979VOK vs Sparklight TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
979VOK
Listen to East Alabama's best music variety, featuring live broadcasts and unique personalities. Stay connected with local sports, including Oxford High School and Jacksonville State University football. Engage with the station through shout-outs and a dedicated request line.
- East Alabama's best music variety
- Live sports broadcasts
- Unique station personalities
- Request line for music dedications
- In-app shout-outs
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The 979VOK Mobile App plays East Alabama's Best Variety of music. Also home of Oxford High School Football and Jacksonville State University Football. If you live and work in East Alabama and West Georgia, we're your station for the very best music, unique personalities, and entertainment. Check out our website at www.979WVOK.com Call or text our request line at 256-831-2898 Drop us a shout out on the app.
Sparklight TV
Transform your devices into a TV to stream live cable and local channels. Record your favorite shows with cloud DVR, manage recordings, and utilize parental controls. Available in select areas with a required subscription.
- Stream live cable and local channels
- Record shows with Cloud DVR
- Multiple stream options
- Parental controls
- Video on Demand
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Never miss a show with Sparklight® TV – Turn almost any screen in your home into a TV and record your favorite shows at the touch of a button. Available in select areas only. Visit www.sparklight.com/about-sparklight-tv for details. With Sparklight® TV: - Your Favorite Cable TV & Local Channels streamed LIVE to almost any device in your home - 3 streams with optional upgrade to 6 streams - Record and watch your favourite shows with Cloud DVR - 10 to 200hrs of DVR recordings - Parental Controls - Video on Demand Subscription to Sparklight® TV Required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 979VOK at 50% against Sparklight TV's 4%. 979VOK also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription). Sparklight TV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
979VOK holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparklight TV has 74 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 979VOK's written reviews are positive against 4% of Sparklight TV's.
979VOK ships an update every 12 months, Sparklight TV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 979VOK | Sparklight TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better | 2.0 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 3.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WOODARD BROADCASTING CO INC | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
979VOK
Sparklight TV
In-app purchases
979VOK
No in-app purchases
Sparklight TV
No in-app purchases
