WXPL vs Smooth 70s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WXPL
Stream live radio shows from a university's student-run station. Access a diverse range of programming directly from your mobile device.
- Live radio streaming
- Student-run station
- Variety of shows
- University official app
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WXPL is the official app for Fitchburg State University's student-run radio station. Listen online to a wide variety of live radio shows. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Fitchburg State University offers over 30 undergraduate programs and 22 master's degree programs.
Smooth 70s
This app plays music from the 1970s all day long, featuring popular hits and forgotten gems. Engage with the station using a "shout-out" feature to request songs and potentially be heard on air.
- All 70s music playlist
- Hit songs and flashback tracks
- Listener song requests
- On-air shout-outs
- Plays all day
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If you're a child of the 70s or are just a fan of great music, we've got some far-out news! Smooth 70s is here, playing All 70s, All Day. All the hits you remember, plus some great flashback songs from our dusty 8-track collection. Be sure to use the 'shout-out' feature to talk back to us and tell us what you wanna hear. You may even hear yourself on the air! Groovy!
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Verdict
WXPL and Smooth 70s are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WXPL against 5.0 for Smooth 70s. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
WXPL ships an update every 21 months, Smooth 70s every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WXPL | Smooth 70s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fitchburg State University | New Music Server |
Customer experience
WXPL
Smooth 70s
In-app purchases
WXPL
No in-app purchases
Smooth 70s
No in-app purchases
