Comparison

WTOC 11 News vs GPB

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

Head to head
About

WTOC 11 News

Stay informed with local news and breaking alerts for Savannah and the southeast. Access live headlines, sports, video, and more, all delivered directly to your device. Customize content with location services.

Highlights
  • Breaking news alerts
  • Live local news headlines
  • Sports coverage
  • Video content
  • Location-based content customization
Features
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Download the WTOC 11 application right to your iPhone and iPad! WTOC delivers local news coverage for Savannah and the rest of the southeast. Features include: - Breaking news alerts - Live, local news headlines and stories - Sports - Video - And so much more! Also serving Hilton Head, Statesboro, Bluffton, Richmond Hill, Hinesville and all of the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry. This app requests location to help customize content for you. We will provide location information and information about your use of the app to our advertising partners in order to customize the ads displayed in this app and other apps you use. Please review our privacy policy for more details and for your choices.

About

GPB

Stream live and on-demand audio and video content from Georgia Public Broadcasting. Features include DVR-like controls for live streams, program scheduling, and a search function to find content across multiple stations. Wake up to your favorite shows with the built-in alarm clock.

Highlights
  • Live audio and video streaming
  • DVR-like controls for live streams
  • On-demand content library
  • Program schedule integration
  • Search across multiple stations
  • Sleep timer and alarm clock
Features
Currently charting
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GPB: The GPB App allows you to listen to and watch Georgia Public Broadcasting radio and television, pause and rewind the live audio, and view the program schedule all at once! You can explore On Demand content, search for programs, bookmark a program for later, and wake up to GPB with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from GPB even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing – no clicks to start listening. • Integrated program schedules for the GPB stream! • One click stream switching – flip over to the program you noticed on another stream with a single click. • Listen to GPB in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! On Demand • Access GPB programs easily and quickly. • DVR-like controls. Pause, rewind and fast forward your program with ease. • When listening to programs, individual segments (when available) are listed so you can review and choose one or listen to the entire program. • Easy to access past programs. • The GPB App displays the web page associated with the program or program segment you are listening to On Demand so you can explore for more information. Search • The unique “Search Public Radio” feature finds stories or programs across hundreds of stations and web pages and makes it easy to play instantly. Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button. • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The GPB App is brought to you by the people at Georgia Public Broadcasting and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it. Please support Georgia Public Broadcasting by becoming a member today! http://www.gpb.org http://www.publicmediaapps.com

Screenshots

WTOC 11 News3 screens
GPB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPB at 65% against WTOC 11 News's 21%. GPB also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WTOC 11 News's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 103) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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

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

WTOC 11 News holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WTOC 11 News has 2.8K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of WTOC 11 News's written reviews are positive against 65% of GPB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WTOC 11 News ships an update every 5 weeks, GPB every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
WTOC 11 News versus GPB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWTOC 11 NewsGPB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better4.3 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews64.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better103
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank—#205 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB38 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGray Television Group, Inc.GPB Media

Customer experience

WTOC 11 News

All ratings2,759 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative72.7%

GPB

All ratings99 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

WTOC 11 News

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent journalism
  • 📢 Constant alerts
  • 📱 Accurate and up-to-date news

Room to improve

  • 💤 Outdated news
  • 🔍 Poor search functionality
  • 🤖 Biased towards liberal news sources
  • 🔌 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 🤯 Confusing and cluttered UI

GPB

From 103 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great content access
  • 👍 Easy to listen anywhere
  • 👍 Reliable live feed
  • 👍 Informative reporting
  • 👍 Non-partisan content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Buffering issues
  • 🐛 Random interruptions
  • 🐛 Poor connectivity between networks
  • 🐛 Confusing interface

Bugs and requests

WTOC 11 News

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Weather section not working
  • Inability to close ads
  • Repeated display of the same stories

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back the old app design
  • Improve navigation and organization
  • Reduce ads and pop-ups
  • Add more local news coverage
  • Enhance search capabilities

GPB

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App automatically closes when paused, losing place
  • Randomly occurring PSAs interrupt programs
  • Radio silence for minutes to hours
  • App needs to be reopened when transitioning from home network to mobile
  • Frozen transmission when transitioning from Wi-Fi to mobile
Show 8 more
  • Show will not stay on, requires reboot or reinstall
  • Recent update causes spontaneous playback of GPB hook/bump
  • App gets stuck in a buffering loop
  • App starts by itself
  • Live feed hung up on donation screen
  • Skipping over itself, repeating segments
  • The 'live' show in this app is different from GPB NPR programs on radio
  • Cannot browse old app for different GPB NPR affiliated programs

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to use app on Firestick, SmartTV, or Xbox
  • UI refresh needed
  • More specific search functionality

In-app purchases

None

WTOC 11 News

No in-app purchases

None

GPB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WTOC 11 News free?
WTOC 11 News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPB free?
GPB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WTOC 11 News or GPB?
WTOC 11 News is rated higher. WTOC 11 News averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while GPB averages 4.3 from 103 ratings.
Do WTOC 11 News or GPB have ads?
WTOC 11 News shows ads; GPB does not.
Which is updated more often, WTOC 11 News or GPB?
WTOC 11 News ships an update every 5 weeks, and GPB every 3 months. Most recently, WTOC 11 News was updated on November 1, 2026 and GPB on October 29, 2026.

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