Caroline Flashback vs TMCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 60s & 70s music stream
- Program schedule
- Currently playing track info
- Replay service for missed programs
- Low and medium bandwidth streams
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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!
TMCR
Stream live radio from a specific station and interact directly with the studio. Access detailed information about the station's programming and content.
- Live radio streaming
- Direct studio messaging
- Station information display
- Interactive features
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Listen to TMCR Radio station. Message the studio directly. View Info from Station.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TMCR at Free against Caroline Flashback's $1.99. TMCR also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Caroline Flashback's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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
TMCR is free to download; Caroline Flashback costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Caroline Flashback ships an update every 30 months, TMCR every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caroline Flashback | TMCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 22 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Mounteney | Chris Englefield |
Customer experience
Caroline Flashback
TMCR
In-app purchases
Caroline Flashback
No in-app purchases
TMCR
No in-app purchases
