Wave 94 vs Hot 103
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave 94
Listen to Christian radio broadcasts, including local sports and seasonal music. This app provides spiritual encouragement and is affiliated with a national network.
- Christian radio broadcasts
- Local sports coverage
- Seasonal music programming
- Spiritual encouragement content
- Affiliated with Salem Radio Network
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Wave 94 - Your home for spiritual encouragement! Christian radio from the coast to the capital of Florida, your home for Wakulla War Eagle football! We are locally owned and affiliated with the Salem Radio Network. We are also your Christmas music station.
Hot 103
Listen to live and local hit music from Southern New Mexico's hottest station. Access your favorite on-air talent, music news, Hollywood updates, and sports information on your mobile device.
- Live and local hit music streaming
- On-air talent access
- Music news updates
- Hollywood entertainment news
- Sports world updates
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Hot 103 is Southern New Mexico's Hottest Music! The best app to get Live and Local hit music. Now you can take Hot 103 with you anywhere you go, right on your mobile device! Listen to Hot 103 and all your favorite on-air talent. Get all the Live & Local information you have come to expect from Hot 103. Catch up with the latest in Music News. Find out what’s going on in Hollywood. Stay up on all the goings on in the Sports world. You get all the information you want right on your mobile device! Download the Hot 103 app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wave 94 at 100% against Hot 103's 0%. Wave 94 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). Hot 103's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Wave 94 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wave 94's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hot 103's.
Wave 94 ships an update every 11 months, Hot 103 every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave 94 | Hot 103 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Douglas Apple | Adams Radio Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Wave 94
Hot 103
In-app purchases
Wave 94
No in-app purchases
Hot 103
No in-app purchases
