Comparison

FIVEAA Player vs SSATV Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FIVEAA Player

Listen to live radio, news, and podcasts from Adelaide's FIVEAA. Enjoy exclusive content, video moments, and access to other NOVA Entertainment stations. Never miss a moment of local and national talk topics, sports, and comedy.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • On-demand news
  • Podcast library
  • Video content
  • Access to NOVA Entertainment stations
  • Apple CarPlay support
Features
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The official FIVEAA Player app lets you listen to all your favourite FIVEAA shows, news and podcasts on your phone. Footy’s AFL is always on the agenda and so are all the local, national and global talk topics that matter to all South Australians. Download the FIVEAA Player app and take the best of Always Adelaide wherever you go.​ ​ Features:​ - Listen live to FIVEAA on 1395 AM. Breakfast with David and Will, the FIVEAA Sports show with Rowey and his multitude of past and present SA sporting guests.​ - Watch – video moments and interviews from your favourite shows.​ - Enjoy a laugh with the funniest bits of Jon Blake at your fingertips.​ - 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.​ - Podcasts. Listen your way through hundreds of podcasts titles in the NOVA Entertainment Podcast Network. Choose from news, to sport, comedy, and entertainment titles with new content uploaded daily.​ - PLUS access to all of NOVA Entertainment’s broadcast and digital radio stations including Nova, Smooth, and Star 104.5.​ - Listen with Apple CarPlay - Enter FIVEAA radio competitions for your chance to win!​ ​ Add the new FIVEAA Player app to your phone so you'll never miss a thing!​ And if you've got mates interstate missing out on the latest on the Power and Crows, they can listen in from wherever they are.​

About

SSATV Live

Stream live or watch replays of school sports events. View schedules and results for School Sports Australia carnivals. This app serves as a companion for participants.

Highlights
  • Live streaming of games
  • Watch game replays
  • View fixtures
  • Check results
  • Companion app for participants
Features
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Companion app for any paritcipant in School Sports Australia carnivals. Stream live or watch replays of your games and view fixtures and results.

Screenshots

FIVEAA Player4 screens
SSATV Live2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SSATV Live at none against FIVEAA Player's shown. SSATV Live also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FIVEAA Player's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 0%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FIVEAA Player ships an update monthly, SSATV Live every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FIVEAA Player versus SSATV Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFIVEAA PlayerSSATV Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNova EntertainmentJared Stevenson

Customer experience

FIVEAA Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative67.9%

SSATV Live

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

FIVEAA Player

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App drops out frequently
  • App crashes on launch
  • App opens to a blank white screen
  • App closes immediately after opening
  • App does not open
Show 13 more
  • App won't download/open
  • App constantly crashing
  • App cuts out and buffers
  • App freezes too often
  • App doesn't stream anymore
  • App requires account creation to listen
  • Cannot sign up for an account
  • App drains battery significantly
  • Ads inserted over normal broadcast
  • App stops and doesn't reconnect after phone call
  • App doesn't work with Google search engine app
  • App jerky screen display
  • App needs iOS 11 support

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fix app crashing/not opening
  • Reduce number of ads
  • Stop ads interrupting broadcasts
  • Allow listening without account creation
  • Improve podcast replay accuracy
Show 4 more
  • Add sleep timer function
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Option to auto-start playing
  • Fix incorrect spelling of names

SSATV Live

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FIVEAA Player

No in-app purchases

None

SSATV Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FIVEAA Player free?
FIVEAA Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSATV Live free?
SSATV Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FIVEAA Player or SSATV Live have ads?
FIVEAA Player shows ads; SSATV Live does not.
Which is updated more often, FIVEAA Player or SSATV Live?
FIVEAA Player ships an update monthly, and SSATV Live every 10 days. Most recently, FIVEAA Player was updated on November 6, 2026 and SSATV Live on October 30, 2026.

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