Caroline Flashback vs 80’s Heaven
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!
80’s Heaven
This music app features DJs who played iconic tracks during the 1980s. Relive the decade with familiar voices and beloved hits from the era.
- 80s music station
- Featuring original DJs
- Familiar voices from radio
- Iconic 80s tracks
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80's Heaven boasts a line-up of familiar voices from Radio 1 and Luxembourg 208 plus other much loved stations during Music's Most Decedent Decade. DJ names who played these iconic tracks first time round when they were new releases. Get ready to hear them all again on the station that is Living and Loving the 80's as much as you do!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 80’s Heaven at Free against Caroline Flashback's $1.99. 80’s Heaven also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Caroline Flashback's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On rating, 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
80’s Heaven is free to download; Caroline Flashback costs $1.99 up front. 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 Caroline Flashback against 5.0 for 80’s Heaven. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Caroline Flashback | 80’s Heaven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Patrick Mounteney | 80'S HEAVEN LIMITED |
Customer experience
Caroline Flashback
80’s Heaven
In-app purchases
Caroline Flashback
No in-app purchases
80’s Heaven
No in-app purchases
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