X92.9 vs 101X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X92.9
This app delivers the latest and greatest in Calgary's alternative music scene. Discover new artists and enjoy long-time favorites, all in one place. Tune in to hear breaking bands and established acts.
- Discover new music
- Listen to established alternative artists
- Hear breaking bands
- Tune into Calgary's alternative scene
- Access long-time favorite acts
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Launching January 1st, 2007 X92.9 has been delivering the goods to Calgary's Alternative scene breaking more bands than we can count. Home of long time acts like Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Stripes and Nirvana. X92.9 is also the place to discover great new music from artists such as July Talk, Arkells, Portugal. The Man, Mother Mother and many more.
101X
Wake up to relatable humor and a curated selection of alternative and indie music. This app features live and local DJs playing music that appeals to a smart, unconventional audience. Enjoy special programming like Chillville and the Austin Music Showcase.
- Relatable weekday morning humor
- Alternative and indie music
- Live & Local DJs
- Sunday morning Chillville
- Sunday night Austin Music Showcase
- Local Austin music
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101X : Relatable humor on weekday mornings with The Woody Show. Live & Local jocks Bailey, Alex & Lawless take you through alternative, indie music that matches your sense of being smart & unconventional, every day of the week! 101X Chillville with Monty on Sunday Mornings. 101X Homegrown Austin Music Showcase on Sunday nights with John Laird. Local, Alternative, Austin. 101.5 FM, 101X
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 101X at none against X92.9's shown. 101X also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 1) and review sentiment (76% vs 63%). X92.9's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
X92.9 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 101X has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of X92.9's written reviews are positive against 76% of 101X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
X92.9 ships an update every 5 weeks, 101X every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | X92.9 | 101X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harvard Broadcasting | Waterloo Media Group, L.P. |
Customer experience
X92.9
101X
User reviews
X92.9
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 📻 Favorite radio station
- 🌐 Listen anywhere, anytime
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🌟 Unique personalities and great music
Room to improve
- 💥 Frequent crashes
- ⏳ Ads play at bad times
- 🐌 Slow and freezes screen
- ❌ Signing in issues
- 🔄 Old format was better
101X
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music selection
- 🎙️ Excellent morning show (Jason & Deb)
- 🌍 Listen anywhere, cures homesickness
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Improved performance over time
Room to improve
- 📺 Too many commercials
- 🐛 App crashes frequently (especially with podcasts)
- 🪲 Buggy interface
- 🔊 Poor sound quality
- 🔄 Repetitive commercials/skits
Bugs and requests
X92.9
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes randomly
- App doesn't always load
- Crashes on start
- Crashes when launched
- New update keeps crashing
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- App crashes at launch
- Frequent disconnects
- X on demand page doesn't work well
- Thumbs up registers as thumbs down
- Can not connect
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back the old format
- Fix signing in issues
- Improve ad timing
- Add a search function for requests
- Add a sleep timer
101X
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when trying to listen to podcasts
- App crashes when trying to open podcasts
- Connects to wrong saved recording
- Audio keeps coming in and out
- Commercials interrupted by screaming/songs
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- Alarm doesn't go off for specific programs
- Program strays during specific shows
- Spotty connection, sound cuts out
- Can't get past opening ad
- Buggy ad at startup
- Horrible sound quality
- Terrible app design/engineering
- Keeps cutting off middle of program/song
- Show cuts out all the time
- Now playing and last 10 songs aren't always accurate
Requested features
7 requests- Fix podcast crashing
- More variety in music if not local commercials
- Improve interface
- Fix alarm issues for specific programs
- More accurate song history/now playing information
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- Allow radio while on safari (multitasking)
- Consider a paid version for fewer commercials
In-app purchases
X92.9
No in-app purchases
101X
No in-app purchases
