97.5 The Fanatic vs Philly Sports This Week
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
97.5 The Fanatic
This app provides live sports news and coverage for Philadelphia's major teams, including the Eagles, Sixers, Flyers, and Union. Stay updated with breaking sports news and in-depth local coverage from a multi-platform brand.
- Breaking sports news
- Local team coverage
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Sixers, Flyers, Union
- ESPN content
- Multi-platform access
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Beasley Media Group is proud to showcase the 97.5 Fanatic Brand, Philadelphia’s home for Breaking Sports News, Listen for the best in local sports coverage of the teams Philly sports fans care about, plus the latest breaking sports news as it happens. The Fanatic provides round the clock coverage of the Philadelphia Eagles…and the Fanatic is home to the Sixers, Flyers and Union, as well as ESPN. We are a multi-platform brand with content available wherever sports fans are!
Philly Sports This Week
Stay updated on all Philadelphia professional sports teams with game schedules, TV/radio listings, and the latest news. Track your favorite teams, including minor league affiliates, and access full articles from RSS feeds. Easily navigate to official team websites.
- Game schedules for 8 pro teams
- TV and Radio listings
- Minor league affiliate schedules
- Latest news headlines
- Full article access
- Official team website links
- Favorite team filtering
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Philadelphia sports team game schedules and news for Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, 76ers, Union, Wings, Stars and Freedoms. Philly Sports This Week lets you know when, where and who all the Philadelphia professional sports teams are playing for the current week and beyond. TV and Radio listings are included for the following teams: Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Stars Philadelphia Freedoms The minor league affiliate teams' schedules are also included on their own page as well. The Feed page displays the latest headlines for the teams from various RSS feeds. Select a headline to read a summary and read the full article with a click of a button. The Team pages also include a button to visit that team's official website. The Preference pages allow you to save your favorite teams and only see those teams. This app has no affiliation with the MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, MLS, NLL, USFL, WTT, MiLB, AHL, ECHL, NBA G League, MLS NEXT Pro, NASCAR, ARCA, NHRA. All preseason and postseason games included as well.
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Verdict
97.5 The Fanatic and Philly Sports This Week both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Philly Sports This Week's written reviews are positive against 37% of 97.5 The Fanatic's. Philly Sports This Week also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). 97.5 The Fanatic's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 638). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 97.5 The Fanatic against 4.7 for Philly Sports This Week. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 638 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of 97.5 The Fanatic's written reviews are positive against 91% of Philly Sports This Week's.
97.5 The Fanatic ships an update every 5 months, Philly Sports This Week every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 97.5 The Fanatic | Philly Sports This Week |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) | 4.7 (638 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 638 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beasley Broadcast Group | Matthew Quirk |
Customer experience
97.5 The Fanatic
Philly Sports This Week
Bugs and requests
97.5 The Fanatic
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Playback issues and disconnections
- Ads interrupting live broadcast
- Compatibility issues with newer OS versions
Requested features
2 requests- More on demand functionality
- Sleep timer
Philly Sports This Week
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
97.5 The Fanatic
No in-app purchases
Philly Sports This Week
No in-app purchases
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