105.7 WROR vs Valley 98.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
105.7 WROR
Listen to Boston's favorite radio station featuring 80s, 90s, and more variety music. Enjoy morning shows with entertainment and contests, plus extended commercial-free music blocks throughout the day.
- 80s, 90s, and variety music
- Morning show with Bob Bronson and LBF
- Contests and giveaways
- DM Disaster stories
- Extended commercial-free music blocks
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105.7 WROR is Boston’s home for 80s, 90s & More Variety! Songs you know and love by Bon Jovi, Journey, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Alanis Morissette, Bruce Springsteen, and so many more! Bob Bronson and LBF in the Morning keep you laughing as you start your workday. They even have your chance to win $1000 if you are Supah Smaht. Plus, each day there is a new DM Disaster that promises some crazy stories. Bob and LBF also kickoff your workday with 2-hours of non-stop music starting at 9:15am. WROR helps your workday fly-by with non-stop music blocks all day long, including 90-minutes commercial-free starting at 3:45pm
Valley 98.9
Listen to The Merrimack Valley's Greatest Hits live on your mobile device. This application provides access to a popular radio station's broadcast.
- Live radio streaming
- Greatest Hits music
- Mobile access
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Valley 98.9, The Merrimack Valley's Greatest Hits
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 105.7 WROR at every 5 months against Valley 98.9's every 32 months. 105.7 WROR also leads on ratings volume (579 vs 2). Valley 98.9's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 — 4.9 for 105.7 WROR against 5.0 for Valley 98.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 105.7 WROR has 579 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
105.7 WROR ships an update every 5 months, Valley 98.9 every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 105.7 WROR | Valley 98.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (579 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beasley Broadcast Group | Costa Eagle Broadcasting |
Customer experience
105.7 WROR
Valley 98.9
Bugs and requests
105.7 WROR
Reported bugs
5 issues- Excessive commercials on startup
- App does not allow downloads of morning shows
- Error messages when downloading audio
- Podcasts are not playing
- Issues with multiple app versions
Requested features
3 requests- Fix audio download issues
- Ensure podcasts play correctly
- Resolve issues with multiple app versions
Valley 98.9
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
105.7 WROR
No in-app purchases
Valley 98.9
No in-app purchases
