triple j vs Star 104.5 Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
triple j
Stream live radio, catch up on favorite shows, and discover new music. Access news, exclusive sessions, and easily add songs to your streaming playlists. Find local frequencies and manage your listening experience.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand show catch-up
- Music news updates
- Add songs to playlists
- Find FM frequencies
- AirPlay and Chromecast support
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Get more music on your phone with the triple j app. Listen to live radio, or catch up on Music News, Like A Version and your favourite shows anytime. You can also still stream via AirPlay and Chromecast devices, see all recently played songs, add tracks that you love straight to your Apple Music or Spotify playlists, find your closest FM frequency, update your timezone to listen live wherever you are Australia-wide, or SMS and call triple j directly from the app. triple j – we love music (on your phone)! *** Note that you are responsible for the data transfer and consumption charges incurred by you when using any ABC app. The ABC disclaims all liability for such charges ***
Star 104.5 Player
Stream live radio, access on-demand news, and explore a vast library of podcasts. Customize your music selection from the 80s to today and enjoy local updates on traffic and weather. Listen on the go with Apple CarPlay compatibility.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand news access
- Podcast library
- Customizable music selection
- Local traffic and weather updates
- Apple CarPlay support
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The official Star 104.5 Player app lets you start and end your day your way with music we all love, plus, the latest Central Coast news, traffic, weather and podcasts. A simple swipe lets you customise your favourite music from the 80s to now. So now you can take Central Coast's own Star 104.5 wherever you go. Features: - Listen live to Star 104.5 wherever you are with Gina & Matty for breakfast, catch up on local News, Traffic and Weather on the go. - Enjoy more music and digital radio stations than ever before from within the app. Switch from Star 104.5 to Nova, Smooth, FIVEAA and many more with a swipe of your thumb! - 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. - Listen with Apple CarPlay - Enter Star 104.5 radio competitions for your chance to win! Enjoy More Music Variety from artists like Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, to Roxette and Phil Collins, and everything in between! Start and end your day your way with Central Coast's Star 104.5.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: triple j at none against Star 104.5 Player's shown. triple j also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 2). Star 104.5 Player's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.9 for triple j against 5.0 for Star 104.5 Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: triple j has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 75% positive.
triple j ships an update every 3 weeks, Star 104.5 Player monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | triple j | Star 104.5 Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Nova Entertainment |
Customer experience
triple j
Star 104.5 Player
Bugs and requests
triple j
Reported bugs
4 issues- Station jumping issue
- Song history refreshing/disappearing
- Chromecast issues
- Spotify integration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to save favorite mixes
- Offline listening for On Demand content
- Sonos integration
Star 104.5 Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
triple j
No in-app purchases
Star 104.5 Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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