Rockbot vs KSJS Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rockbot
Request songs, discover new music, and influence playlists at participating venues like bars, restaurants, and gyms. This app lets you vote on upcoming tracks and sync your favorites with Spotify. You can also unlock venue rewards and share your music choices on social media.
- Request songs to play next
- Discover new music
- Sync with Spotify
- Vote on upcoming songs
- Unlock venue rewards
- Share music activity on social media
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Rockbot lets you request the music playing in bars, restaurants, gyms, hotels, offices and other locations right from your phone. The free app is used in thousands of businesses across the country, allowing guests to influence the music! Play, discover, and share the music you love. Start using Rockbot to: - Request songs you want to hear. Browse a location’s playlist, and request your favorite song to play next. - Hear more of what you like. Rockbot makes note of your favorite songs and automatically add them to the queue at Rockbot locations. - Discover new music and sync with Spotify. Explore new music and easily download your favorites or add to Spotify - Vote on upcoming music and influence what plays next. See what song is playing next and vote on upcoming songs that you want to hear. - Link your favorite social networks to connect with users & businesses. Let the world know when your music is playing by sharing to Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. - Unlock rewards, enter giveaways, and view current specials at the venue Play, discover, and share the music you love. Follow 'GetRockbot' on Facebook and @GetRockbot on Twitter to find out when businesses in your area are rocking **************************************************** SXSW Best Music Startup Winner! ****************************************************
KSJS Radio
Listen to student-run radio broadcasting live from Silicon Valley. See what's playing in real-time, browse the program guide, and explore shows. Enjoy uninterrupted background playback and CarPlay integration.
- Real-time track, artist, and album information
- Comprehensive program guide by day
- Show directory with tune-in times
- Background playback
- CarPlay support
- Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
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Student radio from the heart of Silicon Valley, broadcasting at 1,500 watts on 90.5 FM since 1963. See what's on in real time: track, artist, album and show name, updated as the DJ spins, plus the last few songs on air. Browse the full program guide by day, with 40+ shows spanning hip-hop, jazz, Latin, alternative, news and more. Explore the show directory by genre to find your next favorite, and set a reminder to get a notification five minutes before it starts, once or every week. The stream keeps playing in the background when you switch apps. Control it from your Lock Screen, Control Center, Dynamic Island or AirPlay, and use CarPlay for now-playing info and playback controls from your dashboard. Light and dark mode, with VoiceOver support. KSJS is part of the Radio, TV and Film program at San José State University, and has been the soundtrack of SJSU since 1963. Now it's always one tap away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KSJS Radio at 100% against Rockbot's 39%. KSJS Radio also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Rockbot's advantage is ratings volume (67K vs 2) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). 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.
KSJS Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rockbot has 67K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Rockbot's written reviews are positive against 100% of KSJS Radio's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rockbot | KSJS Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (67K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rockbot, Inc. | Razorfrog Web Design |
Customer experience
Rockbot
KSJS Radio
Bugs and requests
Rockbot
Reported bugs
4 issues- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Songs disappear from queue before playing
- Profile and play history data issues
- Inconsistent song request limits
Requested features
5 requests- Add song history feature
- Expand music catalog with more genres and artists
- Allow users to request new songs to be added
- Improve song queue management and priority system
- Provide more transparency on how the app works
KSJS Radio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rockbot
No in-app purchases
KSJS Radio
No in-app purchases
