NewsTalkSTL vs KTRS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewsTalkSTL
Stream live radio, music, sports, and talk shows from a specific station. Engage in real-time conversations with DJs and fellow listeners, and stay updated on programming with interactive schedules and alerts.
- Instant radio playback with song info
- Real-time messaging with DJs and listeners
- Access to station social media feeds
- Interactive programming schedule with alerts
- Worldwide streaming on iPhone and iPad
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Listen to NewsTalkSTL worldwide on your iPhone and iPad. Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from NewsTalkSTL while being immersed in conversations with our DJs, friends, and fellow listeners. With the app you get: - Instant play of the radio station with song information - Real-time messaging with friends, listeners, and DJs - Quick access our station's social media feeds - Interactive schedule of radio events and programming - you can set alerts and be notified when your favorite shows are about to come on air For technical support for the app please contact RadioFX at contact@radiofxinc.com. For questions about content of the station, please use the contact information in the "i" icon in the app.
KTRS
Listen to live radio broadcasts and stream recent audio clips, watch videos, and read articles. Stay updated on local news and follow your favorite sports teams.
- Live radio streaming
- Recent audio clips
- Recent video streaming
- Latest articles
- Sports team updates
- Local news updates
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The Big 550 KTRS, The Talk of St. Louis, Live and Local. St. Louis' best know personalities: McGraw Milhaven, Kelly Jackson, Jennifer Blome, Jay Kanzler, Julie Buck, John Carney, Heidi Glaus and Guy Phillips. The home of Mizzou football and basketball. This app will allow you to listen to the KTRS live. You can also stream recent clips, watch recent videos, and read recent articles. Have fun following your favorite sports teams and keep up to date on local news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NewsTalkSTL at 4.1 against KTRS's 3.4. KTRS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
NewsTalkSTL holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of NewsTalkSTL's written reviews are positive against 67% of KTRS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NewsTalkSTL ships an update every 2 months, KTRS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewsTalkSTL | KTRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 3.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Epic STL, LLC | IMAP, LLC |
Customer experience
NewsTalkSTL
KTRS
In-app purchases
NewsTalkSTL
No in-app purchases
KTRS
No in-app purchases
