WJR vs MLive.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WJR
Listen to your favorite radio station anytime, anywhere. This official app provides instant access to unique content and features from the station.
- Live radio streaming
- Instant access to content
- Listen at work, home, or on the road
- Official app
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Never be without your favorite radio station. WJR-AM 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!
MLive.com
Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather that directly impacts your community. Access timely and reliable reporting from trusted journalists who live and work in your area. Coverage spans news, politics, business, culture, and more, ensuring you're always aware of what's happening in your backyard.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Politics and business news
- Culture and community events
- Unlimited premium content access
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Get trusted local news from across Michigan. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MLive.com at 4.4 against WJR's 3.1. MLive.com also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 20). WJR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. MLive.com sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. WJR asks for nothing beyond the download.
MLive.com holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLive.com has 16K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of WJR's written reviews are positive against 12% of MLive.com's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WJR ships an update every 4 months, MLive.com every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WJR | MLive.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 4.4 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.5% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #78 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | MLive.com |
Customer experience
WJR
MLive.com
User reviews
WJR
From 20 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Can listen to WJR wherever I go
- 👍 Good for staying informed on Michigan
- 👍 Honest and up-to-the-minute info
- 👍 No spin, positive outlook
- 👍 Works great on 3GS and iPod Touch
Room to improve
- 😠 Excessive ads
- 😠 App crashes frequently
- 😠 Stops playing when phone screen locks/sleeps
- 😠 Ads interrupt broadcasts
- 😠 Bait and switch ads
MLive.com
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick, accurate, and well-written news
- 👍 Good coverage of Michigan news
- 🌐 Broad spectrum news coverage
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywalled content, too many articles behind subscription
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, freezes, and loading issues
- 💤 Outdated, repetitive, and lacking in real reporting
- 🔍 Poor search functionality and content organization
- 📢 Excessive ads and intrusive advertising
Bugs and requests
WJR
Reported bugs
47 issues- App closes when phone screen locks/sleeps
- Ads inserted during broadcasts
- App pauses during phone calls
- CarPlay stops playing when switching to maps
- App shows playing but no sound
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- Black screen on CarPlay
- App closes and fades out if not kept running
- Ads cannot be cancelled
- Play button is a bait and switch for ads
- App bait and switches you if you hit the play button
- App randomly stops playing
- App continuously crashes
- Audio cuts out every 5 minutes
- App drops more than expected
- Delays too long when moving away from Wi-Fi
- Relaunch forces sponsor ad
- Unable to stream live broadcast
- App does not go into play mode
- Opens and does nothing
- Podcasts won't play
- App freezes after commercials
- App stops playing unless left open
- App crashes, ads cut in, failures to load
- Ads utter up and never return
- Just plays commercials
- App allows pop-ups on blank screen
- App closes all the time due to ads
- App quits unexpectedly, opens App Store, annoying pop-ups
- App jacks up phone
- App pops up ads constantly
- Radio station is pure static
- App crashes often
- Audio stops streaming after a minute
- App pauses often
- Stopped playing every time I touched screen
- App streams for 30 seconds then cuts off
- App doesn't try to reconnect
- App stops playing via Bluetooth when phone screen goes to sleep
- Audio stops when switching to another app via Bluetooth
- Shuts off every few minutes on all devices
- Recent update causes audio to stop playing after a short time
- App stops when device sleeps
- Loud stupid ads
- Newest update makes app close out if screen isn't open
- App shuts down if device goes to sleep
- App cuts out
- Needs to be updated to OS 12
Requested features
6 requests- Provide full past episodes on demand
- Add on-air schedule
- Notify when shows begin
- Add Chromecast support
- Add sleep timer
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- Update with current content (podcasts)
MLive.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and inconsistent subscription handling
- Notifications not working as expected
- Scrolling and navigation problems
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to filter and customize content
- Improved local news coverage and focus
- Removal of paywall for breaking news and essential content
In-app purchases
WJR
No in-app purchases
MLive.com
- Wolverine Confidential.$7.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to MLive.com$11.991 Month
- All Access to MLive$15.001 Month
- All Access to MLive.com6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Wolverine Confidential.$79.991 Year
- All access to MLive.com1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- All access to MLive.com$119.991 Year
- All Access to MLive$150.001 Year
