The Q 99.7 vs Stream 419
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Q 99.7
Stream Contemporary Christian music and conversation live from your favorite station. Listen in the background while multitasking and engage with the station through social media. Enjoy a feel-good listening experience.
- Live music streaming
- On-air song identification
- Background listening
- Social media interaction
- Feel-good content
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The Q 99.7 streams Contemporary Christian music & conversation for free! See a live stream of what you hear on-air! Listen to The Q 99.7 in the background while you do other things on your device and interact with the station via social media.
Stream 419
Listen to a variety of live music streams from Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Enjoy local radio with fewer commercials, better DJs, and more music across genres like Country, Classic Rock, and Pop. Compatible with connected dashboards.
- Live streaming radio stations
- Variety of music genres
- Local Toledo content
- Fewer commercials
- Connected dashboard compatibility
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Stream 419 is a collection of live streaming radio stations playing a variety of great music from Toledo and the surrounding areas. Country, Classic Rock, Pop, Pure Oldies, Easy Listening, Rock, R&B, and more! Fully compatible with your connected dash board. It's independent, local, radio, with fewer commercials, better DJs, and more music!
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Verdict
The Q 99.7 and Stream 419 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Q 99.7's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stream 419's. The Q 99.7 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Stream 419's advantage is ratings volume (47 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 — 5.0 for The Q 99.7 against 4.9 for Stream 419. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stream 419 has 47 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of The Q 99.7's written reviews are positive against 50% of Stream 419's.
The Q 99.7 ships an update every 8 months, Stream 419 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Q 99.7 | Stream 419 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lighthouse Christian Center Inc. | Josh Garber |
Customer experience
The Q 99.7
Stream 419
In-app purchases
The Q 99.7
No in-app purchases
Stream 419
No in-app purchases
