Coast Live vs JOY 94.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coast Live
Stream live radio content, including music, news, and weather. Rate, share, and download songs you hear. Access podcasts, photo galleries, events, and enter competitions.
- Live radio streaming
- Song identification and download
- Podcast and on-demand audio
- Photo galleries and events
- Interactive features (call, email, text, tweet)
- Competitions
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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 97.3 Coast FM and call, email, text and Tweet, all directly from within the app.
JOY 94.9
Stream live content from Australia's only LGBTIQA+ community radio station. Access real-time show information, schedules, and "Now Playing" track details with album artwork. The app supports various devices and timezones for a global listening experience.
- Live radio streaming
- Current and upcoming show information
- Now Playing track details
- Album artwork display
- Timezone awareness
- Personal detail storage for SMS
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Listen live to Australia's only LGBTIQA+ community radio station. JOY 94.9 broadcasts the authentic voices of the LGBTQIA+ communities from our studios in Melbourne, Australia to the world. Stream live, and get up-to-date information on the currently broadcasting show, upcoming shows, and the entire JOY 94.9 schedule. Get "Now Playing" track information including album artwork (when available), advanced stream settings and improved formatting, including supporting both portrait and landscape orientations across all devices. If you're a regular on the SMS line, you can even store your personal details (like your membership number) for quick re-use. JOY 94.9 is also timezone aware for our interstate and overseas listeners!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: JOY 94.9 at none against Coast Live's shown. JOY 94.9 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Coast Live's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 4.7 for Coast Live against 4.7 for JOY 94.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Coast Live's written reviews are positive against 80% of JOY 94.9's.
Coast Live ships an update every 7 months, JOY 94.9 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coast Live | JOY 94.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Coast Radio Pty Ltd | JOY Melbourne Inc. |
Customer experience
Coast Live
JOY 94.9
In-app purchases
Coast Live
No in-app purchases
JOY 94.9
No in-app purchases
