Smooth Global vs 101 SMOOTH JAZZ
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.
101 SMOOTH JAZZ
Listen to a curated selection of instrumental smooth jazz music anytime, anywhere. This application provides 24-hour access to a diverse mix of smooth jazz tracks, offering more than just a radio experience.
- Instrumental smooth jazz music
- 24-hour listening availability
- Curated music mix
- On-the-go access
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The BEST Smooth Jazz Mix
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smooth Global at none against 101 SMOOTH JAZZ's shown. 101 SMOOTH JAZZ's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 71%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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.
101 SMOOTH JAZZ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 101 SMOOTH JAZZ has 130 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 88% of 101 SMOOTH JAZZ's.
Smooth Global ships an update every 2 months, 101 SMOOTH JAZZ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth Global | 101 SMOOTH JAZZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (130 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 130 — 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 | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SmoothJazz.com Global | Smooth Jazz 247 Uk Ltd |
Customer experience
Smooth Global
101 SMOOTH JAZZ
In-app purchases
Smooth Global
No in-app purchases
101 SMOOTH JAZZ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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