Sky 106.5 vs 99.3 The Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky 106.5
Listen to live and local hit music from Clarksburg's Greatest Hits. Stay updated with music news, Hollywood gossip, and sports information. Enjoy your favorite artists on the go with this official mobile app.
- Live and local hit music streaming
- On-air talent access
- Music news updates
- Hollywood entertainment news
- Sports world updates
- Event information
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Listen to Sky 106.5 and all your favorite on-air talent. Get all the Live & Local information you have come to expect from Sky 106.5. 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 Sky 106.5 app brings you the music of Billy Joel, Journey, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Joan Jett and so many others. Download the Sky 106.5 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 Sky 106.5's every 21 months. 99.3 The Pickle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Sky 106.5's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
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: Sky 106.5 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.
Sky 106.5 ships an update every 21 months, 99.3 The Pickle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky 106.5 | 99.3 The Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| 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 | 55 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | West Virginia Radio Corp | Forever Media |
Customer experience
Sky 106.5
99.3 The Pickle
In-app purchases
Sky 106.5
No in-app purchases
99.3 The Pickle
No in-app purchases
