96.5 KOIT vs Setlist Carrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
96.5 KOIT
Stream your favorite Bay Area radio station live with crystal clear audio. Interact with the station by leaving voice messages, entering contests for prizes like concert tickets, and staying updated on community events and live shows.
- Listen live
- Crystal clear audio
- Enter contests
- Win prizes
- Leave voice messages
- Station events updates
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Listen to your favorite Bay Area radio station on the go, in the palm of your hand. Listen for free, anytime of day with crystal clear audio quality. Enter contests and play games for great prizes like concert tickets! Find station events in the community and stay updated on ticket sales and live shows. Leave us a message to play on-air! With the 96.5 KOIT app, you can access our shows, contests and podcasts whenever you want! - Stream KOIT anytime, anywhere - Download podcasts to listen to offline with no internet connection - Connect the app to your car’s dashboard media player via Apple CarPlay (on supported car models)
Setlist Carrot
Explore past concerts by your favorite artists, discovering the exact songs played at specific shows. Create custom playlists directly within the app, mirroring the authentic setlist order.
- Search artist gigs by location and year
- View songs played at specific shows
- Create Apple Music playlists from setlists
- Relive past concert experiences
- Discover song covers played live
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Research your next gig or relive your last one. Setlist carrot will allow you to search for your favourite artist gigs down to the location and year of the show to find what songs or covers were played on that night. Forget best of playlists, listen to the tracks in the order the Artist think they should be heard by creating Apple Music playlists of the setlist direct from the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Setlist Carrot at none against 96.5 KOIT's shown. Setlist Carrot also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 96.5 KOIT's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
96.5 KOIT holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of 96.5 KOIT's written reviews are positive against 50% of Setlist Carrot's.
96.5 KOIT ships an update monthly, Setlist Carrot every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 96.5 KOIT | Setlist Carrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alpha Media, LLC | Lee Gaskell |
Customer experience
96.5 KOIT
Setlist Carrot
Bugs and requests
96.5 KOIT
Reported bugs
15 issues- App appears offline in UK
- Playback error for international users
- App crashes frequently
- Music stops for no reason
- App takes too long to load
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- App crashes after email feature use
- In-app buttons need re-enabling after multitasking
- App not configured from server
- Ads shut off playback
- Geo-blocking outside US
- Playback error (Kiro_Radio.TritonAPIError error1.)
- Bug with play button disappearing
- Song name and artist not showing
- App freezes and requires phone restart
- App crashes multiple times
Requested features
8 requests- iPad version needed
- Easily accessible playing list
- Retina Display support
- Links to Safari
- Lock screen/multitasking controls integration
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- Currently playing song info on lock screen/multitasking bar
- Improve streaming quality
- Add classical selections
Setlist Carrot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
96.5 KOIT
No in-app purchases
Setlist Carrot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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