102.7 ESPN vs KRXT 98.5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
102.7 ESPN
Listen to live sports radio from Austin, featuring local personalities discussing Cowboys, Texans, and college football. Tune in to daily shows covering morning and afternoon sports talk.
- Live sports radio stream
- Local Austin sports personalities
- Cowboys and Texans coverage
- College football stories
- Morning and afternoon sports talk shows
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102.7 FM: Austin’s home for ESPN. From the Cowboys & Texans, to the hottest college football stories… our local Austin personalities will be talking about it! Erin Hogan & Noah Krietz hosting Game Time, every morning from 6-11am, and you can find the Jeff & Ed Show every afternoon on your drive home from 4-6p, followed by Trey Elling’s Sport of Life.
KRXT 98.5
Stream live radio broadcasts from around the world, including music, sports, and talk shows. Engage in real-time conversations with DJs and fellow listeners, and stay updated on station events and social media.
- Worldwide live radio streaming
- Song information display
- Real-time messaging with DJs and listeners
- Social media feed access
- Interactive event schedule with alerts
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Listen to KRXT 98.5 worldwide on your iPhone and iPad. Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from KRXT 98.5 while being immersed in conversations with our DJs, friends, and fellow listeners. With the app you get: - Instant play of the radio station with song information - Real-time messaging with friends, listeners, and DJs - Quick access our station's social media feeds - Interactive schedule of radio events and programming - you can set alerts and be notified when your favorite shows are about to come on air For technical support for the app please contact RadioFX at contact@radiofxinc.com. For questions about content of the station, please use the contact information in the "i" icon in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KRXT 98.5 at none against 102.7 ESPN's shown. KRXT 98.5 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 102.7 ESPN's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 7). 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 — 4.5 for 102.7 ESPN against 4.4 for KRXT 98.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 7 respectively.
102.7 ESPN ships an update every 5 months, KRXT 98.5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 102.7 ESPN | KRXT 98.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waterloo Media Group, L.P. | RadioFX |
Customer experience
102.7 ESPN
KRXT 98.5
In-app purchases
102.7 ESPN
No in-app purchases
KRXT 98.5
No in-app purchases
