99 Jamz vs Fly 98.5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
99 Jamz
Stream live Hip Hop and R&B music 24/7, vote on your favorite tracks, and record messages to play on air. Earn rewards like event tickets and exclusive access by using the app.
- Live 24/7 music streaming
- Vote on music selection
- Record messages for airplay
- Set custom alarms with artist messages
- Earn tickets and event access
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99 JAMZ, WEDR-FM is Miami's Station for Hip Hop and R&B Welcome to the 99 Jamz App… it's your connection to The People's Station featuring music from the hottest artists in the game - like Rihanna, Ric Ross, Kanye West, Beyonce, DJ Khaled, Drake & Jeezy. This app allows you to hear 99 Jamz live 24/7, vote on the music that you want to hear from your favorite Hip-Hop and R&B artist, record a message to play on air with our "Open Mic" feature, set up reminders/alarms with custom recorded messages from your favorite 99 Jamz artists and more! The more you use the more you win! Earn tickets and Up Close & Personal access to exclusive 99 Jamz events!
Fly 98.5
Listen to your favorite hip hop and culture radio station on the go. Interact with artists and songs you love, and stay updated with breaking news and exclusive content from popular hosts.
- Live radio stream
- Artist and song interaction
- Exclusive content
- Breaking news updates
- Host profiles
- Turn live stream on/off
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Take FLY 98-5 with you anywhere you go! The new & improved FLY 98-5 app allows you to hear and interact with the artists and songs that you love! Just download and open your FLY 98-5 app to listen to your favorite hosts like The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne Tha God and Dj Envy, First Lady Niki, Nicole Hernandez, Mario and Jason Dylan. The FLY 98-5 app will keep you up-to-date on the latest in hip hop and culture, with breaking news and exclusive content and videos from The Breakfast Club! You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream on or off with then app. Download the FLY 98-5 app now!
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Verdict
99 Jamz and Fly 98.5 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of 99 Jamz's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fly 98.5's. 99 Jamz also leads on ratings volume (221 vs 67). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for 99 Jamz against 4.8 for Fly 98.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 221 and 67 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of 99 Jamz's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fly 98.5's.
99 Jamz ships an update every 2 months, Fly 98.5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 99 Jamz | Fly 98.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (221 ratings) | 4.8 (67 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cox Media Group | Sun Broadcasting, Inc. |
Customer experience
99 Jamz
Fly 98.5
Bugs and requests
99 Jamz
Reported bugs
13 issues- App has glitches
- App stopped working
- Kicks me out of the app when trying to listen to TBT morning show
- App crashing a lot lately
- Uses up a lot of battery in the background
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- Limited song voting options
- Song search not working
- Significant delay in streaming
- Unable to stream from Trinidad and Tobago
- Crazy issues downloading audio
- Submission has been sent to me to confirm my info but I have not received anything
- Stop receiving the badges
- Not sending me alerts anymore
Requested features
2 requests- How to register
- iOS 7 UI would be nice
Fly 98.5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
99 Jamz
No in-app purchases
Fly 98.5
No in-app purchases
