96X vs 979X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
96X
Stay connected with your favorite radio station on the go. Access song history, local news, social media updates, and set alarms or sleep timers. Enjoy real-time weather and share the app with friends.
- View current and past songs
- Access local news updates
- Follow social media posts
- Wake-up alarm with personal message
- Sleep timer for shows
- View weekly show schedules
- Real-time local weather
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Download the official 96X app, it’s easy to use and always FREE! With the official app, you can stay connected from work, home, or on the road. Follow us on social media, get access to all our other unique content, features and more! - See current and recently played songs and multi-week playlist - Thumb through the latest local news - Follow the latest posts from social media - Wake up to your favorite show with our alarm clock. Record a personal message to play before waking up to the show. - Fall asleep while listening to your favorite show - See the weekly shows schedule so you don’t miss a thing - Real time weather for where you are - Share our app via Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail
979X
Listen to your favorite hometown rock station live, anytime, anywhere. This app features an alarm clock to wake you up to your station, real-time weather updates, and a simplified Car Mode for safe listening while driving.
- Live radio streaming
- Wake-up alarm clock
- Real-time weather updates
- Car Mode for driving
- Listen anywhere
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Your hometown rocks station can be with you ANYTIME and ANYWHERE. 979X is proud to present our OFFICIAL radio app. Listen to us at work, home, or on the road. Download our app to listen live, wake up to your favorite rock station with our alarm clock, get real time weather and take advantage of Car Mode: simple audio controls so you can listen while on the road.
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Verdict
96X and 979X both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of 979X's written reviews are positive against 40% of 96X's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for 96X against 2.8 for 979X. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of 96X's written reviews are positive against 71% of 979X's.
96X ships an update every 5 months, 979X every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 96X | 979X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| 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 | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC | Cumulus Media |
Customer experience
96X
979X
In-app purchases
96X
No in-app purchases
979X
No in-app purchases
