Comparison

AM 920 The Answer vs 97.1 The River

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

AM 920 The Answer

Free

🎵 Music

★ 3.812 ratingsView app →

97.1 The River

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.5144 ratingsView app →

About

AM 920 The Answer

Listen to Atlanta's conservative talk radio station, featuring news, traffic, and weather updates. This app provides access to the best content from AM 920 The Answer.

Highlights

Conservative talk radio
News updates
Traffic reports
Weather forecasts
Live streaming

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AM 920 The Answer WGKA is Atlanta’s home for conservative talk, news, traffic and weather. With the latest version of the AM 920 The Answer Radio App you can feed your appetite for the best that AM 920 The Answer has to offer.

About

97.1 The River

Listen to Atlanta's Classic Hits station featuring rock legends. Interact with the station by picking songs for special blocks and win prizes. Get alerts for your favorite songs.

Highlights

Listen to classic hits radio
Pick songs for Rock Blocks
Win prizes
Get song alerts
Stream on smartphone

Features

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97.1 The River, Atlanta’s Classic Hits plays artists like: Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi & the Eagles. Download the app to: - "Pick Your Block" – Tell us what songs should play during our Rock Blocks -Win prizes - Listen to 97.1 The River on your smartphone - Sign up to get alerted when your favorite River songs are about to play

Screenshots

AM 920 The Answer1 screens

97.1 The River4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 97.1 The River at 4.5 against AM 920 The Answer's 3.8. 97.1 The River also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 30%) and ratings volume (144 vs 12). AM 920 The Answer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

97.1 The River holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 97.1 The River has 144 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of AM 920 The Answer's written reviews are positive against 65% of 97.1 The River's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AM 920 The Answer ships an update every 3 weeks, 97.1 The River every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

AM 920 The Answer versus 97.1 The River: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	AM 920 The Answer	97.1 The River
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.8 (12 ratings)	4.5 (144 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	30.0% of reviews	65.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	12	144 — better
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free — better	Ad-supported
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	16.6
Further details — not scored
Size	23 MB	57 MB
Age rating	12+	9+
Developer	Salem Radio Operations, LLC	Cox Media Group

Customer experience

AM 920 The Answer

All ratings12 ratings

Positive66.7%

Neutral0.0%

Negative33.3%

Written reviews10 reviews

Positive30.0%

Neutral10.0%

Negative60.0%

97.1 The River

All ratings144 ratings

Positive88.9%

Neutral3.5%

Negative7.6%

Written reviews46 reviews

Positive65.2%

Neutral8.7%

Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

AM 920 The Answer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

97.1 The River

Reported bugs

14 issues

Submit form broken/disappeared
Connection issues with app/website
Slow internet error message
App not working for days
Spotty service on iPhone

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Alerts not working anymore
App won't work with iPhone USB port
App starts and crashes
iPhone music restarts when app plays
Cannot control app from control center/Apple Watch
Streaming skips and doesn't play correctly
App is very slow to vote
App crashes a lot
Keeps saying buffering

Requested features

6 requests

Bring back alerts
Restore control center/watch controls
Fix Janrain site pop-up issue
Increase music variety
Restore volume control on app

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Stop asking for location

In-app purchases

None

AM 920 The Answer

No in-app purchases

None

97.1 The River

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AM 920 The Answer free?

AM 920 The Answer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is 97.1 The River free?

97.1 The River is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, AM 920 The Answer or 97.1 The River?

97.1 The River is rated higher. AM 920 The Answer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while 97.1 The River averages 4.5 from 144 ratings.

Do AM 920 The Answer or 97.1 The River have ads?

97.1 The River shows ads; AM 920 The Answer does not.

Which is updated more often, AM 920 The Answer or 97.1 The River?

AM 920 The Answer ships an update every 3 weeks, and 97.1 The River every 2 months. Most recently, AM 920 The Answer was updated on October 3, 2026 and 97.1 The River on October 22, 2026.