Goldenrb vs Smooth 70s
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goldenrb
Stream jazz and R&B music 24/7 from a global online radio station. Enjoy a curated selection of music anytime, anywhere.
- 24/7 music streaming
- Global online radio
- Jazz music
- R&B music
- Worldwide streaming
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GoldenRB is a Phenomenal Jazz & R&B Online Radio station streaming music 24/7 Worldwide.
Smooth 70s
This app plays music from the 1970s all day long, featuring popular hits and forgotten gems. Engage with the station using a "shout-out" feature to request songs and potentially be heard on air.
- All 70s music playlist
- Hit songs and flashback tracks
- Listener song requests
- On-air shout-outs
- Plays all day
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If you're a child of the 70s or are just a fan of great music, we've got some far-out news! Smooth 70s is here, playing All 70s, All Day. All the hits you remember, plus some great flashback songs from our dusty 8-track collection. Be sure to use the 'shout-out' feature to talk back to us and tell us what you wanna hear. You may even hear yourself on the air! Groovy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Goldenrb at none against Smooth 70s's shown. Goldenrb also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Goldenrb against 5.0 for Smooth 70s. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goldenrb has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Goldenrb ships an update every 25 months, Smooth 70s every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goldenrb | Smooth 70s |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GOLDENRB LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | New Music Server |
Customer experience
Goldenrb
Smooth 70s
In-app purchases
Goldenrb
No in-app purchases
Smooth 70s
No in-app purchases
