101 ESPN vs Matrix Midwest
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.
Matrix Midwest
Stream live and on-demand sports news and shows from St. Louis' independent sports network. Catch daily broadcasts and replays of "The Fight with Karraker & Company," plus the latest updates on local teams.
- Live streaming of "The Fight with Karraker & Company"
- On-demand episode replays
- Latest sports news updates
- Coverage of local St. Louis teams
- Independent sports and entertainment network
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The Matrix Midwest app is home of THE FIGHT WITH KARRAKER COMPANY! Every weekday morning at 7 a.m., watch THE FIGHT WITH KARRAKER & COMPANY live on the Matrix Midwest app. If you miss an episode, you can watch a replay on the Matrix Midwest app. Matrix Midwest also has the latest news from the Cardinals, Blues, CITY SC, Chiefs, Battlehawks, Mizzou, Illini, high school and more! Matrix Midwest is St. Louis’ only free and independent sports and entertainment network. You can watch Matrix Midwest on over-the-air on channel 32 and channel 6 on Spectrum/Charter. Gray Media launched Matrix Midwest to operate alongside sister station First Alert 4 (KMOV-TV) out of St. Louis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Matrix Midwest at 100% against 101 ESPN's 43%. Matrix Midwest also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.1). 101 ESPN's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Matrix Midwest holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of 101 ESPN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Matrix Midwest's.
101 ESPN ships an update every 6 weeks, Matrix Midwest every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 101 ESPN | Matrix Midwest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (46 ratings) | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hubbard Radio, LLC | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
101 ESPN
Matrix Midwest
In-app purchases
101 ESPN
No in-app purchases
Matrix Midwest
No in-app purchases
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