Comparison

Y101 Cape Cod vs Zeam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Y101 Cape Cod

This app broadcasts Today's Hits and features live, interactive night shows. Start your day with a popular morning program and enjoy local personality-driven content throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Plays Today's Hits
  • Elvis Duran & The Morning Show
  • Live and interactive night show
  • Local personality programming
  • On-demand content
Features
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Y101 plays Today's Hits! Start each day with Elvis Duran & The Morning Show. Then keep it on \"The Beat Of Cape Cod\" with legendary personality Dan Mahoney in middays! At 7PM its Party Liveline with Mason, the totally live and interactive night show sweeping the country!

About

Zeam

Discover live, local entertainment and breaking news happening right in your community. Get authentic reporting, on-demand news clips, and live event coverage to stay connected and informed about your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Live local entertainment
  • Breaking local news
  • Authentic local reporting
  • On-demand news clips
  • Live event coverage
Features
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Welcome to Zeam – your ultimate live, local entertainment companion. Zeam ensures you stay informed about everything happening around you, with immediate access to breaking news, authentic reporting that resonates with where you're at, where you're from, and where you're going. Zeam is your go-to source for live, local TV. Zeam offers on-demand news clips, live event coverage, and more. The Zeam experience is here to make you feel connected, informed, and entertained – anytime, anywhere. Download now and embark on a journey of discovery with Zeam!

Screenshots

Y101 Cape Cod4 screens
Zeam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Y101 Cape Cod at 67% against Zeam's 11%. Y101 Cape Cod also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.2). Zeam's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (106 vs 8). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Y101 Cape Cod holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zeam has 106 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Y101 Cape Cod's written reviews are positive against 11% of Zeam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Y101 Cape Cod ships an update every 10 months, Zeam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Y101 Cape Cod versus Zeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterY101 Cape CodZeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better3.2 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better10.8% of reviews
Number of ratings8106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCoxswain Media, LLCSyncbak, Inc.

Customer experience

Y101 Cape Cod

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Zeam

All ratings105 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative83.8%

Bugs and requests

Y101 Cape Cod

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Zeam

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App stopped working after update
  • App crashes when selecting a channel
  • App stops working in multi-windows on Mac
  • App doesn't remember where you stopped previously
  • App stopped working on Apple TV after recent update
Show 16 more
  • App won't let users watch newscasts on-demand
  • App says location services is off when it is on
  • App closes every time a user clicks to play something
  • No way to stop airplay once initiated
  • Favorites broken in Roku and Fire Stick
  • Cannot favorite channels unless they appear on the Home Screen
  • Local news app only partially loads
  • KTSF news is laggy and freezes
  • Login issues, keeps saying try later
  • Cannot save favorites
  • App requires iOS 16.0 update
  • App only caters to ABC, other local networks not listed
  • App not supporting iOS 15.8.3
  • App won't open on iPad
  • Live streams are unstable, stutter and pixelate
  • App freezes at splash screen and never loads

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add channels for arts and crafts
  • Add an arts and crafts podcast
  • Add stand-up comedy channels
  • Add high school sports channels
  • Add live events channels
Show 13 more
  • Keep updating the app and adding more channels
  • Improve user-friendliness
  • Add buttons for small forward/backward movement
  • Add local content for San Antonio
  • Fix favorites functionality on Roku and Fire Stick
  • Allow favoriting channels found via search
  • Add movies and other content besides news
  • Add local news channels from other cities
  • Add local things to watch
  • Add more local channels
  • Add CBS, ABC, and FOX channels for live events
  • Improve live stream stability
  • Clean up inappropriate ads

In-app purchases

None

Y101 Cape Cod

No in-app purchases

None

Zeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Y101 Cape Cod free?
Y101 Cape Cod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeam free?
Zeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Y101 Cape Cod or Zeam?
Y101 Cape Cod is rated higher. Y101 Cape Cod averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Zeam averages 3.2 from 106 ratings.
Do Y101 Cape Cod or Zeam have ads?
Both Y101 Cape Cod and Zeam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Y101 Cape Cod or Zeam?
Y101 Cape Cod ships an update every 10 months, and Zeam fortnightly. Most recently, Y101 Cape Cod was updated on November 1, 2026 and Zeam on November 7, 2026.

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