979X vs Hits 105.3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Hits 105.3
Control the music played on the radio, get song alerts, and use the alarm clock. Request songs and dedicate them to friends and family, connecting with the station instantly. This application is completely free to use.
- Control music played on air
- Get song alerts
- Wake up with alarm clock
- Request songs via Open Mic
- Dedicate songs to others
- Instant station connection
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Interact and connect with Hits 105.3 like never before! - Take control of the music you hear on Hits 105.3 - Get alerted when your favorite song is about to play - Wake up with Magic with the Alarm Clock feature - Use the Open Mic feature to request your favorite songs and hear yourself on the radio - Dedicate songs to your friends and family - Connect with Hits 105.3 instantly! The app is completely free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hits 105.3 at 4.8 against 979X's 2.8. Hits 105.3 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hits 105.3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hits 105.3 has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 979X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hits 105.3's.
979X ships an update every 6 months, Hits 105.3 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 979X | Hits 105.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | Cox Media Group, Inc |
Customer experience
979X
Hits 105.3
In-app purchases
979X
No in-app purchases
Hits 105.3
No in-app purchases
