Area51.FM vs Thelonious
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Area51.FM
Experience unique EDM radio broadcasts originating from a mysterious desert location. Tune into 'Extraterrestrial Dance Music' with a blend of electronic sounds and driving rhythms.
- Unique EDM broadcasts
- Mysterious desert origin
- Extraterrestrial Dance Music
- Electronic soundscapes
- Hypnotizing rhythms
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Area51.FM broadcasts from Tonopah, Nevada. Just northwest of... well, that place. The one with all the check points. And if your radio somehow picks up Area 51.FM, don't say I didn't warn ya. They're playing what they call 'EDM' in there, I think that is short for 'Extraterrestrial Dance Music'. Straight from those secret labs in the desert. Think bleeps and boops mixed with a percussion collective of hypnotizing jackhammers.
Thelonious
This app simplifies music theory with visual aids for keys, chords, and scales. It helps users understand harmony and apply concepts to real playing, including guitar-specific features.
- Visual layouts for keys, chords, and scales
- Diatonic chord and key relationship study
- Chord progressions and harmonic movement
- Guitar mode charts
- CAGED system material
- Relative minor and dominant chord learning
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Thelonious is a music theory app designed to help you understand keys, chords, scales, and harmony through clear, visual layouts. Explore major keys, review scale notes, and study diatonic chords in a format built for both learning and quick reference. Thelonious connects theory to real playing with chord progressions, guitar mode charts, and CAGED system material. Use Thelonious to: • Explore major keys and their scale notes • Understand diatonic chords and key relationships • Learn relative minor and dominant chords • Study chord progressions and harmonic movement • View guitar modes and CAGED chord charts Whether you’re learning the fundamentals or deepening your understanding of harmony, Thelonious makes music theory easier to read, understand, and apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Area51.FM at 5 against Thelonious's 1. On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Area51.FM against 5.0 for Thelonious. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Area51.FM has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Area51.FM | Thelonious |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RxDIO.com LLC | Robert Natale |
In-app purchases
Area51.FM
No in-app purchases
Thelonious
No in-app purchases
