Bison 1660 vs Sparklight TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bison 1660
This app provides live radio broadcasts and news for NDSU sports. Listen to "The Insiders" for daily updates, interviews, and player news. It's your exclusive radio home for Bison sports, available on multiple Apple devices.
- Live NDSU sports radio broadcasts
- National sports news and discussion
- Exclusive Bison game coverage
- Daily Bison updates and player news
- Coach and player interviews
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Bison 1660 is your home for NDSU sports! Tune in for the latest national news and discussion from Fox Sports and get the latest Bison updates all day long. Can't be at the game? Bison 1660 will be your exclusive radio home for Bison sports. Tune in from 11am-1pm weekdays for "The Insiders" with Jeff Culhane & Jeremy Jorgenson to hear the latest Bison news, coaches interviews and updates on Bison players in the NFL.
Sparklight TV
Transform your devices into a TV to stream live cable and local channels. Record your favorite shows with cloud DVR, manage recordings, and utilize parental controls. Available in select areas with a required subscription.
- Stream live cable and local channels
- Record shows with Cloud DVR
- Multiple stream options
- Parental controls
- Video on Demand
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Never miss a show with Sparklight® TV – Turn almost any screen in your home into a TV and record your favorite shows at the touch of a button. Available in select areas only. Visit www.sparklight.com/about-sparklight-tv for details. With Sparklight® TV: - Your Favorite Cable TV & Local Channels streamed LIVE to almost any device in your home - 3 streams with optional upgrade to 6 streams - Record and watch your favourite shows with Cloud DVR - 10 to 200hrs of DVR recordings - Parental Controls - Video on Demand Subscription to Sparklight® TV Required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bison 1660 at 4.6 against Sparklight TV's 2.0. Bison 1660 also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Sparklight TV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (74 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Bison 1660 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparklight TV has 74 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Bison 1660's written reviews are positive against 4% of Sparklight TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bison 1660 ships an update every 5 months, Sparklight TV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bison 1660 | Sparklight TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | 2.0 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 3.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Radio FM Media, Inc. | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Bison 1660
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In-app purchases
Bison 1660
No in-app purchases
Sparklight TV
No in-app purchases
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