KEXP vs wART FM 95.5
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.
wART FM 95.5
Listen to live radio broadcasts and interact with the station. Send voice messages, receive notifications for your favorite shows, and discover new programs. Stay connected with social media feeds and share your ideas directly through the app.
- Live radio streaming
- Send voice shoutouts
- Show playing notifications
- In-app social feeds
- Topic and suggestion submission
- Program schedule browsing
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The Voice of Madison County, North Carolina
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: wART FM 95.5 at 100% against KEXP's 42%. wART FM 95.5 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). KEXP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
wART FM 95.5 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 278 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of KEXP's written reviews are positive against 100% of wART FM 95.5's.
KEXP ships an update every 2 months, wART FM 95.5 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KEXP | wART FM 95.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (278 ratings) | 4.9 (221 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 221 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KEXP.ORG 90.3FM Seattle | Madison County Arts Council |
Customer experience
KEXP
wART FM 95.5
In-app purchases
KEXP
No in-app purchases
wART FM 95.5
No in-app purchases
