Radio Mango vs Muthashikadhakal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radio Mango
Stream your favorite music and stay connected with live radio. Access the latest songs, videos, and podcasts across various genres, no matter where you are in the world.
- Live radio streaming
- Music on the go
- Latest songs
- Videos
- Podcasts
- Global access
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Listen to your favourite music on the go. Listen to our live radio using this app & stay connected. Keep up to date with the latest songs, videos and podcasts from a wide range of genres. Enjoy Radio Mango Live from anywhere in the world. Naattilengum Paattayi !
Muthashikadhakal
This app brings traditional Malayalam stories to life for children, narrated in a captivating voice. It offers a collection of tales featuring diverse characters and moral lessons, perfect for both children and elders. Ideal for NRIs to connect with their heritage.
- Malayalam story narration
- Diverse characters
- Moral lessons
- Engaging voiceovers
- Suitable for all ages
- NRI connection
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Every children loves stories and if it is told by their loved ones they will be more happy to heed them. Suppose that if the story is in your mother tongue, it will be more interesting. Vcodeinfotech now have presented an innovative idea of telling stories in Malayalam to your younger ones through your mobiles. Like every grandma stories there are many stories in Malayalam language also. All these “MUTHASHIKADHAKAL” include animals, Kings, Queens and various other characters from all walks of life. Balu: in leopard’s story; Ramu: in hat sellers story or the greedy King in the ‘Gold story’ all will surely entertain your children and their friends profusely. The apologues in this app are recited fabulously by a cute voice that will definitely be very attractive to your kids. If you are an NRI it gives a double chance of story- telling and hearing your old grandma stories in your mother tongue. The thought provoking proverbs or pieces of advice at the end of each story will evoke a moral and social consciousness in their little minds. We have no doubt that this app will prove to be an excellent time pass for both the elders and their kids. We have selected these stories from various sources and we welcome your valuable suggestions and comments to make it more perfect in the coming updations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Muthashikadhakal at 5.0 against Radio Mango's 4.0. Muthashikadhakal also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.5). Radio Mango's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Muthashikadhakal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radio Mango has 113 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Radio Mango's written reviews are positive against 100% of Muthashikadhakal's.
Radio Mango ships an update every 2 weeks, Muthashikadhakal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio Mango | Muthashikadhakal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malayala Manorama Company Limited | Vcode Infotech India Pvt Ltd |
Customer experience
Radio Mango
Muthashikadhakal
Bugs and requests
Radio Mango
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when minimized
- Dual audio streams after phone call interruption
- Live radio stops playing after app restart
- Radio pauses when Google Maps navigation speaks
- CarPlay activates microphone unnecessarily
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- Play/pause button unresponsive after calls
- Automatic pause after 30 seconds
- App hangs and becomes unresponsive
- Buffering and overlapping playback issues
- Sound glitches and distortion
- App freezes on certain features (message to RJ)
- Inconsistent playback between app and actual radio
- Network interruption causes playback failure
- Unbalanced audio (offset to left side)
Requested features
13 requests- Option to select different cities/stations (Kerala, Kochi, UAE versions)
- Song title display on screen
- Apple Watch support
- Chromecast/audio casting support
- Dark mode option
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- Hindi song collection expansion
- Program schedule with start times
- Talk shows and podcast uploads
- Siri integration
- Auto-play on app open
- Better podcast upload frequency
- Lock screen Mango logo
- RDS song information display
Muthashikadhakal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Radio Mango
No in-app purchases
Muthashikadhakal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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