Smooth FM vs Smooth Global
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smooth FM
Discover a curated selection of Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Soul, Blues, and Bossa Nova music. Enjoy themed digital radios and take your favorite sounds with you anywhere.
- Curated music selection
- Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Vocal Jazz
- Soul, Blues, Bossa Nova
- Themed digital radios
- Portable music experience
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Welcome to the Smooth FM app! A radio full of music handpicked thinking of you. With sounds related to Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Soul, Blues and Bossa Nova, and themed digital radios, you can take Smooth FM everywhere. smoothfm.pt facebook.com/SmoothFM.radio instagram.com/smoothfmportugal youtube.com/user/SmoothFMportugal
Smooth Global
Experience the world's first internet jazz radio station with a music and lifestyle app. Enjoy handcrafted radio stations, discover jazz festivals, listen to new music, and explore weekly airplay charts and jazz videos.
- Two handcrafted radio stations
- Travel portal with jazz festivals
- New music Listening Loft
- Weekly Airplay Charts
- Jazz videos
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SmoothJazz.com • SmoothLounge.com • SmoothTravel.net The world’s first Internet jazz radio station, SmoothJazz.com Global, presents a Smooth music and Lifestyle application offering two handcrafted radio stations, an exciting travel portal featuring the world’s hottest jazz festivals, plus a new music Listening Loft, weekly Airplay Charts, jazz videos and more! Broadcasting from the coast of California to a Global community since 2000. Tune-in, get inspired, adjust your coordinate. Smooth. Global. Living.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smooth Global at none against Smooth FM's shown. Smooth Global also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (4 vs 2). Smooth FM's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume 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.
Smooth FM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smooth FM's written reviews are positive against 71% of Smooth Global's.
Smooth FM ships an update every 4 weeks, Smooth Global every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth FM | Smooth Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BMHAudioPortugal Holdings, Unipessoal Lda & Comandita | SmoothJazz.com Global |
Customer experience
Smooth FM
Smooth Global
In-app purchases
Smooth FM
No in-app purchases
Smooth Global
No in-app purchases
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