98.5 KFOX vs Setlist Carrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
98.5 KFOX
Stream classic rock from South Bay's favorite station live, anytime, anywhere. Interact with the station by leaving voice messages, participating in contests for prizes, and staying updated on community events and live shows.
- Live radio streaming
- Voice message submission
- Contest entry
- Event updates
- Community interaction
- Crystal clear audio
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Listen to your favorite South Bay 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 98.5 KFOX app, you can access our shows, contests and podcasts whenever you want! - Stream KFOX 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 98.5 KFOX's shown. Setlist Carrot also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 98.5 KFOX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (64% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for 98.5 KFOX against 3.9 for Setlist Carrot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of 98.5 KFOX's written reviews are positive against 50% of Setlist Carrot's.
98.5 KFOX ships an update every 2 months, Setlist Carrot every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 98.5 KFOX | Setlist Carrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (15 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | 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
98.5 KFOX
Setlist Carrot
In-app purchases
98.5 KFOX
No in-app purchases
Setlist Carrot
No in-app purchases
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