Sunny 97 vs Oldies 101
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunny 97
Listen live to your favorite oldies station on your iPhone, wherever you are. Connect with DJs and other listeners through in-app chat. Features an alarm clock for your convenience.
- Live radio streaming
- In-app chat with DJs and listeners
- Alarm clock functionality
- On-the-go listening
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Good Times and Great Oldies for Lubbock, Texas – Sunny 97 -- is proud to offer our new premium iPhone app for download. Take the good times everywhere you go! Listen live on your iPhone at home or on the go. Chat with the DJs and other listeners with in-app chat. There is an alarm clock and more. Download it for free now. It takes moments to install.
Oldies 101
Listen to a classic hits and talk radio station broadcasting from Indiana. Enjoy live shows, local sports, and major racing events.
- Classic hits radio
- Local talk shows
- Live sports broadcasts
- Major event coverage
- Indiana-based content
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Oldies 101 is an oldies/talk radio station based in Anderson, Indiana. Owned by Woof Boom Radio, based in Muncie, Indiana. Home of \"Mitch in the Morning\", local talk shows, local high school football and basketball, Purdue football and basketball, the Indy 500, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sunny 97 at none against Oldies 101's shown. Sunny 97 also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 — 4.9 for Sunny 97 against 4.8 for Oldies 101. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunny 97 has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sunny 97 ships an update every 5 months, Oldies 101 every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunny 97 | Oldies 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (51 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramar Communications | Woof Boom Radio LLC |
Customer experience
Sunny 97
Oldies 101
In-app purchases
Sunny 97
No in-app purchases
Oldies 101
No in-app purchases
