Y101 Jackson vs Sabrinalert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y101 Jackson
Stream Jackson's top hit music station live 24/7. Engage with exclusive contests, stay updated on music news, and connect with on-air personalities. Discover upcoming events and enjoy continuous entertainment.
- Live 24/7 streaming
- Exclusive contest entries
- Latest music news updates
- Upcoming event listings
- Connect with on-air personalities
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Y101: Jackson's #1 Hit Music Station Listen to Jackson's #1 Hit Music Station with the free Y101 app! Stream the station live, enter contests, stay connected with the latest music news, and more. Features: - Listen live 24/7 - Enter exclusive contests - Read the latest music news - Check out upcoming events - Connect with your favorite on-air personalities Download the Y101 app today and stay connected with your favorite station!
Sabrinalert
Stay updated with your favorite artist through a dedicated newsfeed, concert alerts, and real-time notifications. Track songs and outfits, and engage in fun guessing games related to live shows.
- Newsfeed of fan accounts
- Concert date alerts
- Real-time livestream notifications
- Song and outfit trackers
- Show outfit and song guessing game
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The go-to source for news and games for our favorite short and sweet artist! Sabrinalert will keep you connected to the shows and the music with a newsfeed of key fan accounts, concert dates in your time zone, and real-time alerts so you can check out livestreams. The song and outfit trackers will keep you posted on the tour, and Sharpest Tool will let you have fun guessing show outfits and songs in real-time! Sabrinalert is an aggregation of publicly available information and is committed to accuracy, but is not responsible for inaccurate notifications. Sabrinalert has no affiliation, association, endorsement, or any connection with Sabrina Carpenter, or any subsidiaries or affiliates including but not limited to The Short N' Sweet Tour. To support Sabrina Carpenter, please visit the official Sabrina Carpenter website at https://www.sabrinacarpenter.com/ and the official Short N' Sweet Tour website at https://store.sabrinacarpenter.com/pages/tour. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sabrinalert at 4.7 against Y101 Jackson's 4.2. Sabrinalert also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Y101 Jackson's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Sabrinalert sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Y101 Jackson asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sabrinalert holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sabrinalert has 273 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Y101 Jackson's written reviews are positive against 86% of Sabrinalert's.
Y101 Jackson ships an update every 2 months, Sabrinalert every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y101 Jackson | Sabrinalert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (273 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 273 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | New South Radio Inc. | Sabrina Sphere LLC |
Customer experience
Y101 Jackson
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Bugs and requests
Y101 Jackson
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sabrinalert
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sharpest Tool game glitches on larger screens
- Paid notifications not working for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Add more games like on Swift Alert
- Include song rankings
- Add an Olivia Rodrigo version
- Improve notification system
- Add a random answer button for Sharpest Tool
In-app purchases
Y101 Jackson
No in-app purchases
Sabrinalert
- Get Full Access$1.99
- Get Full Access$2.99
- Get Full Access$3.99
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