Smooth Player vs 2NURFM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smooth Player
Stream your favorite music and radio stations on the go. Enjoy live broadcasts, curated playlists, and a vast library of podcasts. Stay updated with news, sports, and finance, all in one easy-to-use application.
- Live radio streaming
- Curated music playlists
- Hundreds of podcasts
- On-demand news
- Switch between stations
- Apple CarPlay support
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The easy place to relax is with you wherever you go thanks to the official Smooth Player app. You’ll enjoy free and unlimited access to all your favourite Smooth FM stations, an endless playlist of songs you know and love, the latest news, sport and finance on the go, plus hundreds of podcasts to explore from the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network. Features: - Listen live to Smooth FM stations wherever you are with local news, traffic and weather. - Keep track of your favourite Smooth FM shows and switch between different music playlists. - Enjoy more music and radio stations than ever before from within the app switch from Smooth FM to Nova, FIVEAA and Star 104.5 with a swipe. - Access on-demand news from within the Player sourced from our partners including The Australian, News24, The Daily Telegraph, Fox Sports Australia, and News.com.au. - Listen your way through hundreds of podcast titles in the Nova Podcast Network. - Choose from news, sports, comedy and entertainment titles with new content uploaded daily. - Listen with Apple CarPlay - Enter Smooth radio competitions for your chance to win! From Michael Bublé to the Bee Gees, Backstreet Boys to George Michael, Madonna to Robbie Williams, the Smooth FM playlist includes all your favourite music to shut out the noise of everyday life. Join hosts Cameron Daddo, Richard Wilkins, David Campbell Bogart Torrelli, Ty Frost, Simon Diaz & Byron Webb as they take you on your smooth listening journey with more music, less talk. Listen to: - Smooth FM 95.3 Sydney - Smooth FM 91.5 Melbourne - Smooth FM Adelaide - Smooth FM Perth - Smooth FM Brisbane - Smooth Relax - Smooth 80s - Smooth Vintage - Access all of NOVA Entertainment's FM and AM stations including Nova, Star 104.5 and FIVEAA. - Listen to our Partner stations, such as News24 Radio, The Rock, Coles Radio, FOX SPORTS News and talkSPORT - Plus hundreds of podcast titles on the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network
2NURFM
Stream live radio and access podcasts from this station. Discover and purchase recently played songs, connect via social media, and set alarms for convenient listening.
- Live radio streaming
- Podcast downloads
- Recently played song purchases
- Social media integration
- Studio contact options
- Alarm and snooze functionality
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The 2NUR app gives you the best experience yet for listening to 2NUR wherever you are. Hear and download 2NUR Podcasts, view and purchase recently played songs from iTunes, catch up with 2NUR on social media, call or email the studio and set an Alarm / Snooze to make listening even more convenient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 2NURFM at none against Smooth Player's shown. 2NURFM also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 67%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Smooth Player's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (71 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
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 — 5.0 for Smooth Player against 5.0 for 2NURFM. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smooth Player has 71 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Smooth Player's written reviews are positive against 91% of 2NURFM's.
Smooth Player ships an update monthly, 2NURFM every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Smooth Player | 2NURFM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Entertainment | The University of Newcastle, Australia |
Customer experience
Smooth Player
2NURFM
User reviews
Smooth Player
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 😌 Relaxing vibes
- 📻 Favorite radio station
- 🎵 Continuous music
- 🎶 Awesome throwbacks
Room to improve
- 😩 Pre-roll advertising irritant
- 📱 App not working
- ⚠️ App crashes on startup
- 🚫 Won't open
- ❌ Can't login
2NURFM
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 🎤 Engaging presenters
- 🌍 Accessible worldwide via app
- 📰 Concise local news
- 😂 Humorous banter
Room to improve
- 📻 Music becoming too 80s oriented
- 🐛 App signal drops
- 🐛 App issues after updates
- 🐛 App not intuitive with VoiceOver
- 🐛 App navigation difficult
Bugs and requests
Smooth Player
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on startup
- Blank white screen on startup
- Opens to blank page
- Cannot log in on iPad
- Login button off screen
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- App not working on iPhone 14 Pro
- App not working on iOS 12.5.7
- CarPlay integration broken after update
- Player stops when volume is down
- Cannot raise volume when player is not playing
- App frozen on privacy page
- App doesn't load
- Cannot mute without shutting down
- App drops out frequently
- App doesn't automatically pick up after calls or leaving car
- App drops out on Wi-Fi, requires phone data
- Play button does nothing
- App chewing through data (2GB+ in 2 hours)
- Streaming quality not optimal
Requested features
8 requests- Support Siri Shortcuts
- Timer/sleep function
- Alarm function
- Siri functionality
- Improve streaming bandwidth
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- Bring back Smooth Vintage
- Bring back Smooth 80's, 90's & Relax
- Bring Koffee back
2NURFM
Reported bugs
5 issues- App keeps dropping out
- Ads repeat after signal loss
- App won't work after last update
- App difficult to use with VoiceOver
- App is difficult to navigate and less intuitive
Requested features
4 requests- Improve app accessibility for VoiceOver users
- Make app navigation more intuitive
- Ensure stable streaming when moving
- Get rid of Michael Bolton
In-app purchases
Smooth Player
No in-app purchases
2NURFM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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