93 WIBC vs 99.5 ZPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
93 WIBC
Stream live radio broadcasts featuring popular talk shows and personalities. Enjoy on-demand content from your favorite hosts while on the go. Content is restricted to users within the U.S. and Canada.
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand talk shows
- Tony Katz show
- Kendall and Casey show
- Hammer and Nigel show
- U.S. & Canada streaming
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On the level. On the go. Tony Katz 6-9AM & noon-3PM, Kendall and Casey 9AM - noon, Hammer and Nigel 3PM - 7PM. * Radio streaming only playable in the U.S. & CANADA
99.5 ZPL
Stream live music from Indy's #1 hit music station. Catch up on popular morning shows, enter exclusive contests, and enjoy all the latest hits on the go.
- Live music streaming
- Catch up on morning shows
- Exclusive contest entries
- Hear all the hits
- Listen anywhere
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Listen to 99.5 ZPL anywhere you are with our official app! Download to catch up on the Smiley Morning Show, enter exclusive contests, hear all the hits, and MORE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 93 WIBC at 4.1 against 99.5 ZPL's 3.7. 93 WIBC also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 6). 99.5 ZPL's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 39%). 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.
93 WIBC holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 93 WIBC has 205 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of 93 WIBC's written reviews are positive against 48% of 99.5 ZPL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
93 WIBC ships an update every 5 months, 99.5 ZPL every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 93 WIBC | 99.5 ZPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (205 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Urban One, Inc. | Cumulus Media |
Customer experience
93 WIBC
99.5 ZPL
Bugs and requests
93 WIBC
Reported bugs
54 issues- Constantly disconnects
- Won't run in background
- Continuous pop-up ads
- Same ads 5-6 times in a row
- Cannot connect to audio network
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- App is worthless
- Cuts out when new ads scroll
- Connectivity issues after update
- Stream randomly pauses or stops
- Glitchy stream
- Stream constantly breaking up
- Constant ads for apps
- Cannot connect, check network
- Buffering often
- Unable to connect at all
- App freezes screen with ad notifications
- Live stream does not work
- App will not open
- Repeatedly states no internet connection
- App no longer works
- Commercials interrupt commercials
- Commercials interrupt programs
- Not synced to on-air broadcast
- Ad during tornado warning
- Stream constantly stopping
- Stream connection error: Stream failed to start
- Adds cutting in at times they shouldn't be
- Constantly quits playing
- Have to deal with commercials again and again
- Randomly plays a commercial in the middle of a live segment
- Goes into an on-air commercial break and not come back out
- App crashes a lot
- Sends error messages
- Worthless adds that they never update
- Advertising and you miss the point
- Audio cuts in and out
- Cuts off every 10-15 seconds
- Stays off for approx. 10 sec
- Cannot access the menu
- Dead air
- Skips and repeats for a fraction of a second
- Drops the broadcast from time to time
- Commercials cut off the shows
- Too many of the same ads
- Cuts off weather conditions and traffic
- App eats up battery power
- App doesn't have a lot of information
- Takes you to the web browser
- App will not work at all
- Ads are replaced with public service announcements
- Station dropping out unless in the middle of nowhere
- Too much dead air
- Wonder if the app is actually working
- Canning Dave Wilson, Jeff Pidgeon, (sp) and others to save money
Requested features
13 requests- Fix connectivity issues
- Reduce ad frequency
- Stop repetitive ads
- Fix app freezing with ad notifications
- Allow opting out of location-based ads
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- Bring back the old app version
- Spend less time monetizing, more time fixing
- Provide more information within the app
- Allow commercial-free listening via subscription
- Fix dead air during commercial breaks
- Include all hours of shows
- Fix app not opening
- Improve app design after updates
99.5 ZPL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
93 WIBC
No in-app purchases
99.5 ZPL
No in-app purchases
