Spirit tv vs WCTL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spirit tv
This app offers positive, encouraging music streaming 24/7 commercial-free. Uplifting words from hosts accompany the music to strengthen faith and change attitudes. It's designed to positively transform your atmosphere through music.
- 24/7 commercial-free music streaming
- Positive and encouraging music
- Uplifting spoken content from hosts
- Faith-strengthening content
- Attitude-changing music
- Cross-platform availability (Roku, web)
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Spirit tv is positive, encouraging music, streaming 24/7 commercial-free through this app, our Roku channel, and at MySpirit.tv. Along with uplifting words from our hosts, this music can strengthen your faith and help change your attitude toward life. In fact, we believe it's music that will change your atmosphere!
WCTL
Listen to Christian music and inspiring programming from Erie's local radio station. Content is designed to be encouraging for all ages, available morning, noon, and night.
- Christian music
- Inspiring programming
- Family-friendly content
- Local Erie station
- Available all day
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"We are Erie’s local radio station featuring the latest and best Christian music and programming every morning, noon and night. No matter your age, there is something for everyone here on WCTL. This is your local station with music and programming that is inspiring and encouraging for every member of your family."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WCTL at every 2 months against Spirit tv's every 11 months. Spirit tv's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WCTL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirit tv has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spirit tv ships an update every 11 months, WCTL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spirit tv | WCTL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 45 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spirit Communications, Inc. | Inspiration Time Inc. |
Customer experience
Spirit tv
WCTL
In-app purchases
Spirit tv
No in-app purchases
WCTL
No in-app purchases
