Comparison

WWKI vs NOW 100.5

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

Head to head
About

WWKI

Stream hit country music and listen to popular shows like Male Call and The Classic Country Show. This app brings the legendary 100.5 KI directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Stream hit country music
  • Listen to Male Call
  • Access The Classic Country Show
  • Hear The Chris Allen Show
  • Enjoy 100.5 KI programming
Features
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The home of hit country, Male Call, We Care and The Classic Country Show with Chris Allen. The legendary 100.5 KI!

About

NOW 100.5

Listen to Sacramento's top hit music station live, anytime. Interact with DJs, enter contests for prizes, and discover local station events. Stay connected with today's best hits on the go with clear audio quality.

Highlights
  • Listen live to Today's Best Hits
  • Enter contests for prizes
  • Leave voice messages for DJs
  • Discover station events
  • Connect with DJs and the station
  • Crystal clear audio quality
Features
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NOW 100.5 is Sacramento’s playlist for Today’s Best Hits! Take your favorite music everywhere, hit us up with a voice message, and enter to win concert tickets and more. Your music. Your connection. All in the NOW 100.5 app. LISTEN LIVE Hit play and take NOW with you. From your morning commute to getting ready for a night out, stream Today’s Best Hits for free with crystal-clear audio. CONTESTS & EVENTS Your next “I won!” moment starts here. Enter contests and play games for concert tickets and other great prizes. Plus, stay in the loop on NOW events, upcoming shows, and ticket drops. WATCH More access. More of your favorite artists. Go behind the scenes at NOW for artist interviews, in-studio performances, and the moments you won’t hear on the radio. INTERACT Don’t just listen—join the conversation. Send your favorite NOW DJs a voice message—you might hear yourself on the air! Connect by email and social media, stay close to what’s happening in Sacramento, and LIVE IN THE NOW. Stay Connected! Facebook: /Now1005FM Instagram: /Now1005FM X: @Now1005FM Website: https://now100fm.com/ About Bonneville Bonneville Sacramento is part of the Bonneville International family, which is an integrated media and marketing solutions company dedicated to building up, connecting, informing and celebrating families and communities. Founded in 1964, Bonneville currently operates radio and TV stations, local websites, chart topping podcasts and other digital distribution assets in six western U.S. markets. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Bonneville is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), a for-profit arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visit https://bonneville.com/ to learn more. For a full list of our markets and digital assets, please visit https://bonneville.com/markets/ Terms of use: https://now100fm.com/terms-of-use-2/

Screenshots

WWKI4 screens
NOW 100.54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NOW 100.5 at 4.6 against WWKI's 3.0. NOW 100.5 also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 2). WWKI's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

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

NOW 100.5 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOW 100.5 has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of WWKI's written reviews are positive against 50% of NOW 100.5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WWKI versus NOW 100.5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWWKINOW 100.5
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCumulus MediaBonneville International

Customer experience

WWKI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

NOW 100.5

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WWKI

No in-app purchases

None

NOW 100.5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WWKI free?
WWKI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOW 100.5 free?
NOW 100.5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WWKI or NOW 100.5?
NOW 100.5 is rated higher. WWKI averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NOW 100.5 averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do WWKI or NOW 100.5 have ads?
Both WWKI and NOW 100.5 show ads.
Which is updated more often, WWKI or NOW 100.5?
WWKI ships an update every 4 months, and NOW 100.5 every 4 months. Most recently, WWKI was updated on October 23, 2026 and NOW 100.5 on October 24, 2026.

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