NOW 97.9 FM vs 103.5 The Arrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOW 97.9 FM
Listen live to today's best feel-good music, participate in contests, and vote for your favorite songs. Record audio messages to potentially be featured on air and receive song alerts for upcoming tracks.
- Listen live
- Commercial-free music blocks
- Free contests
- Song voting
- Open Mic audio messages
- Song alerts
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Welcome to the NOW 97.9 FM mobile app! We play today’s best music that picks you up and makes you feel good while you work. With the NOW 97.9 FM mobile app, you can: - Listen live in the mornings with over 2 hours of commercial free music and tons of free contests for cash and concerts. - Vote for the songs you want to hear on the air. - Use our Open Mic feature to record an audio message, and you could hear yourself on air. - Opt into song alerts so you always know when your favorite song will play.
103.5 The Arrow
Listen to Utah's Classic Rock station live from your mobile device. Engage with the station by leaving voice messages, entering contests for prizes, and staying updated on community events and live shows.
- Live radio streaming
- Voice message submission
- Contest entry
- Event updates
- Community interaction
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103.5 The Arrow is home to Utah’s Classic Rock. Listen to your favorite music, leave a voice message for the station, and enter to win our contests! LISTEN LIVE Listen to your favorite Salt Lake City area radio station on the go, in the palm of your hand. Listen for free, anytime of day with crystal clear audio quality. CONTESTS & EVENTS Enter contests and play games for great prizes like concert tickets! Find station events in the community and stay updated on ticket sales and live shows. WATCH Go behind the scenes with video from inside the 103.5 The Arrow studio. Catch artist interviews, in-studio performances, and fun moments. INTERACT Leave us a message to play on-air! Connect with the shows live on-air via text, email, and social media. Find station events in the community, get updated on live shows, and keep up with class rock news. Join our community! Facebook: /1035TheArrow Instagram: /1035thearrow YouTube: @TheArrow-dt5hv X: @1035theArrow Website: https://1035thearrow.com/ About Bonneville Bonneville Salt Lake City 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://1035thearrow.com/about/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 103.5 The Arrow at 3.8 against NOW 97.9 FM's 3.4. 103.5 The Arrow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). NOW 97.9 FM's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%). 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.
103.5 The Arrow holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of NOW 97.9 FM's written reviews are positive against 33% of 103.5 The Arrow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NOW 97.9 FM ships an update every 6 months, 103.5 The Arrow every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | NOW 97.9 FM | 103.5 The Arrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 3.8 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Capitol Broadcasting INC | Bonneville International |
Customer experience
NOW 97.9 FM
103.5 The Arrow
In-app purchases
NOW 97.9 FM
No in-app purchases
103.5 The Arrow
No in-app purchases
