WNYC vs Archinect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WNYC
Access live and on-demand news, commentary, culture, storytelling, and music from New York's public radio station and its partners. Save podcasts for offline listening and stay updated on local and national headlines.
- Live broadcast streaming
- On-demand news and commentary
- Podcast saving for offline listening
- Local and national headline updates
- Music live streams
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Join the New York conversation wherever you are. Our app lets you hear the best live and on-demand news, commentary, culture reporting, storytelling and music. Listen to our live broadcast to get the latest from WNYC, NPR, the BBC and our partners in public media. Save podcasts for offline listening. Get easy access to the latest news updates and the most talked-about local and national headlines from Gothamist and NPR, so you can catch up quickly whenever you want. And listen to great music from the New Sounds and WQXR live streams. WNYC is a listener-supported public radio station. Your financial support helps make possible our programming, broadcasting and digital innovation.
Archinect
Access architecture news, job listings, and community discussions on the go. Receive instant push notifications for breaking industry updates.
- Mobile access to articles
- Job listings
- Community discussions
- Push alerts for breaking news
- Architecture industry updates
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The official Archinect iPhone/iPod app provides easy and quick mobile access to articles, jobs and discussions from Archinect.com. The app also provides push alerts for instant notifications of breaking news in the architecture and related industries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Archinect at 83% against WNYC's 31%. Archinect also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). WNYC's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WNYC holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WNYC has 793 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of WNYC's written reviews are positive against 83% of Archinect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WNYC ships an update every 2 months, Archinect every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WNYC | Archinect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (793 ratings) — better | 4.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 793 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | New York Public Radio | Archinect |
Customer experience
WNYC
Archinect
User reviews
WNYC
From 793 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great station, great app
- 📻 Excellent content and programming
- 🌐 Access to WNYC anywhere
- 🔍 Helpful discovery features
- 🔊 Reliable live streaming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy, buggy, and unstable
- 🔇 Frequent audio issues and disconnects
- 🔁 Struggles to resume playback after interruptions
- 🔍 Confusing navigation and UI
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Archinect
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and no frills
- 👍 Interesting and concise articles
- 👍 Subscription-free and ad-free
- 🏆 Great idea and design
- 👍 Professional quality images
Room to improve
- 😞 Forum users can be pessimistic
- 🐛 App does not open
- 🐛 App crashes shortly after opening
- 🐛 App won't open after update
- 🐛 New update makes it crash
Bugs and requests
WNYC
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Audio stream stops unexpectedly
- Playback controls not working
- Saved content disappearing
- Connectivity issues with cellular and WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back sleep timer
- Improve podcast playback and resume functionality
- Add background audio support
- Optimize UI for newer iPhone models
- Implement better connectivity handling
Archinect
Reported bugs
9 issues- App does not open
- App crashes shortly after opening
- App won't open after update
- New update makes it crash
- Won't connect
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- Keeps crashing when opening
- App crashes frequently
- App is terrible and buggy
- Does not have a function to log into accounts
Requested features
3 requests- iPad app availability
- iPad version of website and iPhone app
- Job search filter options similar to website
In-app purchases
WNYC
No in-app purchases
Archinect
No in-app purchases
