Comparison

Caroline Flashback vs DevonAir Radio

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

Head to head
About

Caroline Flashback

This app offers a dedicated stream of 60s and 70s pop music, providing a nostalgic listening experience. It features program schedules, currently playing track information, and a replay service for missed shows.

Highlights
  • 60s & 70s music stream
  • Program schedule
  • Currently playing track info
  • Replay service for missed programs
  • Low and medium bandwidth streams
Features
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An all 'Oldies' service brought to you by the world famous Radio Caroline – Caroline Flashback. Many people, of a certain age, still associate Radio Caroline with the pop music of the 60s & 70s. Caroline Flashback provides an alternative service to our Album Channel for those who want to hear tracks from this exciting era. The app has a low bandwidth and medium bandwidth stream, shows the programme schedule, the currently playing track and now our 'Replay' service gives you a chance to catch up with programmes you may have missed over the past two weeks. Pure Nostalgia from Caroline Flashback!

About

DevonAir Radio

Listen to an award-winning local radio station featuring exclusively local presenters. Enjoy a fresh, upbeat musical mix and hear a diverse range of music without repetitive tracks. Stay updated on local events and life in East Devon and Exeter, broadcasting live daily.

Highlights
  • Award-winning local radio
  • Exclusive local presenters
  • Fresh, upbeat musical mix
  • No repetitive song playing
  • Promotes local events and life
  • Live daily broadcasts
Features
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DevonAir Radio is an award-winning local radio station brought to you by local people every week. You won’t hear the same record over and over again and you don’t have to wait for certain shows to request a song. DevonAir Radio “Your Maximum Music Station”. All of our shows are produced by local presenters offering an exclusively local radio service that promotes local events and life in East Devon and Exeter. A fresh, upbeat musical mix with real local voices broadcasting ‘LIVE EVERY DAY'

Screenshots

Caroline Flashback4 screens
DevonAir Radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DevonAir Radio at Free against Caroline Flashback's $1.99. DevonAir Radio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 30 months). Caroline Flashback's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DevonAir Radio is free to download; Caroline Flashback costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caroline Flashback ships an update every 30 months, DevonAir Radio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Caroline Flashback versus DevonAir Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaroline FlashbackDevonAir Radio
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick MounteneyDevonair Ltd

Customer experience

Caroline Flashback

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

DevonAir Radio

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Caroline Flashback

No in-app purchases

None

DevonAir Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caroline Flashback free?
Caroline Flashback costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevonAir Radio free?
DevonAir Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Caroline Flashback or DevonAir Radio have ads?
Neither Caroline Flashback nor DevonAir Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caroline Flashback or DevonAir Radio?
Caroline Flashback ships an update every 30 months, and DevonAir Radio every 5 months. Most recently, Caroline Flashback was updated on September 10, 2026 and DevonAir Radio on July 4, 2026.

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