Smooth Global vs SMOOTH JAZZ 247
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
SMOOTH JAZZ 247
Stream continuous smooth jazz music directly to your device. Enjoy a curated selection of smooth jazz tracks anytime, anywhere. This application provides an uninterrupted listening experience for fans of the genre.
- Continuous smooth jazz streaming
- Curated music selection
- On-demand listening
- User-friendly interface
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Keeping the smooth jazz flowing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smooth Global at none against SMOOTH JAZZ 247's shown. SMOOTH JAZZ 247's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (302 vs 24). On price, update cadence, 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.
SMOOTH JAZZ 247 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMOOTH JAZZ 247 has 302 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Smooth Global's written reviews are positive against 83% of SMOOTH JAZZ 247's.
Smooth Global ships an update every 2 months, SMOOTH JAZZ 247 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth Global | SMOOTH JAZZ 247 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (302 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 302 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SmoothJazz.com Global | Smooth Jazz 247 Uk Ltd |
Customer experience
Smooth Global
SMOOTH JAZZ 247
In-app purchases
Smooth Global
No in-app purchases
SMOOTH JAZZ 247
No in-app purchases
Questions
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