FrogRadio vs The Zone 96.1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FrogRadio
Discover thousands of commercial-free internet radio stations with a live DJ experience. Organize your favorites and enjoy album art for playing tracks. No sign-up required to start listening.
- Thousands of internet radio stations
- Commercial-free listening
- Live DJ experience
- Curated featured stations
- Album art display
- Favorites folder
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- There are thousands of great radio stations broadcasting over the internet. Many of them are commercial free and play fabulous music. If you like the personal touch of a live DJ spinning tunes for you try FrogRadio. If you prefer handcrafted streams instead of algorithmically programmed music you have come to the right place. - We have a database of over 40,000 radio stations from all over the world. - No sign up, login, or account required. (For syncing between devices an Apple iCloud account is needed.) - No ads. - FrogRadio provides dozens of music Genres to search in for your favorite music. You can have a Favorites folder to organize as you like. - FrogRadio will display Album Art for the currently playing track if it can find it. - A curated list of Featured stations is provided as well as occasional Specials.
The Zone 96.1
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Northern Nevada’s newest station is 96-1 THE ZONE (106.5 in Carson City). It is a contemporary Alternative music station featuring artists like: Nirvana, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Offspring, Linkin Park, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boys, Blink 182 and many more. The Zone starts the day with “The Woody Show” one of the most listened-to shows in LA and broadcast on dozens of stations across America.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Zone 96.1 at Free against FrogRadio's $4.99. The Zone 96.1 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). FrogRadio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On 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
The Zone 96.1 is free to download; FrogRadio costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FrogRadio ships an update monthly, The Zone 96.1 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FrogRadio | The Zone 96.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shy Frog Productions LLC | Reno Media Group, L.P. |
In-app purchases
FrogRadio
No in-app purchases
The Zone 96.1
No in-app purchases
Questions
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