Hits 95.5 vs 101.3 The River
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hits 95.5
Listen to your favorite radio station live from your phone, rate songs, and enter contests. Enjoy the no-repeat workday and morning shows with this app.
- Live radio streaming
- Rate songs
- Enter contests
- Listen to morning shows
- Enjoy no-repeat workday music
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Home of Hits Mornings with Bill Halman and the no-repeat workday! With our brand new app, you'll be able to listen to Hits 95.5 live right from your phone, rate the songs we play, enter contests, and so much more!
101.3 The River
Listen to Today's Best Music and stay updated on local events in Prince George. Set alarms, get song alerts, make requests, and enter contests. Optional location features are available.
- Live music streaming
- Song alerts
- Make requests
- Enter contests
- Local event updates
- Wake-up alarm
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Download this free app and listen to 101.3 The River wherever you go. Listen to Today's Best Music and keep up with what's happening in Prince George. Set your alarm to wake up to The River Wake-Up and Today's Best Music. With your "Song Alerts" we will let you know when your favorite songs are coming up. With our "Open Mic" you can make requests and do shout-outs on The River. Audience Alerts will let you know when something big is happening in Prince George. Also, don't forget to vote for your favorite songs and quickly enter online contests. NOTE: This app includes optional features that use your location. You can choose whether to participate in these features, you can always opt out, and we limit our usage of this technology. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hits 95.5 at 100% against 101.3 The River's 25%. Hits 95.5 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). 101.3 The River's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Hits 95.5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hits 95.5's written reviews are positive against 25% of 101.3 The River's.
Hits 95.5 ships an update every 10 months, 101.3 The River every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hits 95.5 | 101.3 The River |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Starboard Communications LTD | Pattison Media Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hits 95.5
101.3 The River
In-app purchases
Hits 95.5
No in-app purchases
101.3 The River
No in-app purchases
