KWSO vs WQLN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KWSO
Listen to live radio, pause and rewind the audio, and set an alarm to wake up to your favorite station. Access the program schedule, community calendar, and social media feeds.
- Live radio streaming
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Integrated program schedule
- Wake-up alarm clock
- Background listening
- Community calendar access
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KWSO 91.9 FM App: The KWSO App allows you to listen to KWSO 91.9 FM, pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to KWSO with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from KWSO even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the KWSO stream! • Listen to KWSO in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Check out the Community Calendar and browse the KWSO newsletter! • Access Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the KWSO website! The KWSO Community Radio App is brought to you by the great people at KWSO and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://kwso.org/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
WQLN
Access WQLN's TV and radio programming on your mobile devices. Watch and listen to content from PBS, NPR, and PBS Kids on your schedule. Become a member to support the service.
- On-demand TV programming
- On-demand radio programming
- Content from PBS, NPR, and PBS Kids
- Watch and listen on your schedule
- Mobile access to control rooms
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Welcome to the new WQLN PBS and NPR App! The WQLN PBS NPR’s Mobile App puts you and your family inside WQLN’s TV and Radio control rooms. With this powerful tool, you can watch what you want to watch when you have time to watch and listen when it’s most convenient to listen. Programming from WQLN, NPR, PBS, and PBS Kids are now in the palm of your hand. This much power does come with responsibility. Please become a member today! https://www.wqln.org https://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
KWSO and WQLN 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 KWSO against 5.0 for WQLN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
KWSO ships an update every 5 months, WQLN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KWSO | WQLN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KWSO | PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA, INC. |
Customer experience
KWSO
WQLN
In-app purchases
KWSO
No in-app purchases
WQLN
No in-app purchases
