Z98.5 vs Frndly TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z98.5
Listen to North Mississippi's Classic Rock station live, anywhere. Stream your favorite classic rock hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Enjoy the music that defined a generation.
- Live radio streaming
- Classic rock music
- Nationwide listening
- Mobile app access
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Z98.5 is North Mississippi\'s Classic Rock! Shaking your speakers across North MS at 97.5fm, and nationwide at Z985.net or via the Z98.5 app! Showing tribute to the Classic Rock legacies you grew up listening to on cassette! Keep calm and rock on!
Frndly TV
Stream live and on-demand content from over 50 popular channels, including entertainment, lifestyle, and news. Enjoy a wide variety of programming at an affordable price.
- 50+ live channels
- On-demand content
- Affordable streaming
- Wide channel selection
- Entertainment and lifestyle programming
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The most affordable LIVE TV streaming service! Watch 50+ channels including A&E, The HISTORY Channel, MeTV, Hallmark Channel, INSP, Lifetime, LMN, Great American Family & more. Channel List: MeTV Toons, A&E, Hallmark Channel, INSP, Lifetime, Hallmark Mystery, Game Show Network, LMN, FETV, The Weather Channel, Hallmark Family, Court TV, UPtv, FYI, Great American Family, Justice Central, PixL, Outdoor Channel, Bounce, Dove Channel, GREAT, BYUtv, Great American Faith & Living, MILITARY HISTORY, Pursuit Channel, Vice, Local Now, MeTV, QVC, FMC, Story Television, Dove Spirit of the Heart Land, Heroes & Icons, Western Bound, REELZ, WEST, Start TV, Laff, Catchy Comedy, Crime & Investigation, ION, ION Mystery, GRIT, Movies!, MeTV+, aspireTV, TheGrio, Dabl, ION Plus, Tastemade, Stingray Channel Holidayscapes, Stingray Greatest Hits, Stingray Flashback 70s, Stingray Hot Country and MovieSphere Gold.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Z98.5 at none against Frndly TV's 17. Z98.5 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Frndly TV's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Frndly TV sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Z98.5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Frndly TV holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frndly TV has 2.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Z98.5's written reviews are positive against 33% of Frndly TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Z98.5 ships an update every 20 months, Frndly TV fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z98.5 | Frndly TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 3.6 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 32.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | San-Dow Broadcasting, Inc. | Frndly TV, Inc |
Customer experience
Z98.5
Frndly TV
Bugs and requests
Z98.5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Frndly TV
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Playback issues (restarts, buffering, out-of-sync audio)
- Inconsistent recording and saving of progress
- Search results not showing recorded content
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Ability to record new episodes only
- Channel sorting and filtering options
- Improved fast forward/rewind controls
- Better progress tracking and resume playback
In-app purchases
Z98.5
No in-app purchases
Frndly TV
- Lifetime Movies Club7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- A&E Crime Central7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- HISTORY Vault7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- UP Faith & Family7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Hallmark+7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Hallmark+ Monthly1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Frndly TV Basic$8.991 Month
- Classic Monthly7 Days trial$10.991 Month
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Lifetime Movies Club7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- HISTORY Vault7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- A&E Crime Central7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- UP Faith & Family7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Hallmark+7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Frndly TV Basic7 Days trial$83.991 Year
- Classic Yearly7 Days trial$95.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
