96.5 The Alternative vs KTED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
96.5 The Alternative
This app provides access to Boise's exclusive Alternative music station, focusing solely on playing music from popular Alternative artists. It offers a politics-free and no-nonsense listening experience for fans of the genre.
- Exclusive Alternative music
- Boise's only Alternative station
- Politics-free content
- Focus on popular artists
- Music-centric experience
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96.5 The Alternative is Boise's ONLY Alternative music station. 96.5 The Alternative is all about the music. No politics, no b.s., just the music. The Alternative features all your favorite Alternative artists.
KTED
This app provides a dedicated platform for rock music enthusiasts, featuring new releases and established on-air talents. Tune in to hear the latest in aggressive, music-intensive rock and discover emerging artists. Listen loudly to a curated rock experience.
- New rock music premieres
- Renowned on-air talent
- Aggressive music-intensive programming
- Discover emerging artists
- Dedicated rock radio experience
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Casper's Pure Rock Radio, and where you'll hear all the New Rock First! Aggressive, music-intensive, where new artists break and where renowned on-air talents like Lou Brutus and Eddie Trunk reside. Listen Loudly!
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Verdict
96.5 The Alternative and KTED are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 96.5 The Alternative against 5.0 for KTED. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.
96.5 The Alternative ships an update every 12 months, KTED every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 96.5 The Alternative | KTED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illiad Media Boise, LLC | Breck Media Group Wyoming, Inc. |
Customer experience
96.5 The Alternative
KTED
In-app purchases
96.5 The Alternative
No in-app purchases
KTED
No in-app purchases
Questions
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