Jeffro.Radio vs Z
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jeffro.Radio
Stream pop, rock, and rhythmic hits from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today, live from Chicago. Enjoy a diverse playlist beyond typical radio selections, without subscriptions or commercials.
- Live music streaming
- Pop, rock, and rhythmic hits
- 80s, 90s, 2000s, and current music
- Commercial-free listening
- Subscription-free access
- Chicago-based live broadcast
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Jeffro Radio plays pop, rock, and rhythmic hits of the 80s, 90s, 2K + Today, live from Chicago! This isn't the same old list of 250 over-researched songs like you hear on terrestrial or even satellite radio. We're subscription-free and commercial-free!
Z
Listen to a commercial-free radio station dedicated to forgotten hits from the 1970s and 1980s. Enjoy a curated selection of music without interruptions.
- Commercial-free listening
- Focus on 70s and 80s music
- Plays forgotten hits
- Podcast integration
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Z-FM is a commercial-free station that plays forgotten, or 'lost' hits from the 70s and 80s. podcast
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Z at every 2 weeks against Jeffro.Radio's every 6 months. Z also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Jeffro.Radio's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Z holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jeffro.Radio has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Jeffro.Radio ships an update every 6 months, Z every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Jeffro.Radio | Z |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffro Radio | Grant Weyman |
Customer experience
Jeffro.Radio
Z
In-app purchases
Jeffro.Radio
No in-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
