Centexbeat vs Vibe 97.1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centexbeat
Listen to Central Texas's top Hip-Hop and R&B station live. Stream your favorite music and stay connected with the latest hits from your mobile device.
- Live radio streaming
- Hip-Hop and R&B music
- Central Texas station
- Mobile listening
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Central Texas #1 for Hip-Hop and R&B
Vibe 97.1
Listen to classic hip hop and rhythmic hits from the 1990s and 2000s. This station features popular artists like Beyonce, Drake, and Rihanna.
- Classic hip hop music
- Rhythmic hits from the 90s and 2000s
- Features popular artists
- Live radio streaming
- Austin's Throwback Station
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Vibe 97.1 is Austin’s Throwback Station, featuring classic hip hop and the biggest rhythmic hits from the 1990s and 2000s, prominently exposing artists including Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Eminem, Rihanna, and Jay-Z.
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Verdict
Centexbeat and Vibe 97.1 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 Centexbeat against 5.0 for Vibe 97.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Centexbeat ships an update every 12 months, Vibe 97.1 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Centexbeat | Vibe 97.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M&M Broadcasters Ltd | Waterloo Media Group, L.P. |
In-app purchases
Centexbeat
No in-app purchases
Vibe 97.1
No in-app purchases
