Smooth Global vs Best 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.
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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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 review sentiment: Best Smooth Jazz at 97% against Smooth Global's 71%. Best Smooth Jazz also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Smooth Global's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Best Smooth Jazz holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Smooth Global's written reviews are positive against 97% of Best Smooth Jazz's.
Smooth Global ships an update every 2 months, Best Smooth Jazz every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smooth Global | Best Smooth Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 96.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmoothJazz.com Global | Rod Lucas |
Customer experience
Smooth Global
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In-app purchases
Smooth Global
No in-app purchases
Best Smooth Jazz
No in-app purchases
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