& Beyond vs Hound FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
& Beyond
Your official guide to the world's largest bourbon, food, and music festival. Discover the full lineup, explore unique experiences, and stay updated with the latest festival news and exclusive giveaways.
- Festival schedule
- Full lineup information
- Explore experiences
- Latest updates
- Exclusive giveaways
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The official app of Bourbon & Beyond! The World's Largest Bourbon, Food, & Music Festival held in Louisville, Kentucky at the Kentucky Expo Center. Bourbon & Beyond has hosted some of the biggest names including Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Zach Bryan, Bruno Mars, The Killers, Pearl Jam, and so many more. Check out the schedule, lineup, experiences, updates, exclusive giveaways, and more in the official app.
Hound FM
Listen to a local, independent radio station broadcasting music that feeds your soul and becomes the soundtrack to your life. This station is rooted in Kentucky but offers a non-traditional, unique sound.
- Independent Kentucky radio station
- Unique music selection
- Soul-feeding tunes
- Soundtrack to your life
- Local and fiercely independent
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96.1 The Hound is a local and fiercely independent Kentucky-centric radio station. It answers to no corporation, no stockholders and no record label. It only cares about you. It is grounded by Kentucky roots, but it is anything but traditional. The Sound of The Hound is the music that feeds your soul, that keeps you up at night with tunes dancing through your head. The Sound of The Hound is the soundtrack to your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hound FM at 100% against & Beyond's 14%. Hound FM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and device support (3 vs 1). & Beyond's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hound FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: & Beyond has 58 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of & Beyond's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hound FM's.
& Beyond ships an update every 3 months, Hound FM every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | & Beyond | Hound FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danny Wimmer Presents, LLC | L M Communications INC |
Customer experience
& Beyond
Hound FM
In-app purchases
& Beyond
No in-app purchases
Hound FM
No in-app purchases
