Steve FM vs Jack FM Austin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steve FM
This app plays a wide variety of music genres, from 70s pop and yacht rock to rock anthems. It aims to provide the perfect soundtrack for any party or listening session.
- Plays diverse music genres
- Supports 70s pop
- Features yacht rock
- Includes rock anthems
- Suitable for parties
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Steve FM. We Play Whatever! Green day? sure ACDC? sure Huey Lewis and the news? Sure We play anything. 1970s pop? Lets do it Yacht rock? Yep. Keep listening. We will fuel the Southern Illinois party!
Jack FM Austin
This app offers a unique radio experience playing a wide variety of popular music from the past six decades. It aims to provide an upbeat and unconventional listening format for millions of listeners.
- Wide music selection
- Six decades of popular music
- Unconventional radio format
- Live streaming
- Upbeat listening experience
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96.3 JACK FM Austin was the reaction from listener complaints about boring and conventional radio formats. JACK FM’s innovative “Playing What We Want” experience features a recipe spanning six decades of popular music and reaches eight million listeners each week across 60 U.S. markets. Time magazine called JACK FM’s unconventional, upbeat approach “radio’s last hope” and “the most successful branded radio format to launch in the last 25 years.”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Steve FM at 4.2 against Jack FM Austin's 3.5. Steve FM also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Steve FM holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steve FM has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steve FM ships an update every 4 months, Jack FM Austin every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steve FM | Jack FM Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 17 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Media, LLC | Township Media LLC |
Customer experience
Steve FM
Jack FM Austin
In-app purchases
Steve FM
No in-app purchases
Jack FM Austin
No in-app purchases
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