Smooth Player vs 91.7 The Wave
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
91.7 The Wave
Stream live radio, discover songs, and access podcasts. Rate, share, and download music you hear. Engage with the station through photos, events, and contests.
- Live radio streaming
- Music discovery and download
- Podcast and on-demand audio
- Photo galleries and events
- Contests and giveaways
- Direct interaction with the station
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See a live stream of what you hear on-air, including songs, news, weather and much more. Rate, share and download the music you’re listening to. Listen to our podcasts and on-demand audio whilst you browse through the app. Browse our photo galleries and events. Enter competitions. Interact with 91.7 The Wave and call, email, text and Tweet, all directly from within the app.
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Verdict
Smooth Player and 91.7 The Wave both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 91.7 The Wave's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smooth Player's. 91.7 The Wave also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Smooth Player's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (71 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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 — 5.0 for Smooth Player against 5.0 for 91.7 The Wave. 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 100% of 91.7 The Wave's.
Smooth Player ships an update monthly, 91.7 The Wave every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth Player | 91.7 The Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nova Entertainment | West Coast Radio Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Smooth Player
91.7 The Wave
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
91.7 The Wave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smooth Player
No in-app purchases
91.7 The Wave
No in-app purchases
Questions
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