Caroline Flashback vs Velvet Sounds
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!
Velvet Sounds
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• Check What's currently On-Air. • Stream audio to compatible wireless device. • See our recent tracks played On-Air. • Optimised for In-Car Listening. • Get in touch to hear your favourite Song.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Velvet Sounds at Free against Caroline Flashback's $1.99. Caroline Flashback's advantage is chart position (#172 vs unranked) and device support. On 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
Velvet Sounds is free to download; Caroline Flashback costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Caroline Flashback | Velvet Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #172 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Mounteney | STL SAT Ireland Ltd |
In-app purchases
Caroline Flashback
No in-app purchases
Velvet Sounds
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Caroline Flashback free?
Is Velvet Sounds free?
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