PULSE 87 vs Power 106LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PULSE 87
Listen to New York's premier EDM station directly from your device. Interact with the station by sending shoutouts, topic suggestions, and birthday wishes. Stay updated with show schedules and social media feeds.
- Listen to live EDM radio
- Send voice shoutouts
- Receive show notifications
- Follow social media feeds
- Submit topic suggestions
- View program schedule
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New York's Dance Music Leader! Get listening to PULSE 87! New York's only EDM Station Packed with great features: - Send Shoutouts - record your own message and send it to us - Get notified when your show is playing - Follow our social feeds in the app, never miss a post - Send in topic suggestions, ideas, birthday wishes and more… - Find new shows in our Program Schedule PULSE 87 app means more than just radio! Install now and get listening
Power 106LA
This app provides live streaming of a leading Los Angeles hip-hop radio station. Enjoy new music, popular mixes, and hip-hop news directly from the source.
- Live radio streaming
- New hip-hop music
- LA Leakers features
- Powermixers
- Hip-hop news
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Power 106 Los Angeles, #1 for HIP HOP every morning. Listen to New at 2 for breaking new hip hop music, the LA Leakers, world famous Powermixers and non-stop hip hop. Power 106 is KPWR-FM, 105.9 Los Angeles, an award-winning LA hip hop station, known for breaking new music and being a hip hop cultural icon, breaking hip hop music and news on Power106.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Power 106LA at none against PULSE 87's shown. Power 106LA also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). PULSE 87's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 78%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 PULSE 87 against 4.8 for Power 106LA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 238 and 327 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of PULSE 87's written reviews are positive against 78% of Power 106LA's.
PULSE 87 ships an update every 9 months, Power 106LA every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PULSE 87 | Power 106LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (238 ratings) — better | 4.8 (327 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 78.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 238 | 327 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nobex Technologies | KPWR RADIO LLC |
Customer experience
PULSE 87
Power 106LA
Bugs and requests
PULSE 87
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Power 106LA
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not available in certain regions
- Geo-blocked even with VPN
- Stream is blocked
- Playing music not live radio
Requested features
4 requests- Make the app international
- Allow contest entry from the app
- Have mixes on-demand in the app
- Fix Now Playing screen
In-app purchases
PULSE 87
No in-app purchases
Power 106LA
No in-app purchases
