WVAQ vs 99.3 The Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WVAQ
Stream live and local hit music from 102 WVAQ directly on your mobile device. Stay updated with on-air talent, music news, Hollywood gossip, and sports updates.
- Live streaming of 102 WVAQ
- On-air talent streams
- Local information updates
- Music news
- Hollywood updates
- Sports news
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Now you can take 102 WVAQ with you anywhere you go, right on your mobile device! Listen to 102 WVAQ and all your favorite on-air talent. Get all the Live & Local information you have come to expect from 102 WVAQ. Catch up with the latest in Music News. Find out what’s going on in Hollywood. Stay up on events in the Sports world. You get all the information you want right on your mobile device! The 102 WVAQ app brings you the music of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons and so many others. Download the 102 WVAQ app today!
99.3 The Pickle
Stream live radio, vote for songs, and get alerts for your favorite tracks. Engage with the station through the Open Mic feature and participate in app-exclusive contests. Stay updated with local weather information.
- Live radio streaming
- Song voting
- Song alerts
- Open Mic feature
- App-exclusive contests
- Weather updates
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Listen to 99.3 the Pickle!! - Stream 99.3 The Pickle live anywhere - Vote for your favorite songs and sign up for alerts when they are about to play - Use the Open Mic feature to contact us anytime - Enter app-exclusive contests - Get the latest weather
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 99.3 The Pickle at every 2 months against WVAQ's every 21 months. WVAQ's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 WVAQ against 5.0 for 99.3 The Pickle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WVAQ has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
WVAQ ships an update every 21 months, 99.3 The Pickle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WVAQ | 99.3 The Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | West Virginia Radio Corp | Forever Media |
Customer experience
WVAQ
99.3 The Pickle
In-app purchases
WVAQ
No in-app purchases
99.3 The Pickle
No in-app purchases
