Big 98.1 vs Trapped
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big 98.1
Stream classic hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, featuring iconic artists like Elton John, The Beatles, and Madonna. Enjoy the biggest songs of your life with this radio app.
- Classic hits radio
- 60s music
- 70s music
- 80s music
- Iconic artists
- Live streaming
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LONG ISLAND'S GREATEST HITS, FROM ELTON JOHN, BILLY JOEL, PHIL COLLINS, THE EAGLES, MADONNA,,HUEY LEWIS, PRINCE TO THE BEATLES, STONES, MOTOWN ERA TOO!.THE BIGGEST SONGS OF YOUR LIFE FROM THE 80’S 70'S, & 60’S!
Trapped
Personalize your iPhone Home Screen with custom widgets featuring boxed photos of your friends. Utilize AI to create unique boxed images from your photo library. Once created, these widgets are free to use and view.
- Boxed photo widgets
- AI-generated images
- Add friends from photo library
- Customizable widgets
- Free to view and use created widgets
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Put your friends in a box — on your Home Screen. Trapped turns a photo of someone you know into a boxed widget you can pin to your iPhone Home Screen. Pick a photo, we generate the box effect with AI, and you choose which friend each widget shows. • Add friends from your photo library • AI-generated boxed images (1 credit per image) • Small Home Screen widgets — one per friend Creating boxed images requires credits, which are paid: subscribe to Trapped Pro (3-day free trial with 2 free credits, then 20 credits per week) or buy a one-time top-up pack of 10 or 50 credits. Widgets and friends you have already created stay free to view and use. Photos you choose are processed on our server using OpenAI’s image API to create the boxed image. Friend names and images stay on your device. Privacy Policy: https://trapped.you/privacy Terms of Use: https://trapped.you/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trapped at 5.0 against Big 98.1's 3.8. Trapped also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Big 98.1's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Trapped sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Big 98.1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trapped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Big 98.1 ships an update every 6 months, Trapped weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big 98.1 | Trapped |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JVC Media LLC | Killbridge Ventures |
In-app purchases
Big 98.1
No in-app purchases
Trapped
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- 10 Credits$0.99
- 50 Credits$3.99
