KOOL 95 vs Smooth 70s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KOOL 95
Listen to classic hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s with a wide variety of songs. Tune in nightly for special music programs and love songs.
- Plays 60s, 70s, and 80s music
- Thousands of different songs
- Daily music specials
- Nightly love songs program
- Live radio streaming
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KOOL 95-9 FM The desert’s home for good times and great music from the 60’s 70’s and 80’s We play thousands of different songs for maximum variety. Tune seven night's a week for unique music specials; Sixties at Six, Seventies at Seven and non-stop Kool Love Songs eight until Midnight. Kool 95-9 is family owned and supported by local businesses.
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
KOOL 95 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 KOOL 95 against 5.0 for Smooth 70s. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
KOOL 95 ships an update every 23 months, Smooth 70s every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KOOL 95 | 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 23 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | R M Broadcasting, LLC | New Music Server |
Customer experience
KOOL 95
Smooth 70s
In-app purchases
KOOL 95
No in-app purchases
Smooth 70s
No in-app purchases
