Kwolf 98.1FM vs The Hype Throwbacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kwolf 98.1FM
Listen to Fairbanks' premier Top 40 radio station live, featuring all the latest hits and local personalities. Stay connected with Fairbanks news, pop culture, and entertainment updates.
- Live radio streaming
- Top 40 music
- Local on-air personalities
- Fairbanks news and entertainment
- Pop culture updates
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K-Wolf 98.1 Fairbanks #1 Hit Music Station. The only TRUE Mainstream Top – 40 Radio Station in the Interior! All the hits, all the time! Featuring today’s hottest stars! K-WOLF features a great lineup of on air personalities most of which were born and raised right here in Fairbanks! We are live and local! Keeping everyone wired in to all things Fairbanks, pop culture, the latest news and entertainment and more!
The Hype Throwbacks
Relive nostalgic music from simpler times with a curated collection of throwback artists. This app brings you the best of the past, reminiscent of childhood memories and classic tunes.
- Curated throwback music collection
- Features classic artists
- Nostalgic listening experience
- Focus on simpler times
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Get your favorite THROWBACKS that take you back to when times were simple. Remember that square pizza in the lunch room? Yeah! Those simpler times! All your favorite THROWBACK artists in one place. South Mississippi's Best Throwbacks are on THE HYPE!
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Verdict
Kwolf 98.1FM and The Hype Throwbacks are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Kwolf 98.1FM against 5.0 for The Hype Throwbacks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Kwolf 98.1FM ships an update every 15 months, The Hype Throwbacks every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kwolf 98.1FM | The Hype Throwbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Last Frontier Mediactive, LLC | Dowdy & Dowdy Partnership |
Customer experience
Kwolf 98.1FM
The Hype Throwbacks
In-app purchases
Kwolf 98.1FM
No in-app purchases
The Hype Throwbacks
No in-app purchases
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