98 Rock Baltimore vs WBJC
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
WBJC
Stream live radio, pause and rewind audio, and set alarms with this music app. Access program schedules, view song information, and engage with station content.
- Live stream audio
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Program schedule
- Now playing song information
- Background listening
- Send voice/video messages
- Read news and interviews
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The WBJC App allows you to listen to the 91.5 FM WBJC live stream, pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to WBJC 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 WBJC even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the WBJC stream! • View now playing song information, schedule, and playlist! • Listen to WBJC in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Send the station a voice mail or video message via the Send a Message feature! • Read interviews and news from WBJC. • Access Facebook, X, and other WBJC resources! The WBJC App is brought to you by the great people at Baltimore City Community College and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://www.wbjc.com/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WBJC at 100% against 98 Rock Baltimore's 51%. WBJC also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WBJC holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of 98 Rock Baltimore's written reviews are positive against 100% of WBJC's.
98 Rock Baltimore ships an update every 3 months, WBJC every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | 98 Rock Baltimore | WBJC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (35 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hearst Television | Sky Blue Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
98 Rock Baltimore
WBJC
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
WBJC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
98 Rock Baltimore
No in-app purchases
WBJC
No in-app purchases
