Z98.5 vs Malco Theatres
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!
Malco Theatres
Discover movie showtimes and locations for all Malco Theatres. Stay updated on current films and upcoming releases to plan your next cinema visit.
- View movie showtimes
- Find theatre locations
- See coming attractions
- Browse current movies
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Lets go to the movies! Malco Theatres locations, movie times, and coming attractions for all Malco Theatres.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Malco Theatres at none against Z98.5's shown. Malco Theatres also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 4). Z98.5's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On price, rating, 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.
Z98.5 holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Malco Theatres has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Z98.5's written reviews are positive against 17% of Malco Theatres's.
Z98.5 ships an update every 20 months, Malco Theatres every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z98.5 | Malco Theatres |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.1 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 17.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | San-Dow Broadcasting, Inc. | Malco Theatres |
Customer experience
Z98.5
Malco Theatres
In-app purchases
Z98.5
No in-app purchases
Malco Theatres
No in-app purchases
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