KrossKast vs Throwback Z89
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KrossKast
This service provides legally licensed music for businesses, covering royalty fees so you can play music in your location. Access genre-specific music stations on various devices and customize channels with branding and messaging.
- Legal music playback for businesses
- Royalty fee coverage
- Genre-licensed music stations
- Cross-device compatibility
- Customizable branding and messaging
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KrossKast is a music service for business. We pay the music royalty fees for you, so you can legally play music within your business location(s). Sign up on our website and receive access to different genre licensed music-stations via your computer, mobile-device or tablet. We can also customize all music-channels by adding Branding and Messaging. In-Store Branding example: "Your Listening to Company Radio". In-Store Messaging example: "Have you tried our online shopping? Just click what you want and we’ll pick and pack your order for pick-up. Push a button instead of a shopping cart. Log on to our website today at company dot com!" "We Do Music, Making Your Business One Step Simpler".
Throwback Z89
Relive the past 40 years of music from WJPZ-FM Syracuse, a student-owned radio station. Enjoy your favorite Z89 jams from decades gone by.
- Listen to WJPZ-FM Syracuse hits
- Music from the past 40 years
- Student-owned radio station history
- Throwback music collection
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Throwback Z89 pays homage to the rich history of WJPZ-FM Syracuse, the only student-owned / operated station located on the campus of Syracuse University. Kick back & throwback with your favorite Z89 jams from the past 40 years!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Throwback Z89 at 5.0 against KrossKast's 4.5. KrossKast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
Throwback Z89 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KrossKast has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | KrossKast | Throwback Z89 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KrossKast, LLC | Total IT, Inc. |
In-app purchases
KrossKast
No in-app purchases
Throwback Z89
No in-app purchases
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