KEXP vs Streetlight Records
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KEXP
Discover and enjoy a diverse range of music from a global community of artists and fans. This app offers live radio broadcasts and exclusive in-studio performance videos, connecting you to influential music across genres and traditions.
- Live radio broadcasts
- Exclusive in-studio performances
- Global music community
- Music across eras and styles
- Online streaming
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KEXP is an international community of music lovers and music makers, championing music that spans eras, styles and traditions. One of the most influential listener-supported music stations in the world, KEXP radio broadcasts on-air and online from our studios in Seattle and the Bay Area. Each week on KEXP's YouTube channel, millions of viewers worldwide enjoy Live on KEXP sessions featuring exclusive in-studio performances. Listen in and join our community at KEXP.ORG.
Streetlight Records
Enhance your in-store music shopping experience. Scan product barcodes to preview items on your phone, access news, events, and promotions. Easily order or wishlist products directly from the app.
- Barcode scanning for product preview
- In-store audio playback
- News and event updates
- Exclusive offers and promotions
- In-app ordering and wishlisting
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A Streetlight Records store shopping companion that uses your camera to lookup products' barcode to preview them on your phone. Listen to products in the store and get news, events, offers and marketing promotions conveniently for you. Utilize the app to order or wishlist products from our store and website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Streetlight Records at 5.0 against KEXP's 4.0. Streetlight Records also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). KEXP's advantage is ratings volume (279 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Streetlight Records holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KEXP has 279 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KEXP | Streetlight Records |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (279 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEXP.ORG 90.3FM Seattle | Broadtime |
Customer experience
KEXP
Streetlight Records
In-app purchases
KEXP
No in-app purchases
Streetlight Records
No in-app purchases
Questions
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