Comparison

Wolverines Sports vs WSN Live!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wolverines Sports

Get timely, reliable, and local news with a redesigned, faster, and easier-to-read experience. Enjoy features like resizable text, dark mode, richer layouts, and improved performance.

Highlights
  • Redesigned user experience
  • Faster news delivery
  • Easier-to-read text
  • Dark mode support
  • Richer layouts
  • Improved performance
Features
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Built for Wolverines fans. Get breaking news, game coverage, analysis, and photos. All the Michigan sports coverage you care about, all season long. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/

About

WSN Live!

Get your daily dose of Detroit sports news and analysis. Covers NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and fantasy football. Stay updated with live radio and comprehensive coverage.

Highlights
  • Detroit sports coverage
  • NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL news
  • Fantasy Football updates
  • Live radio streaming
  • Comprehensive analysis
Features
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Woodward Sports Network is here to deliver all things Detroit Sports. We cover the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Fantasy Football and so much more!

Screenshots

Wolverines Sports3 screens
WSN Live!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WSN Live! at none against Wolverines Sports's 2. WSN Live! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 66%). Wolverines Sports's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 48) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wolverines Sports sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WSN Live! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wolverines Sports against 4.6 for WSN Live!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wolverines Sports has 6K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Wolverines Sports's written reviews are positive against 88% of WSN Live!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wolverines Sports ships an update every 2 months, WSN Live! every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wolverines Sports versus WSN Live!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWolverines SportsWSN Live!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6K ratings) — better4.6 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better48
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMLive.comRDX Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

Wolverines Sports

All ratings5,986 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative22.4%

WSN Live!

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

Wolverines Sports

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Last update broke the app functionality
  • Twitter and Instagram feeds not working
  • Inconsistent sync between app and website

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize notification preferences
  • Option to sort articles by date rather than popularity
  • More comprehensive statistics and player profiles

WSN Live!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wolverines Sports

Subscriptions2
  • Insider Access to UM Sports$4.991 Month
  • Insider Access to UM Sports$49.991 Year
None

WSN Live!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wolverines Sports free?
Wolverines Sports is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WSN Live! free?
WSN Live! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wolverines Sports or WSN Live!?
Wolverines Sports is rated higher. Wolverines Sports averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while WSN Live! averages 4.6 from 48 ratings.
Do Wolverines Sports or WSN Live! have ads?
Wolverines Sports shows ads; WSN Live! does not.
Which is updated more often, Wolverines Sports or WSN Live!?
Wolverines Sports ships an update every 2 months, and WSN Live! every 6 months. Most recently, Wolverines Sports was updated on November 10, 2026 and WSN Live! on November 10, 2026.

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