Q98 vs 96.5 Jack FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Q98
Listen to Today's Best Variety and local information, including Bob & Sheri in the Morning weekdays. Enjoy your favorite music and stay updated with community news.
- Bob & Sheri in the Morning
- Today's Best Variety music
- Local information
- Live radio streaming
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Q98 features Bob & Sheri in the Morning, Monday through Saturday 6a-10a, plus Today's Best Variety and local information.
96.5 Jack FM
Listen to a wide variety of music and connect with your favorite artists and songs. Control your listening experience by turning the live stream on or off. Get the music you want, directly from the radio.
- Plays anything
- Connect with artists and songs
- Control live stream
- Listen anytime
- Browse music
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The 96.5 Jack FM app plays anything! Hear and connect with the artists and songs that you love. With the new 96.5 Jack FM app, you can connect with us like never before. Just download and open your 96.5 Jack FM app to listen to your favorite music. You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream on or off within the app. Get what you want off the radio with the 96.5 Jack FM app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: 96.5 Jack FM at 49 against Q98's 1. Q98's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Q98 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 96.5 Jack FM has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Q98's written reviews are positive against 33% of 96.5 Jack FM's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q98 | 96.5 Jack FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | Beasley Broadcast Group |
Customer experience
Q98
96.5 Jack FM
In-app purchases
Q98
No in-app purchases
96.5 Jack FM
No in-app purchases
