The Power 98 vs Mega 99.3 AZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Power 98
Stream your favorite hip-hop and R&B music and connect with artists and songs you love. Listen to popular hosts and control your listening experience by turning the live stream on or off.
- Live hip-hop and R&B streaming
- Artist and song interaction
- Listen to favorite hosts
- On-demand listening control
- Browse content
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The Power 98 app offers you blazin' hip-hop and R&B anywhere you go! Hear and interact with the artists and songs that you love. With the Power 98 app, you can connect with us like never before. Just download and open your Power 98 app to listen to your favorite hosts like Nolimit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse and more! You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream on or off within the app. Get what you want off the radio with the Power 98 FM app.
Mega 99.3 AZ
Listen live to a Phoenix-based radio station playing old school and today's best music. Tune in to stream Arizona's Old School & Today's Best directly from your device.
- Live radio streaming
- Old school music
- Today's best music
- Phoenix, Arizona station
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Broadcasting from Phoenix, Mega 99.3 – The Rhythm of Arizona plays your favorite Old School and R&B jams all over the Valley on your radio, in your car, and streaming on the free Mega 99.3 app from multiple devices. Take us wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Power 98 at 100% against Mega 99.3 AZ's 33%. The Power 98 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (349 vs 19). Mega 99.3 AZ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
The Power 98 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Power 98 has 349 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Power 98's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mega 99.3 AZ's.
The Power 98 ships an update every 5 months, Mega 99.3 AZ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Power 98 | Mega 99.3 AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (349 ratings) — better | 3.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 349 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beasley Broadcast Group | Sierra H Broadcasting |
Customer experience
The Power 98
Mega 99.3 AZ
In-app purchases
The Power 98
No in-app purchases
Mega 99.3 AZ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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