AM 560 The Answer vs WCIU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AM 560 The Answer
Stream live radio content from Chicago's AM 560 The Answer. Enjoy talk radio programming on your mobile device.
- Live radio streaming
- Talk radio content
- Chicago's AM 560 The Answer
- Mobile access
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AM 560 The Answer is the talk of Chicago. With the new AM 560 The Answer radio app you can feed your appetite for the best that AM 560 The Answer has to offer.
WCIU
This app provides access to Chicago's local television entertainment, featuring popular shows like Judge Judy and Seinfeld, original news programming, and live sports coverage. Stay connected with the station through its social media channels.
- Watch popular TV shows
- Access original news programming
- View local sports coverage
- Follow social media updates
- Stream on iPhone and iPad
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The U is Chicago’s home for great television entertainment with TV favorites such as Judge Judy, Seinfeld, Judge Mathis, our original news magazine show, On The Block and local sports coverage like Game of the Week and Chicago Sky women’s basketball games. For more, follow us @wciu on Facebook and X, @wciutheu on Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WCIU at 50% against AM 560 The Answer's 2%. WCIU also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). AM 560 The Answer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 5). On price, 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.
WCIU holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AM 560 The Answer has 84 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of AM 560 The Answer's written reviews are positive against 50% of WCIU's.
AM 560 The Answer ships an update every 2 weeks, WCIU every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AM 560 The Answer | WCIU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (84 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 17 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Salem Radio Operations, LLC | Weigel Broadcasting Co. |
Customer experience
AM 560 The Answer
WCIU
Bugs and requests
AM 560 The Answer
Reported bugs
24 issues- App constantly resets
- App keeps crashing
- App constantly crashes
- App crashes on open
- App crashes randomly
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- App crashes after two minutes
- App crashes since last update
- App rarely plays station
- App craps out again
- Stream cuts off
- Connection drops frequently
- App cuts off when switching apps
- App continues to shut off
- Streaming rarely starts
- Ads freeze
- Streaming rarely works
- Constant crashes while listening
- Choppy playback
- Does not run well in background
- Advertising opt-out doesn't work
- Signal gets dropped
- Bluetooth connection quits
- New update is useless
- App not compatible with new Apple Update
Requested features
6 requests- Improve for future use
- Fix annoying bug (remember position)
- Fix background listening
- Fix app compatibility with iOS updates
- Provide access to podcasts
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- Opt out of ads
WCIU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AM 560 The Answer
No in-app purchases
WCIU
No in-app purchases
