Z vs Throwback Z89
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z
Listen to a commercial-free radio station dedicated to forgotten hits from the 1970s and 1980s. Enjoy a curated selection of music without interruptions.
- Commercial-free listening
- Focus on 70s and 80s music
- Plays forgotten hits
- Podcast integration
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Z-FM is a commercial-free station that plays forgotten, or 'lost' hits from the 70s and 80s. podcast
Throwback Z89
Relive the past 40 years of music from WJPZ-FM Syracuse, a student-owned radio station. Enjoy your favorite Z89 jams from decades gone by.
- Listen to WJPZ-FM Syracuse hits
- Music from the past 40 years
- Student-owned radio station history
- Throwback music collection
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Throwback Z89 pays homage to the rich history of WJPZ-FM Syracuse, the only student-owned / operated station located on the campus of Syracuse University. Kick back & throwback with your favorite Z89 jams from the past 40 years!
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Verdict
Z and Throwback Z89 are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Z against 5.0 for Throwback Z89. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Z | Throwback Z89 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grant Weyman | Total IT, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
Throwback Z89
No in-app purchases
