WKAR Listen vs MIRS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WKAR Listen
Stream live and on-demand audio content from WKAR Public Media. Access NPR News, classical music, jazz, folk, Latinx programming, and local mid-Michigan news and weather.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand content
- NPR News and NPR programming
- Classical and Jazz music streams
- Local news and weather updates
- Podcasts from WKAR and NPR
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Listen live and on-demand from WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University. Stream 90.5 FM for NPR News and classical music, plus a mix of jazz, folk, and Latinx. WKAR hosts join NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered to provide mid-Michigan news and weather alongside the national reporting. Stream NewsTalk for local news and a world view for Michigan’s capital region, featuring NPR, BBC World, Latinx arts and culture programming and WKAR news and sports. Classical and Jazz streams feature mostly music with quick news and weather updates. On-demand listening includes features and updates from the award-winning WKAR news team, plus select podcasts from WKAR and NPR. WKAR is mid-Michigan's premier source for spanish language news and music.
MIRS Mobile
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MIRS Mobile puts Michigan's premier legislative news and research service in your pocket. (Requires a MIRS subscription.) Built for the lobbyists, staffers, journalists, and policy professionals who rely on MIRS every day: • Bill Tracking with BillHound - Track bills, keywords, MCL citations, legislators, committees, and categories. Get alerted the moment something moves. • Capitol Capsule - MIRS's daily digest of Michigan political news, with a date picker to browse the archive. • Legislators & Committees - Full House and Senate directories with contact info, sponsored bills, and committee assignments. • Hearings - Today's and upcoming committee hearings with agendas, testimony, and a calendar to jump to any past date. • Votes & Journals - Roll-call votes and chamber journals at your fingertips. • Search Everything - One search across bills, bill text, the Capitol Capsule, press releases, headlines, analyses, transcripts, testimony, and journals. • Push Alerts - Get notified on your device for the items you track. Not a MIRS subscriber yet? Visit mirs.news to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WKAR Listen at 13.0 against MIRS Mobile's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | WKAR Listen | MIRS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Michigan Information & Research Service |
In-app purchases
WKAR Listen
No in-app purchases
MIRS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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