Magic 949 vs GHQ App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic 949
Listen to Tampa Bay's hit music station live, enter contests for exclusive prizes like concert tickets, and get song alerts. You can also set birthday reminders, dedicate songs, and vote for your favorite tracks.
- Live radio stream
- Exclusive prize contests
- Song alert notifications
- Birthday reminders
- Song dedications
- View upcoming songs
- Vote for music
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Magic 94.9. Tampa Bay's Hit Music Station. -Enter to win exclusive prizes, including concert tickets -Get an Alert when your song in about to play -Get Birthday Reminders and send Song Dedications -Login with your existing Facebook account -Find out what songs will be played in the next half hour -Vote for the songs you want to hear Download for free today!
GHQ App
This app serves as a central hub for campus life and local events. Users can enter exclusive contests, receive alerts for song requests, and submit their own audio recordings for a chance to be featured on air.
- App-exclusive contests
- Request alerts
- Open Mic recording
- On-air submission
- Campus life hub
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GHQ is your Headquarters for all things Gainesville and campus life at the University of Florida! * Enter app-exclusive contests * Sign up to be alerted when your requests are about to play * Use the Open Mic feature to record yourself and submit to GHQ for a chance to be played on air.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Magic 949 at every 6 weeks against GHQ App's every 6 months. GHQ App's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.5 for Magic 949 against 4.5 for GHQ App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Magic 949's written reviews are positive against 100% of GHQ App's.
Magic 949 ships an update every 6 weeks, GHQ App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic 949 | GHQ App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (21 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cox Media Group | Futuri Media, LLC |
Customer experience
Magic 949
GHQ App
In-app purchases
Magic 949
No in-app purchases
GHQ App
No in-app purchases
