99 Jamz vs 97.9 WRMF
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!
97.9 WRMF
Stream your favorite radio station live, access podcasts, and engage with station content. Earn rewards for listening time and participate in polls and feedback. Features include an alarm clock and personalized profiles.
- Live radio streaming
- Podcast access
- Listener rewards program
- Personalized user profiles
- Listener feedback submission
- Alarm clock functionality
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Your favorite radio station is just one tap away with the 97.9 WRMF mobile app! Listen at work, at the gym, on the road, or wherever else you are in the world. Interact with 97.9 WRMF 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 music 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 97.9 WRMF podcasts Watch videos from the station Read our personalities’ blog posts and music 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 Artist bios and photo galleries Alarm Clock The 97.9 WRMF 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 99 Jamz at 84% against 97.9 WRMF's 33%. 99 Jamz also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (221 vs 30). On price, update cadence, 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.
99 Jamz holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 99 Jamz has 221 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of 99 Jamz's written reviews are positive against 33% of 97.9 WRMF's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 99 Jamz | 97.9 WRMF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (221 ratings) — better | 3.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cox Media Group | Hubbard Radio |
Customer experience
99 Jamz
97.9 WRMF
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
97.9 WRMF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
99 Jamz
No in-app purchases
97.9 WRMF
No in-app purchases
