PlanetRadio.us vs Hot 103
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlanetRadio.us
Experience a unique rock radio station with a sound unlike any other heard in decades. This application brings you the best rock music directly to your device.
- Unique rock radio station
- Distinctive sound
- Best rock music
- Mobile listening
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Listen to the best rock radio station on the planet! Yeah, this is like no other station you've heard in the last 25 years.
Hot 103
Listen to live and local hit music from Southern New Mexico's hottest station. Access your favorite on-air talent, music news, Hollywood updates, and sports information on your mobile device.
- Live and local hit music streaming
- On-air talent access
- Music news updates
- Hollywood entertainment news
- Sports world updates
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Hot 103 is Southern New Mexico's Hottest Music! The best app to get Live and Local hit music. Now you can take Hot 103 with you anywhere you go, right on your mobile device! Listen to Hot 103 and all your favorite on-air talent. Get all the Live & Local information you have come to expect from Hot 103. Catch up with the latest in Music News. Find out what’s going on in Hollywood. Stay up on all the goings on in the Sports world. You get all the information you want right on your mobile device! Download the Hot 103 app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlanetRadio.us at 84% against Hot 103's 0%. PlanetRadio.us also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Hot 103's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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.
PlanetRadio.us holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlanetRadio.us has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of PlanetRadio.us's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hot 103's.
PlanetRadio.us ships an update every 5 months, Hot 103 every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanetRadio.us | Hot 103 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (20 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | QSAccess, LLC | Adams Radio Group, LLC |
Customer experience
PlanetRadio.us
Hot 103
In-app purchases
PlanetRadio.us
No in-app purchases
Hot 103
No in-app purchases
Questions
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