NML Jazz vs Best Smooth Jazz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NML Jazz
Access one of the most extensive online jazz music collections, featuring over 252,000 tracks from thousands of artists and labels. This app provides a fresh design and enhanced features for exploring jazz.
- Vast jazz music collection
- Over 252,000 tracks
- Thousands of jazz artists
- Recordings from numerous labels
- Fresh app design
- New features
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Naxos Music Library Jazz is one of the most comprehensive collections of Jazz music available online. It offers over 252,000 tracks from more than 25,500 CDs. Over 43,000 jazz artists are represented. The service comprises recordings of 22 labels of Fantasy and over 540 other labels. The brand new Naxos Music Library Jazz mobile app comes with a fresh design and new features.
Best Smooth Jazz
Stream live radio, download podcasts for offline listening, and catch live TV shows. Leave voice messages for the host and enjoy smooth jazz music from five decades, featuring instrumental fusion for discerning adults.
- Live radio streaming
- Downloadable podcasts
- Live TV show notifications
- Voice message submission
- CarPlay support
- Offline listening
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Enjoy everything Best Smooth Jazz with the BSJ app. - LIVE RADIO - Listen to the live radio stream from anywhere. - PODCASTS - Listen and download your favourite BSJ podcasts to listen to now, or later when you're offline. - 'LIVE' TV SHOWS - Be notified about and catch the 'LIVE' BSJ TV shows directly from the app. - VOICE MESSAGES - Leave Rod a voice message to play out on air. - CARPLAY SUPPORT - Access the live BSJ radio stream and BSJ podcasts right from your dashboard. Join host Rod Lucas on London's Best Smooth Jazz Radio. All instrumental smooth jazz from 5 decades. BSJ’s music features artists ranging from George Benson, Cal Tjader, Oscar Peterson, Sergio Mendes, Grover Washington Jr, Kenny G, Bob James, Candy Dulfer, Cindy Bradley, Marc Antoine and Peter White to name just a few. The music on 'Best Smooth Jazz' is mainly instrumentals – NOT traditional jazz, but a fusion of soulful instrumentals – covering 5 decades of smooth, soft, cool jazz. This is the nu groove that discerning adults enjoy with BSJ. Also listen out for artists like Shakatak, Brian Culbertson, Norman Brown, Stan Getz and many others. Rod features the very latest smooth jazz artists and new albums that make the grade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Best Smooth Jazz at 97% against NML Jazz's 33%. Best Smooth Jazz also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (58 vs 4). NML Jazz's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Best Smooth Jazz holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Smooth Jazz has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of NML Jazz's written reviews are positive against 97% of Best Smooth Jazz's.
NML Jazz ships an update every 3 months, Best Smooth Jazz every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | NML Jazz | Best Smooth Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 96.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naxos Digital Services Ltd. | Rod Lucas |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
NML Jazz
No in-app purchases
Best Smooth Jazz
No in-app purchases
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