Magic 99.5 FM vs Magic 949
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic 99.5 FM
This music app allows listeners to directly influence the songs played by providing real-time feedback. Share your opinions on every track to shape the station's playlist. It's a direct line to the DJs and programmers.
- Rate songs in real-time
- Influence playlist decisions
- Direct feedback to station
- Connect with music programming
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With the Magic 99 app, you can tell us exactly what you think of every song we play!
Magic 949
Listen to Tampa Bay's hit music station live, enter contests for exclusive prizes like concert tickets, and get song alerts. You can also set birthday reminders, dedicate songs, and vote for your favorite tracks.
- Live radio stream
- Exclusive prize contests
- Song alert notifications
- Birthday reminders
- Song dedications
- View upcoming songs
- Vote for music
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Magic 94.9. Tampa Bay's Hit Music Station. -Enter to win exclusive prizes, including concert tickets -Get an Alert when your song in about to play -Get Birthday Reminders and send Song Dedications -Login with your existing Facebook account -Find out what songs will be played in the next half hour -Vote for the songs you want to hear Download for free today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic 99.5 FM at 5.0 against Magic 949's 4.5. Magic 99.5 FM also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Magic 949's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Magic 99.5 FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic 949 has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Magic 99.5 FM's written reviews are positive against 80% of Magic 949's.
Magic 99.5 FM ships an update every 2 months, Magic 949 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic 99.5 FM | Magic 949 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | Cox Media Group, Inc |
Customer experience
Magic 99.5 FM
Magic 949
In-app purchases
Magic 99.5 FM
No in-app purchases
Magic 949
No in-app purchases
