KUAF vs 106.5 KBVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KUAF
Listen to live streams of three public radio stations, including news, classical music, and general programming. Record and send messages to the station, set reminders for broadcasts, and download episodes of local programs. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with radio-like controls.
- Live streaming of 3 radio channels
- Record and send messages to KUAF
- Broadcast reminder with snooze/repeat
- Sleep timer
- Downloadable Ozark at Large episodes
- User-friendly interface with radio controls
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KUAF 91.3 FM Public Radio App: NEW design supports KUAF Connects. As awlays, you can listen to all three of KUAF's National Public Radio stations including 91.3 FM, KUAF 2 Classical Music and KUAF 3 News and Information all on your iOS Device. Now you have portable access to public radio covering the Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas River Valley, and Ozark Mountains areas. • NEW KUAF Connects allows you to easily record and send a message to KUAF that may be shared with the listening community. • Includes reminder feature set to play any KUAF broadcast when you want with a snooze option and repeat option. • Includes a sleep timer • Download & Listen to full Ozark at Large episodes: A KUAF produced program celebrating 25 years of news focusing on people, places and events of the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas River Valley. • User-friendly interface with radio-like controls (play, stop, volume slider, and radio tuner) to access all three live streaming stations. • Enhanced with Retina Display • Supports AirPlay audio • The info page includes KUAF contact information, support opportunities and a local community events calendar.
106.5 KBVA
Listen to a variety of music spanning over five decades, along with hourly news updates. Start your day with John Tesh, enjoy music variety during your workday with Staci, and wind down with Big Mike Kaufmann in the afternoon.
- Music variety
- Hourly news updates
- Morning show
- Workday music
- Afternoon drive show
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The Best Variety in Arkansas plays on 106.5 KBVA. Enjoy more than five decades of music and hourly news from ABC News Radio. Wake up with John Tesh and Intelligence For Your Life weekday mornings, then join Staci for the most variety and music for your workday, and ride home with Big Mike Kaufmann each afternoon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 106.5 KBVA at 100% against KUAF's 50%. 106.5 KBVA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). KUAF's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
106.5 KBVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of KUAF's written reviews are positive against 100% of 106.5 KBVA's.
KUAF ships an update every 19 months, 106.5 KBVA every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KUAF | 106.5 KBVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neal Colston | Butler Broadcasting Co, LLC |
Customer experience
KUAF
106.5 KBVA
In-app purchases
KUAF
No in-app purchases
106.5 KBVA
No in-app purchases
