Comparison

New Age Player vs nicecream.fm

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

Head to head
About

New Age Player

Listen to a curated selection of New Age music stations or add your own. Manage favorites, stream various audio formats, and sync data across devices. Includes an alarm function and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Preloaded New Age music stations
  • Customizable station list
  • Favorites management
  • Shoutcast and HLS stream support
  • Dropbox data sync
  • Alarm function
  • AirPlay compatibility
Features
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New Age Player is an Internet Radio Player app. By default it is preloaded with 9 third-party New Age music stations. You can edit/delete/add stations/move them to favourites. Also you can edit/delete favourites. Supports Shoutcast streams both MP3 and AAC, and HLS streams. Ability to share data between devices/platforms via the Dropbox screen (requires a dropbox account). There is also an alarm function, which requires Notifications to be enabled to work. This app is compatible with AirPlay, thus allowing the user to play the audio output to an AirPlay-enabled speaker.

About

nicecream.fm

Features
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nicecream.fm is an independent audio-visual platform for leisure, summer vibes, and effortless listening. Broadcasting live globally for 12 years, finally there's the app. WHAT YOU GET: • Zero ad interruptions, no talk hosts, and no subscription fees. • Just push play: the app will select the channel best suited for your local time • Pick your flavour by swiping anytime between the 3 Live Channels: - start your morning on Green: Sunny poolside vibes with a slice of Electro & Beach House - lounge through lazy afternoons on Blue: a journey across the world, from Balearic & Lo-Fi to Folk & R’N’B - and ease into late nights on Red: Soundtrack for your jacuzzi - Deep-Electronica & Champagne • DJ curated collections of mixtapes for each mood and activity. • Immersive visual experience paired with each channel. • Seamless Playback: Background streaming with lock-screen audio controls. • Save Favorites: Add mixes to your collection for easy replay or share songs to your streaming platforms.

Screenshots

New Age Player4 screens
nicecream.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: New Age Player at 13.0 against nicecream.fm's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Age Player ships an update every 3 weeks, nicecream.fm monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
New Age Player versus nicecream.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Age Playernicecream.fm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB56 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIced Carbon Ltd.Front Blue Raw SRL

In-app purchases

None

New Age Player

No in-app purchases

None

nicecream.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is New Age Player free?
New Age Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nicecream.fm free?
nicecream.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do New Age Player or nicecream.fm have ads?
Neither New Age Player nor nicecream.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Age Player or nicecream.fm?
New Age Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and nicecream.fm monthly. Most recently, New Age Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and nicecream.fm on November 6, 2026.

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