98 Rock Baltimore vs Magic 95.9 Baltimore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
98 Rock Baltimore
Listen to Baltimore's premier rock radio station, featuring live broadcasts and updates. This app serves as the flagship station for the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles.
- Live rock radio broadcasts
- Baltimore Ravens flagship
- Baltimore Orioles flagship
- Local sports updates
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Baltimore's Rock Radio 98 Rock. Flagship Station of the Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles
Magic 95.9 Baltimore
Listen to your favorite radio station on the go with this official app. Access unique content and features instantly, whether you're at work, home, or traveling. Radio streaming is available in the U.S. and Canada.
- Live radio streaming
- Instant access to content
- On-the-go listening
- Official app
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Never be without your favorite radio station. Magic 95.9 Baltimore is proud to present our OFFICIAL radio app. Listen to us at work, home, or on the road. Install our app and get instant access to our unique content, features, and more! * Radio streaming only playable in the U.S. & CANADA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 98 Rock Baltimore at 3.3 against Magic 95.9 Baltimore's 1.7. 98 Rock Baltimore also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 36%) and ratings volume (35 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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.
98 Rock Baltimore holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of 98 Rock Baltimore's written reviews are positive against 36% of Magic 95.9 Baltimore's.
98 Rock Baltimore ships an update every 3 months, Magic 95.9 Baltimore every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 98 Rock Baltimore | Magic 95.9 Baltimore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (35 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hearst Television | Urban One, Inc. |
Customer experience
98 Rock Baltimore
Magic 95.9 Baltimore
Bugs and requests
98 Rock Baltimore
Reported bugs
46 issues- Video ads every time you pause
- App only plays live audio when app is pulled up using Apple CarPlay
- Laggy streaming, audio/video frequency stops unexpectedly
- Downloaded podcasts throw errors
- Blackout location not accurate
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- App cuts out, error message 'problem loading audio'
- Audio constantly stops playing on Wi-Fi
- Does not respect landscape mode on iPad
- Doesn't want to run in the background
- Audio cuts out randomly
- New version is sucky, killed HD2 and HD3 stations, audio stream unstable
- App continuously crashes, needs to be reloaded multiple times a week
- Audio drops constantly on cell service or Wi-Fi
- Crashed immediately every time tried to open
- Song titles are never right
- Audio cuts out randomly
- Station cuts in and out, LiveWire video stops
- Stream constantly cuts out, needs stop/play every other minute
- App crashed perpetually during a long drive
- App constantly crashes and goes mute
- Audio randomly stops, sometimes plays for 5 mins, sometimes starts/stops 20 times a min
- Audio constantly crashes, need to hit stop/play to get it back
- App will stop playing, have to hit play/stop constantly
- Audio crashes all the time, only works for a couple minutes before stopping
- Update app for iPhone 5 and fix audio streaming bugs
- App crashes or hangs from time to time
- Crashing and loss of audio
- Crashes, a lot
- Suddenly stopping or locking up, only works for minutes at a time
- App just stares, does nothing, no sound, goes back to home screen
- Alarm is wonky, audio cuts out and switches to loud alarm
- Stops playing randomly
- App needs to be compatible for iOS 5.x
- No content, only ads work
- Occasional cut out and stop of app when multi-tasking
- No solid connection with edge network
- Doesn't play indie and classic work
- Bug when trying to increase or decrease volume (shuts app down)
- Constantly crashes
- Crashes so frequently, doesn't support multitasking
- Shuts off when trying to turn up volume
- Crashes in iOS4
- Crashes on the new OS
- A LOT of dropout and lag time
- App doesn't play in background
- Alarm is wonky
Requested features
12 requests- Make ads audio only
- Fix Apple CarPlay audio issue
- Update app for refresh
- Support CarPlay
- Add volume up/down button on screen
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- Add LiveWire button to app
- Update app for iPhone 5
- Add support for playback control with headphone remote
- Display track and artist names
- Show what song is currently playing
- Add more bells and whistles
- Add a shrine to Josh
Magic 95.9 Baltimore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
98 Rock Baltimore
No in-app purchases
Magic 95.9 Baltimore
No in-app purchases
Questions
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