97.9 WKKW vs 99.3 The Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
97.9 WKKW
Stream live and local country music from a popular radio station on your mobile device. Access on-air talent, music news, Hollywood updates, and sports information.
- Live country music streaming
- On-air talent access
- Music news updates
- Hollywood entertainment news
- Sports world updates
- Local information
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Now you can take 97.9 WKKW with you anywhere you go, right on your mobile device! Listen to 97.9 WKKW and all your favorite on-air talent. Get all the Live & Local information you have come to expect from 97.9 WKKW. 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 97.9 WKKW app brings you the music of Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Maren Morris and so many others. Download the 97.9 WKKW 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 review sentiment: 99.3 The Pickle at 100% against 97.9 WKKW's 67%. 99.3 The Pickle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 97.9 WKKW's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (8 vs 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.
99.3 The Pickle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 97.9 WKKW has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 97.9 WKKW's written reviews are positive against 100% of 99.3 The Pickle's.
97.9 WKKW ships an update every 21 months, 99.3 The Pickle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 97.9 WKKW | 99.3 The Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — 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 | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | West Virginia Radio Corp | Forever Media |
Customer experience
97.9 WKKW
99.3 The Pickle
In-app purchases
97.9 WKKW
No in-app purchases
99.3 The Pickle
No in-app purchases
