Pilgrim Radio vs Abiding Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilgrim Radio
This app offers authentic Christian content including Bible teaching, music, and discussions on real-world topics. Listen to a nonstop livestream, on-demand podcasts, and use features like a voice message sender and sleep timer. It aims to provide truth, purpose, and strength for your faith journey.
- Bible teaching
- Uplifting music
- On-demand podcasts
- Daily Scripture readings
- Voice message sender
- Sleep timer/alarm
- Apple CarPlay & Android Auto compatibility
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Timeless Truth, Steadfast Hope, Strength for the Journey. Pilgrim Radio brings you thoughtful, authentic Christian content to help you navigate everyday life with truth, purpose, and strength. Dive into powerful Bible teaching, authentic conversations, uplifting music, daily Scripture readings, and real-world topics that matter. In addition to our nonstop Livestream, listen to selected podcasts on-demand, use the Open Mic to send a voice message directly to Pilgrim Radio, or activate the sleep timer/alarm to wake up/go to sleep with Pilgrim Radio. Compatible with Apple Carplay. Whether you’re deep in faith or just exploring, Pilgrim Radio meets you right where you are—offering honest, meaningful content to strengthen your journey. Uplifting, truth-filled content 24/7. No fluff. No hype. No ads. Just real hope. Pilgrim Radio — Strength for the Journey
Abiding Radio
Listen to a 24/7 stream of classic hymns and contemporary conservative Christian instrumental music. This listener-supported ministry offers Christ-honoring music without commercials.
- Classic hymns of the faith
- Conservative Christian instrumental music
- Traditional sacred music
- 24/7 streaming
- Commercial-free ministry
- Listener-supported
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Abiding Radio airs classic hymns of the faith and the best of today's conservative, sacred, and traditional Christian instrumental music. We are a listener-supported commercial-free ministry providing Christ honoring music 24/7. Featured artists include: The Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team, The Steve Galkin Evangelistic Team, Foundation Brass, Erin Cross, The Foto Sisters, Greg Howlett, Jordan Potter, LaShannon Hyder, Loren Elms, Matthew Conrad, Nathan Burggraff, the SMS Orchestra, The Potter Family, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Abiding Radio at none against Pilgrim Radio's shown. Abiding Radio also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 2). Pilgrim Radio's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Pilgrim Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abiding Radio has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pilgrim Radio's written reviews are positive against 88% of Abiding Radio's.
Pilgrim Radio ships an update every 11 months, Abiding Radio every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilgrim Radio | Abiding Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilgrim Radio | Kory Nakatsu |
Customer experience
Pilgrim Radio
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In-app purchases
Pilgrim Radio
No in-app purchases
Abiding Radio
No in-app purchases
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