WPKN vs It's Just About Jazz Fest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Live radio streaming
- Eclectic programming mix
- News and public affairs
- Arts and culture content
- Support for local artists
- Volunteer opportunities
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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.
It's Just About Jazz Fest
A straightforward reminder application for a specific jazz festival. It focuses on helping users remember important dates and events related to the festival.
- Jazz festival reminders
- Event countdown
- Simple interface
- Focus on key dates
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This is just a simple Jazz Fest reminder app. Doesn't really do much besides that. It's important to remember what's important.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: It's Just About Jazz Fest at none against WPKN's shown. It's Just About Jazz Fest also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 18 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WPKN's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WPKN against 5.0 for It's Just About Jazz Fest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WPKN has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
WPKN ships an update every 18 months, It's Just About Jazz Fest every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WPKN | It's Just About Jazz Fest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brendan Toller | Adam Kehoe |
Customer experience
WPKN
It's Just About Jazz Fest
In-app purchases
WPKN
No in-app purchases
It's Just About Jazz Fest
No in-app purchases
Questions
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