Comparison

WOWRADIOCT vs WPKN

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

Head to head
About

WOWRADIOCT

Listen to live radio broadcasts featuring music from the 60s through the 80s. Tune in for local weather, community news, and interviews with local businesses, non-profits, and musicians.

Highlights
  • Live radio broadcasts
  • Music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s
  • Local weather updates
  • Community news
  • Interviews with local guests
  • Spotlights on local businesses and non-profits
Features
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Broadcasting live from the WOW RADIO STUDIO located at WOW Toyota of Wallingford. WOW RADIO plays all your favorite music from the 60’s through the 80’s. Longtime CT radio legends Brian Smith and Pam Landry broadcast LIVE weekdays 11a-3p and along with the music, feature local weather and community news updates as well as special guests from across the community spotlighting local businesses, non profits and local bands.

About

WPKN

Listen to a diverse range of free-form programming, including music, news, and arts & culture, from an independent community radio station. This non-profit organization supports local artists and provides a platform for volunteers interested in broadcasting.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Eclectic programming mix
  • News and public affairs
  • Arts and culture content
  • Support for local artists
  • Volunteer opportunities
Features
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STREAM WPKN NOW! Cited as “the greatest radio station in the world,” in 2021 by David Owen of The New Yorker, WPKN independent community radio station is a 10,000-watt non-commercial radio station founded in 1963 and established as an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1989. Over the last 60+ years, WPKN has remained true to some basic principles to stand apart from convention and to serve diversity. Its volunteers and programmers have created an institution with depth, importance, and passion, and the listeners have made its continued existence possible. WPKN broadcasts 24 hours a day on frequency 89.5 FM from a 10,000-­-watt transmitter located on Booth Hill in Trumbull, Connecticut reaching a potential listenership of 1.5 million people. Our signal reaches most of Connecticut, southeastern New York State, the eastern portion of Long Island, southwestern Massachusetts, and southwestern Rhode Island. The wpkn.org stream allows for an unlimited number of global listeners. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre. We are proud to be listener-supported, commercial-free, community-driven radio available to the public at no cost, any time, day or night. WPKN is a community organization that amplifies tri-state area non-profits, artists, musicians. WPKN’s downtown station presence allows volunteers interested in broadcast radio, podcasting, video, and community outreach, to explore and build on their creative interests for free, with all levels of backgrounds and training accepted.

Screenshots

WOWRADIOCT4 screens
WPKN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WOWRADIOCT at 15.0 against WPKN's 18.2. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WOWRADIOCT against 5.0 for WPKN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WOWRADIOCT versus WPKN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWOWRADIOCTWPKN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequency—Every 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul ZionBrendan Toller

Customer experience

WOWRADIOCT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WPKN

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WOWRADIOCT

No in-app purchases

None

WPKN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WOWRADIOCT free?
WOWRADIOCT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WPKN free?
WPKN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WOWRADIOCT or WPKN?
WOWRADIOCT and WPKN are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do WOWRADIOCT or WPKN have ads?
Both WOWRADIOCT and WPKN show ads.

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