The Ticket 96.7 vs GolfSimple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Ticket 96.7
Stream your favorite sports radio station live from anywhere. Get instant access to hot sports opinions, interviews with big-name guests, and breaking sports news. Stay connected to the game no matter where you are.
- Live radio streaming
- Sports opinions
- Guest interviews
- Breaking sports news
- Listen anywhere
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Never be without your favorite radio station. Sportsradio 96.7 / 1310 The Ticket is proud to present our OFFICIAL radio app. Listen to us at work, home or on the road. Install our app and get instant access to hot sports opinions, big name guests and breaking sports news!
GolfSimple
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GolfSimple is built for the way you actually play with quick taps between shots, clean numbers on the screen, and zero setup before your first round. FIND YOUR COURSE INSTANTLY • Thousands of pre-loaded courses across the USA and Canada • Search by course name, club name, or city • Pick your tees with full course and slope ratings included • No internet? No problem — courses load from a built-in database • Course maps for the majority of courses available allowing you to click and view distances from the tees to the pins CAN'T FIND YOUR COURSE? CREATE IT & SUBMIT IT FOR OFFICIAL ADDITION • Build a custom course in seconds • Set par 3–5 for each hole, or skip pars entirely • Save your local muni, league course, or vacation track • Submit your course to the community database for review and addition PLAY YOUR WAY • 18 holes, Front 9, or Back 9 — your choice • One-handed scoring designed for use between shots SCORE WITH UP TO 4 PLAYERS • Add friends or guest players to any round • Live group scorecard — everyone's score, one screen • Link friends to their profiles for shared history YOUR REAL HANDICAP, AUTOMATIC • USGA-style handicap index from your last 20 rounds • Course rating and slope baked into every calculation • Works for 9-hole and 18-hole rounds • Updates the moment you finish a round SEE YOUR GAME IMPROVE • Best score, average to par, total rounds at a glance • Trend chart shows your last several rounds visually • Handicap trend chart by courses played and how they impacted your handicap • Full scoring breakdown: aces, eagles, birdies, pars, bogeys • Filter your history by date ranges GOLFSIMPLE PRO Unlock the full picture of your game and your competition. • Advanced Statistics: par 3, 4 & 5 performance breakdowns, scoring consistency, birdie and bogey rates, and course-by-course analysis — all filterable by time period • Head-to-Head Comparison: see your handicap and stats side-by-side with any friend, compare best rounds on shared courses with a full hole-by-hole scorecard, and track who's improving faster • All for $1.99 / month COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Add friends by code or find nearby players instantly • Compare handicaps, average scores, and best rounds • See their full round history and shared course records • Head-to-head par type performance — who owns the par 5s? SECURE, SYNCED, YOURS • Sign in with Email or Google • Rounds sync safely across all your devices • Private by default Privacy Policy: https://golfsimpleapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Ticket 96.7 at none against GolfSimple's 1. The Ticket 96.7 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). GolfSimple's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. GolfSimple sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. The Ticket 96.7 asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Ticket 96.7 ships an update every 2 months, GolfSimple every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Ticket 96.7 | GolfSimple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 1.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cumulus Media | Marko Stajic |
Bugs and requests
The Ticket 96.7
Reported bugs
67 issues- App cannot be minimized without pausing stream
- Video ads stop the stream
- Newest update fixed nothing
- Cannot guarantee hearing actual program
- Lots of ads and elevator hold music
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- Cannot get to content due to front-loaded ads
- App only plays live
- Forces user to watch 30-second video ad each time it starts
- Ads every single time, even after calls or Bluetooth disconnects
- Listens to Sante's ad every time Bluetooth connections switch
- Cannot rewind back 1 hour
- Randomly crashes
- Makes user listen to advertisement on every reconnection
- Doesn't work on M1 Macs
- Play/pause does not work when screen is locked
- App crashes more than expected
- Play/pause buttons are too small
- Plays for a minute then stops, requiring ad listen
- Keeps shutting off
- Disconnects audio on WiFi or cellular
- App crashes after 3 minutes of listening
- Nearly 100% useless for live radio
- Buffer time after opening ad is 5+ minutes
- Audio feed doesn't always start
- Has to exit and try again, then gets ad
- Cannot handle switching from WiFi to cellular
- Cannot handle running in background
- Commercial break during game causes audio stream to rejoin late
- App stops working constantly
- App won't stay on
- App crashes
- App closes about 2 minutes in
- App consistently crashes with iOS 13
- App crashes constantly
- App will not stay on with latest iOS update
- App continues to crash
- App stops constantly
- App crashes daily
- App cuts off every minute or so
- App stops playing unless constantly on phone
- App constantly loses connection
- App will just shut down and boot users
- App quits after 10 minutes
- App crashes
- App reboots and forces intro commercial
- App won't launch
- App continually quits
- Constantly cuts out
- App randomly stops playing
- Constantly drops off
- Ads are torture
- App will stay up in commercial
- App closes during funny bits
- App keeps turning off on its own
- App stops in the middle of a segment
- Audio stops every 20 minutes or so
- App drops the feed
- Stream is constantly buffering and restarting
- Commercials cause issues with the app
- App quits constantly
- Update is awful
- Stream will only stay active if app is active
- Top 5 content not updated
- Ads are horrible
- App is unstable
- App crashes initially on Wi-Fi
- Ads roll over broadcast
Requested features
6 requests- Apple Watch Support (cellular without iPhone)
- Pause and rewind functionality
- Ability to listen to earlier shows/segments
- Dark mode option
- Enlarge the buttons
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- Option to pay to remove ads
GolfSimple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Ticket 96.7
No in-app purchases
GolfSimple
- GolfSimple Pro$1.991 Month
Questions
Is The Ticket 96.7 free?
Is GolfSimple free?
Do The Ticket 96.7 or GolfSimple have ads?
Which is updated more often, The Ticket 96.7 or GolfSimple?
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