105.1 WAVA vs AFR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
105.1 WAVA
Experience life-changing talk radio on your mobile device. This application provides access to the best content from the station, satisfying your craving for engaging discussions and informative programs.
- Access talk radio content
- Stream live programs
- Enjoy engaging discussions
- Stay informed with talk radio
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105.1 WAVA is life changing talk radio. With the new 105.1 WAVA radio app you can feed your appetite for the best that 105.1 WAVA has to offer.
AFR
Listen to Christian conservative talk radio and music, or enjoy podcasts on demand. Download episodes for offline listening and integrate with your car's CarPlay system. Stay informed with push notifications about recently played songs and important broadcasts.
- Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music
- Listen to podcasts
- Download podcasts
- Background audio playback
- CarPlay integration
- View recently played songs
- Push notifications
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Features: Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music Listen to the radio in the background Listen to Podcasts Download Podcasts Listen in your car with CarPlay View recently played songs Push Notifications Works with iPhone and iPad American Family Radio is a listener supported broadcast ministry of the American Family Association. AFR exists to be a voice for AFA to help motivate and equip individuals to restore American culture to its moral foundations. AFR does this in a variety of ways with both its music/teaching format as well as its Christian Conservative Talk format. AFR understands that politics and polices alone will not change America. It will take an intervention of Christ and our hearts turned back to Him. AFR hopes to educate our listeners with news and issues of the day but more importantly convey the Truth of Christ through clear presentations of the Gospel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AFR at 4.6 against 105.1 WAVA's 4.1. AFR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (374 vs 16). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
AFR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFR has 374 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 105.1 WAVA's written reviews are positive against 63% of AFR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
105.1 WAVA ships an update every 4 months, AFR every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 105.1 WAVA | AFR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 4.6 (374 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 374 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 9+ |
| Developer | Salem Radio Operations, LLC | American Family Association |
Customer experience
105.1 WAVA
AFR
Bugs and requests
105.1 WAVA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AFR
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Audio plays but screen shows different content
- Incompatibility with iOS 13, 14, 15 updates
- App won't open after recent updates
- Playback stops after 5-10 seconds
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- Buffering causes choppy audio
- Streaming interrupts when accessing other apps
- App freezes with spinning loading circle
- Podcast restart from beginning when paused
- Audio completely absent on some iOS versions
Requested features
9 requests- Update and display current show/host information
- Add rewind and fast-forward controls
- Implement clock radio/alarm functionality
- Allow app to continue playing with screen locked
- Set default station preference
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- Resume playback from where user left off
- Improve podcast update frequency
- Better integration with other apps
- Separate music-only streaming option
In-app purchases
105.1 WAVA
No in-app purchases
AFR
No in-app purchases
