B97.5 vs Star 102.1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B97.5
Listen to Knoxville's top radio station for current hits and beloved favorites. Start your day with the B Morning Show and enjoy a wide variety of music throughout your workday.
- Live radio streaming
- Today's hits music
- All your favorite songs
- Morning show broadcasts
- Music variety all day
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B97.5 is Knoxville's radio station for Today's Hits and All Your Favorites! Wake up with the B Morning Show with Ashley Adams, Roger Todd & Michele Silva. Then, get music variety all day while you're at work with B97.5.
Star 102.1
Listen live to Knoxville's top hit music station, featuring morning shows and popular music.
- Live radio streaming
- Hit music station
- Morning show broadcasts
- Local radio content
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Star 102.1 - Knoxville's #1 Hit Music Station with Marc and Kim in the Morning!
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Verdict
B97.5 and Star 102.1 both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of B97.5's written reviews are positive against 50% of Star 102.1's. B97.5 also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 9). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for B97.5 against 4.7 for Star 102.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of B97.5's written reviews are positive against 50% of Star 102.1's.
B97.5 ships an update every 7 months, Star 102.1 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B97.5 | Star 102.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midwest Communications | SummitMedia, LLC |
Customer experience
B97.5
Star 102.1
In-app purchases
B97.5
No in-app purchases
Star 102.1
No in-app purchases
