Comparison

Nerve DJs vs 104.9 The Block

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nerve DJs

This app connects DJs and musicians for economic empowerment, offering promotional music and industry partnerships. It provides a platform for artists and DJs to benefit from collaborations with major audio manufacturers and software suppliers.

Highlights
  • DJ and musician networking
  • Promotional music distribution
  • Economic empowerment for artists
  • Partnerships with industry giants
  • Workshops and conferences
  • Mixtape platform
Features
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Nerve DJs was established by four prominent disc jockeys in Cleveland, Ohio. Not satisfied with simply getting music from a local record pool, these four disc jockeys established a union where local and regional disc jockeys could benefit from a union or an association of DJs and musicians in the area for the purpose of economic empowerment. The Association was incorporated in 2003. Nerve Djs realized that bringing disc jockeys together under one house, an economic force to be reckoned with would be established in northern Ohio. After achieving immediate success, this philosophy was used to branch out to other states. Today, Nerve DJs has members throughout the states and beyond. The purpose of the Nerve DJs is not to just distribute promotional MP3s for establishing a music library, but again, to create an organization were both artists and disc jockeys would benefit economically by partnerships with each other and industry giants such as Monster Products, Rane, Stanton, Pioneer, Numark, Native Instruments, and other industry giants, audio manufacturers and software suppliers. Unlike record pools and MP3 pools that simply distribute promotional tracks to disc jockeys and those who claim to be disc jockeys, Nerve DJs boasts that they are providing a service that far outweighs anything that a MP3 pool and a record pool could ever provide. Since the early days of Nerve DJs, we have presented showcases, conferences, tours, conference calls and workshops that demonstrate hands-on techniques from some of the biggest manufacturers of DJ Products. At our 2007 event Rane sponsored us and sent DJ Jazzy Jay to present the new TTM 57 Rane. With much success as a DJ Coalition and our membership growing into the thousands, in 2010 we added The NerveDJs Industry Bi-Weekly Conference call bridging the Artists with the DJs that break trax. 2012 we began working on www.NerveDJsMixtapes.com and went public February 2013, it was a slow start but has since gained a lot.

About

104.9 The Block

Access the latest Hip Hop & R&B music and news on the go. Stream your favorite tracks and stay updated with everything the app offers, directly from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Live music streaming
  • Latest news updates
  • Hip Hop & R&B focus
  • Mobile accessibility
Features
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Download the all-new 104.9 The Block app so you can get the latest news & greatest Hip Hop & R&B music wherever you go. Listen to us on your smartphone and get access to everything our app has to offer such as:

Screenshots

Nerve DJs4 screens
104.9 The Block4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nerve DJs at every 5 months against 104.9 The Block's every 30 months. Nerve DJs also leads on ratings volume (96 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Nerve DJs against 5.0 for 104.9 The Block. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nerve DJs has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nerve DJs ships an update every 5 months, 104.9 The Block every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nerve DJs versus 104.9 The Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNerve DJs104.9 The Block
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (96 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNERVEDJS.COM, L.L.C.InterTech Media, Inc.

Customer experience

Nerve DJs

All ratings91 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

104.9 The Block

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nerve DJs

No in-app purchases

None

104.9 The Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nerve DJs free?
Nerve DJs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 104.9 The Block free?
104.9 The Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nerve DJs or 104.9 The Block?
104.9 The Block is rated higher. Nerve DJs averages 4.9 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while 104.9 The Block averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nerve DJs or 104.9 The Block have ads?
Both Nerve DJs and 104.9 The Block show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nerve DJs or 104.9 The Block?
Nerve DJs ships an update every 5 months, and 104.9 The Block every 30 months. Most recently, Nerve DJs was updated on October 24, 2026 and 104.9 The Block on October 11, 2026.

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