Smooth FM vs Best Smooth Jazz
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
Best Smooth Jazz
Listen to instrumental smooth jazz from five decades, featuring a wide range of renowned artists. This app offers a fusion of soulful instrumentals, perfect for discerning adults seeking a nu groove experience.
- All instrumental smooth jazz
- Music from 5 decades
- Features renowned artists
- Soulful instrumental fusion
- Nu groove for adults
- Latest smooth jazz releases
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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 ads: Best Smooth Jazz at none against Smooth FM's shown. Best Smooth Jazz also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (58 vs 16). Smooth FM's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Smooth FM against 4.8 for Best Smooth Jazz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 58 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Smooth FM's written reviews are positive against 97% of Best Smooth Jazz's.
Smooth FM ships an update every 4 weeks, Best Smooth Jazz every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Smooth FM | Best Smooth Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 96.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BMHAudioPortugal Holdings, Unipessoal Lda & Comandita | Rod Lucas |
Customer experience
Smooth FM
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In-app purchases
Smooth FM
No in-app purchases
Best Smooth Jazz
No in-app purchases
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