AFR vs KWEL 107.1FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
KWEL 107.1FM
This app provides 24/7 local talk radio, news, and opinion for West Texas. Listen to a variety of shows, including morning and afternoon talk, national news updates, and weekend music programming. Stay connected with your community through this dedicated radio station.
- 24/7 local talk radio
- Local news and opinion
- Morning and afternoon talk shows
- National news updates
- Weekend music programming
- Listen online and via app
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KWEL RADIO, SERVING MIDLAND, ODESSA AND WEST TEXAS FIRST WENT ON THE AIR JANUARY 1, 2003. KWEL IS LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED, OFFERING LOCAL NEWS, LOCAL TALK AND OPINION ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT, 24 HOURS A DAY. JOIN CRAIG ANDERSON AND LISA KAY EACH MORNING WITH LOCAL TALK FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 AM, FOLLOWED BY MIKE GALLAGHER AND MORE LOCAL TALK WITH MARC CHRISTIAN EACH AFTERNOON FROM 1 TO 3, FOLLOWED BY SEBASTIAN GORKA. ALSO, MARK LEVIN AT 5:00 PM, CHARLIE KIRK AT 8:00 PM, HUGH HEWETT AT 11:00 PM FOLLOWED BY LARRY ELDER AT 2:00 AM. AND, GET YOUR EARLY NEWS WITH ‘AMERICAN IN THE MORNING AT 5:00 AM. AND, NATIONAL NEWS UPDATES FROM S.R.N. NEWS AND LOCAL NEWS WITH RICK HOLIDAY. KWEL RADIO IS FOCUSED ON KEEPING WEST TEXAS UP TO DATE WITH LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS IN WEST TEXAS WITH LOTS OF WAYS TO LISTEN. AM 1070, FM 107.1, THE KWEL APP AND KWEL.COM LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHAT HAPPENED TO LOCAL RADIO? THE ANSWER IS RIGHT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. JOIN US FOR COMPELLING TALK EVERYDAY KWEL RADIO ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE. WE’RE EVERYWHERE AND, DON’T FORGET THE WEEK-END WITH ‘THE MUSIC YOU GREW UP WITH SATURDAY MORNINGS, FOLLOWED BY THE HOYLE FINANCIAL SHOW, DR. BOB MARTIN, DR. BILL DODSON, IN THE OIL PATCH AND CLASSIC ROCK WITH MARC CHRISTIAN SATURDAY NIGHT. WE’RE YOUR RADIO STATION. AM 1070 AND FM 107.1 AND ONLINE AT KWEL.COM
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AFR at none against KWEL 107.1FM's shown. AFR also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 91 months) and ratings volume (376 vs 4). KWEL 107.1FM's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
KWEL 107.1FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFR has 376 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AFR ships an update every 3 months, KWEL 107.1FM every 91 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFR | KWEL 107.1FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (376 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 91 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Family Association | CDA Broadcasting Inc. |
Customer experience
AFR
KWEL 107.1FM
Bugs and 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
KWEL 107.1FM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AFR
No in-app purchases
KWEL 107.1FM
No in-app purchases
