KWSO vs KBBF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KWSO
Listen to live radio, pause and rewind the audio, and set an alarm to wake up to your favorite station. Access the program schedule, community calendar, and social media feeds.
- Live radio streaming
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Integrated program schedule
- Wake-up alarm clock
- Background listening
- Community calendar access
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KWSO 91.9 FM App: The KWSO App allows you to listen to KWSO 91.9 FM, pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to KWSO with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from KWSO even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for the KWSO stream! • Listen to KWSO in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • Check out the Community Calendar and browse the KWSO newsletter! • Access Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the KWSO website! The KWSO Community Radio App is brought to you by the great people at KWSO and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://kwso.org/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
KBBF
This app offers live radio streaming with DVR-like controls, allowing you to pause, rewind, and fast forward the audio. It also provides a program schedule and a real-time texting system to interact with DJs.
- Live audio streaming
- DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, fast forward)
- Program schedule integration
- Background listening
- Real-time DJ texting system
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The KBBF App allows you to pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to KBBF with the alarm clock! App Features • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch something you just missed! • Listen to the live stream from KBBF even while traveling! • Integrated program schedule for KBBF! • Listen to KBBF in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! • A one-of-a-kind texting system allows listeners to text message DJs in real time • Un sistema de mensajes de texto único que permite al radioescucha enviar mensajes de texto a los DJ en vivo The KBBF App is brought to you by the great people at Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://www.kbbf.org/ http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KWSO at 7 against KBBF's 2. On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KWSO against 5.0 for KBBF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
KWSO ships an update every 5 months, KBBF every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KWSO | KBBF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KWSO | Bilingual Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. |
Customer experience
KWSO
KBBF
In-app purchases
KWSO
No in-app purchases
KBBF
No in-app purchases
