Radio Caroline vs Live 95.5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radio Caroline
Listen live to a legendary offshore radio station on your iOS device. Explore program schedules, presenter details, and historical radio facts. Never miss a show with alarms or catch up with the 'Listen Again' feature.
- Live radio streaming
- Time-shifted North American stream
- Program schedule browsing
- Presenter profiles
- Listen Again feature
- Show alarms
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Listen live to the world famous Radio Caroline on your iOS device, including a North American only stream time-shifted stream synced with either East or West coast time. Browse our programme schedule, read the presenter profiles, send emails and brush up on your world, music and radio history on our 'This Day' page. Never miss a show by setting an alarm for when it is about to start, or if you do - listen to it later using our ‘Listen Again’ feature. Radio Caroline started the UK's offshore radio boom in the 1960s, and continued to broadcast to Europe from the North Sea until 1990, defying storms and hostile governments. We still have our radio-ship Ross Revenge, which is used for special broadcasts, with our regular programmes coming from land-based studios. However the spirt of the offshore days remains and Radio Caroline's presenters continue to have the freedom to play a wide range of album music from today and yesterday.
Live 95.5
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Whether you listen to our livestream or check out our on-demand audio and podcasts, with the Live 95.5 app you can access our shows, contests, and music news whenever you want! That means you can take Brooke & Jeffrey and all your other favorites with you wherever you go. - Stream LIve 95.5 anytime, anywhere - Get caught up with our on-demand show content including Brooke & Jeffrey, XYZ with Erik Zachary, and Dylan & Zoe - Download podcasts to listen to offline with no internet connection - Wake up with Brooke & Jeffrey In The Morning with our alarm clock - Read the latest music news stories - Receive breaking news alerts and notifications about exclusive contests, events and special programming - Connect the app to your car’s dashboard media player via Apple CarPlay (on supported car models)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Radio Caroline at none against Live 95.5's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio Caroline | Live 95.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Mounteney | Alpha Media, LLC |
In-app purchases
Radio Caroline
No in-app purchases
Live 95.5
No in-app purchases
