1025 The River vs WTAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1025 The River
Access local news, weather updates, and your favorite music hits. Stream live radio and enjoy classic countdowns from popular personalities.
- Local news updates
- Hourly weather forecasts
- Live radio streaming
- Greatest hits music
- On-air personality shows
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With the most local news, Dan Holiday weather twice every hour, Murphy, Sam & Jodi, Laura McCrae, Phil Martinez, Rick Dees & M.G. Kelly the Greatest Hits of All Time are on 1025 The River and online at www.1025TheRiver.com.
WTAD
Listen to live news and talk radio from Quincy, featuring popular shows like Clay Travis & Buck Sexton and Dan Bongino. Enjoy local high school sports play-by-play and music.
- Live news and talk radio
- Popular talk shows
- Local sports play-by-play
- Music streaming
- On-demand content
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News and Talk Radio in Quincy featuring Mornings with Steve and Mary, The Mary Griffith Show, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton show, Dan Bongino show plus local high school football and basketball play-by-play. WTAD 930 AM and 103.3 FM
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 1025 The River at 5.0 against WTAD's 4.0. WTAD's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, 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.
1025 The River holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
1025 The River ships an update every 12 months, WTAD every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1025 The River | WTAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marshall Ice | Staradio Corp |
Customer experience
1025 The River
WTAD
In-app purchases
1025 The River
No in-app purchases
WTAD
No in-app purchases
