BOOST RADIO vs LYNX Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOOST RADIO
Stream faith-based Hip Hop and Pop music with positive, clean lyrics. Connect with DJs, vote for songs, and receive free alerts. Enjoy music that strengthens your faith without commercials.
- Faith-based Hip Hop & Pop music
- Positive and clean lyrics
- Live DJ interaction
- Song voting
- Free song alerts
- Commercial-free listening
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Listen to faith-based Hip Hop & Pop from BOOST RADIO! ▪ Music that moves you. Songs you can move to. With DJ’s who keep things fun, clean, and positive. ▪ BOOST RADIO's songs & shows can help strengthen your faith. Most of our music is about your connection to God, and to the people God put in your life. Oh. And no commercials, ever. In the BOOST RADIO app, you can get to know the performers. Direct Message the DJ's live in the studio. Vote for songs you want more of. Get free song alerts. Stream our Mix Spot shows. Lecrae, NF, Andy Mineo, KB, Wande, Evan Craft, nobigdyl, Tedashii, and Hollyn are just a few of the artists you'll hear on BOOST RADIO.
LYNX Player
Access and manage a variety of content like DVDs, videos, audiobooks, music, and ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. This application facilitates downloading, transferring, and playback of your digital media library.
- Download content
- Transfer content
- Access DVDs
- Play videos
- Listen to audiobooks
- Manage music
- Read ebooks
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With Lynx Player you can use your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch for download, transfer and access of content such as DVDs, videos, audio books, music, ebooks and packaged content
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BOOST RADIO at 96% against LYNX Player's 17%. BOOST RADIO also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (616 vs 30). LYNX Player's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BOOST RADIO holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BOOST RADIO has 616 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of BOOST RADIO's written reviews are positive against 17% of LYNX Player's.
BOOST RADIO ships an update every 2 months, LYNX Player every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOOST RADIO | LYNX Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (616 ratings) — better | 3.4 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 616 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gateway Creative Communications | VSG, Inc |
Customer experience
BOOST RADIO
LYNX Player
Bugs and requests
BOOST RADIO
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes with recent updates
- Music playback stops unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Support for Apple Watch
- Localized streams for specific regions
- In-app song notifications
LYNX Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BOOST RADIO
No in-app purchases
LYNX Player
No in-app purchases
