Hits 105.3 vs V 101.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hits 105.3
Control the music played on the radio, get song alerts, and use the alarm clock. Request songs and dedicate them to friends and family, connecting with the station instantly. This application is completely free to use.
- Control music played on air
- Get song alerts
- Wake up with alarm clock
- Request songs via Open Mic
- Dedicate songs to others
- Instant station connection
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Interact and connect with Hits 105.3 like never before! - Take control of the music you hear on Hits 105.3 - Get alerted when your favorite song is about to play - Wake up with Magic with the Alarm Clock feature - Use the Open Mic feature to request your favorite songs and hear yourself on the radio - Dedicate songs to your friends and family - Connect with Hits 105.3 instantly! The app is completely free!
V 101.9
Listen to a wide selection of classic and current R&B hits on the go. Interact with artists and songs you love, and tune into your favorite hosts. Control your listening experience by turning the live stream on or off.
- Classic and current R&B hits
- Artist and song interaction
- Listen to favorite hosts
- Live stream control
- On-demand listening
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The V 101.9 app offers you the best variety of classic hits and today’s R&B anywhere you go! Hear and interact with the artists and songs that you love. With the V 101.9 app, you can connect with us like never before. Just download and open your V 101.9 app to listen to your favorite hosts like Steve Harvey, Fly Ty & Janine Davis. You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream on or off within the app. Get what you want off the radio with the V 101.9 app.
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Verdict
Hits 105.3 and V 101.9 both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hits 105.3's written reviews are positive against 33% of V 101.9's. Hits 105.3 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). V 101.9's advantage is ratings volume (875 vs 36). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hits 105.3 against 4.8 for V 101.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V 101.9 has 875 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Hits 105.3's written reviews are positive against 33% of V 101.9's.
Hits 105.3 ships an update every 6 weeks, V 101.9 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hits 105.3 | V 101.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better | 4.8 (875 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 875 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cox Media Group | Beasley Broadcast Group |
Customer experience
Hits 105.3
V 101.9
In-app purchases
Hits 105.3
No in-app purchases
V 101.9
No in-app purchases
