Comparison

rrradio.org vs netRadio Player

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

Head to head
About

rrradio.org

Stream live internet radio stations from around the world with a clean, ad-free player. Discover new stations by country or genre, save favorites, and enjoy features like wake alarms and sleep timers. Sync your library across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Global station catalog with search and filters
  • Save favorite stations and create custom lists
  • View now playing info, lyrics, and artist details
  • Set wake alarms and sleep timers
  • Add custom HTTPS stream URLs
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Car mode with simplified interface
Features
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rrradio.org is a clean, fast internet-radio player with a constantly updated catalog of public broadcasters and community stations from around the world. Free, with no ads and no tracking — just press play. The catalog is curated and maintained on rrradio.org, a non-commercial, non-profit open-source project. New and fixed stations land continuously, without waiting for an app update. FEATURES • Browse & search — Search a global catalog of stations and filter by country, genre, and stream quality. • Favorites & library — Save favorites and build lists for quick access and skipping between stations, kept in sync across your devices through iCloud. • Now playing & lyrics — Current artist, title, cover art, lyrics, and the on-air show for supported broadcasters, plus Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Music links when metadata is available. • Wake to radio — Set a wake alarm for any station: it notifies you at the time you choose and can start the station playing. Save alarms for quick reuse. • Sleep timer — Auto-stop playback after the time you set. • Custom streams — Paste your own HTTPS stream URL; your private list stays on your device. • Apple Watch — A wrist remote for your iPhone: start a favorite or list, pause, and skip between stations, with now-playing details. • CarPlay — Browse your stations and play them right from the car's built-in display. • Car mode — A simplified, large-button layout that switches on automatically when you connect over Bluetooth or USB, or on demand. • Lock screen & AirPods — Full now-playing controls and background audio, so playback keeps going while you do everything else. PRIVACY FIRST rrradio.org shows no ads and doesn't track you — no accounts, no third-party trackers. Your favorites and custom stations sync privately through your own iCloud account, never our servers. OPEN SOURCE & NON-PROFIT rrradio is open source and community-driven. Found a broken station, or have one we missed? We'd love to hear from you. rrradio.org — internet radio, simplified.

About

netRadio Player

Stream live radio from around the world, discover podcasts, and integrate your Apple Music playlists. Enjoy offline listening, personalized favorites, and a sleek player with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming from worldwide
  • Podcast discovery and playback
  • Apple Music playlist integration
  • Offline episode downloads
  • Personalized favorites and sorting
  • Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
  • CarPlay and widget support
Features
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netRadio brings live radio from around the world, podcasts, your Apple Music playlists and audio dramas together in one player – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and now Apple Watch. No account, no ads, no tracking. FOR YOU At a glance: what's playing, where you left off, and your favorite stations, podcasts and episodes in your order. RADIO • Tens of thousands of stations worldwide, by country and genre • The favorites dial: swipe through your stations like on a radio • Live song titles when the station sends them PODCASTS • Search, charts and genres, episodes with their own artwork • Download for later; played episodes are cleaned up if you like • The next episode starts automatically APPLE MUSIC (OPTIONAL) Your playlists and audio dramas with chapters – with your own Apple Music subscription. Off by default. APPLE WATCH • Radio right on the watch, even when the iPhone stays at home – over Wi-Fi or cellular, with Bluetooth headphones or (newer models) the watch speaker • For You with your stations, podcasts and favorite episodes from the iPhone; continue listening where you stopped • Discover stations, stream podcasts or download them to the watch • Complications and Smart Stack with your last station IPHONE DUO Optimized for every posture: closed as usual, open with a sidebar, half folded with the player on top and the controls below. EVERYWHERE • CarPlay, AirPlay, widgets and controls, Siri and Shortcuts • Sleep timer, light and dark • iCloud sync of your favorites across your devices • 12 languages

Screenshots

rrradio.org4 screens
netRadio Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: rrradio.org at 18.0 against netRadio Player's 26.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
rrradio.org versus netRadio Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterrrradio.orgnetRadio Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB13 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMarkus SteinbrecherAdrian Gajda

In-app purchases

None

rrradio.org

No in-app purchases

None

netRadio Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rrradio.org free?
rrradio.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is netRadio Player free?
netRadio Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do rrradio.org or netRadio Player have ads?
Neither rrradio.org nor netRadio Player shows ads.

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