MSN vs WCAZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSN
Stay informed, productive, and entertained with a personalized feed of news, weather, stock updates, and short videos. Access quality content from trusted publishers and track your favorite stocks with real-time market data.
- Tailored content feed
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Financial news and stock tracking
- Personalized video feed
- Content from trusted publishers
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The MSN app keeps you informed, productive, and entertained with tailored content, real-time weather, stock tracking, short videos and more. Key features Your tailored feed, with you on the go. Quality content from thousands of trusted publishers. Weather report Get hourly and 10-day forecasts, air quality, UV index and more. Financial news hub See the latest on the market, trends and your favorite stocks. Your personalized video feed Scroll short clips of the latest news, trending stories and viral moments.
WCAZ
This app delivers local news, real country music, agricultural updates, and sports coverage for the Tri-State area. Tune in to live radio broadcasts and stay informed about your community.
- Real Country Music
- Local News Updates
- Ag News
- Local Sports Coverage
- Live Radio Broadcasts
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The New WCAZ 93.1 Fm and 1510 AM. The Tri-States best choice for Real County music, local news, Ag news,and local sports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WCAZ at 100% against MSN's 38%. WCAZ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MSN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (124K vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. MSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. WCAZ asks for nothing beyond the download.
WCAZ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MSN has 124K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of MSN's written reviews are positive against 100% of WCAZ's.
MSN ships an update every 2 weeks, WCAZ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSN | WCAZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Hancock County Broadcasting |
Customer experience
MSN
WCAZ
Bugs and requests
MSN
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to comment on articles
- Inconsistent behavior when clicking back button
- News articles not loading properly
- Personalization settings not saving
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable news feed and interests
- Offline reading mode
- Dark mode option
- Improved article sharing capabilities
- Better integration with other Microsoft services
WCAZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MSN
- Microsoft Copilot Pro$20.001 Month
WCAZ
No in-app purchases
