101 ESPN vs SEMO Recreation Services
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
101 ESPN
Stream your favorite sports radio station live, access podcasts, and engage with exclusive content. Earn rewards for listening and interact with station personalities through feedback and polls. Enjoy personalized profiles and an alarm clock feature, all accessible on the go.
- Live radio streaming
- Podcast access
- Listener rewards program
- Personalized user profiles
- Listener feedback submission
- Blog posts and sports news
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Your favorite radio station is just one tap away with the 101 ESPN mobile app! Listen at work, at the gym, on the road, or wherever else you are in the world. Interact with 101 ESPN with a slew of features like listener rewards, listener feedback, notifications and more. We keep track of your total listening time and offer great prizes and rewards for listening. Kind of like frequent flyer miles you can earn these prizes for all the time you spend with us - as if our great sports talk and personalities weren’t enough. ;) Also, your profile that you use to listen on our website is the same as your profile in the app, which means your time spent will be logged no matter how you choose to listen. FEATURES INCLUDE: Listen live Listen to 101 ESPN podcasts Watch videos from the station Read our personalities’ blog posts and sports news Log-in/Registration – Complete with Touch ID/Face ID for easier log-in Personalized profile Notification center Listener rewards – Including listening time rewards, promocode rewards, location check-in rewards and so much more Listener feedback – Send us text, audio, photos or video Vote in listener polls Alarm Clock The 101 ESPN app supports Apple CarPlay! * Apple is in no way affiliated with or responsible for any contests/rewards presented with this app. * This app is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
SEMO Recreation Services
Access schedules for intramural sports and group fitness classes. Check into events using unique QR codes to stay updated on campus recreation programs.
- IM Sports schedules
- Group Fitness schedules
- QR code check-ins
- Campus Recreation updates
- Instant access to programs
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The official app for Southeast Missouri State University’s IM sports and Fitness Programs. Stay up to date with SEMO’s Campus Recreation programs by downloading our mobile app! You will have instant access to IM Sports and the Group Fitness schedules. Check into games and/or classes with unique QR codes, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SEMO Recreation Services at 4.4 against 101 ESPN's 3.1. SEMO Recreation Services also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 101 ESPN's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SEMO Recreation Services holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 18 respectively.
101 ESPN ships an update every 6 weeks, SEMO Recreation Services every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 101 ESPN | SEMO Recreation Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (46 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubbard Radio | Southeast Missouri State University |
Customer experience
101 ESPN
SEMO Recreation Services
Bugs and requests
101 ESPN
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes when playing live stream
- Audio error when trying to listen
- App hangs with a white screen
- App stops playing every minute
- Ads play over broadcast
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- App crashes when submitting mic drop
- App crashes when clicking listening rewards link
- Mic drop not working, sends email error
- Live stream doesn't work
- App stalls and crashes constantly
- App crashes if phone changes to landscape
- App won't play in background
- App crashes or doesn't start Listen Live
- App cuts off radio part at times
- Constant crashes on multiple phones
- Streaming audio doesn't work for all programs
- Past audio very hard to sort through
- Streams don't always work
- Live broadcast not available for all programming
- App never works right, cuts out
- Live radio stream never works, no sound
- Live radio stream never works
- App is clunky
- Tiny play button at top is annoying
- Feature to listen to shows after they've been put up as podcasts no longer functions
- Keeps going to the browser instead of listen live
- Links are too close together, launches browser
Requested features
4 requests- Add to Apple Watch
- Support for saved podcasts on Apple Watch
- News articles section in the app
- Audio files broken into segments
SEMO Recreation Services
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
101 ESPN
No in-app purchases
SEMO Recreation Services
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 101 ESPN free?
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