KDVS vs WCBN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KDVS
Stream live 24/7 freeform radio from a student-run station. Set show reminders, identify songs playing, and check the broadcast schedule. Experience alternative radio on your iPhone.
- Live 24/7 radio streaming
- Show reminders
- Identify songs on air
- View schedule grid
- Student-run station
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KDVS Radio App enables you to listen to KDVS Davis 90.3 FM's live 24/7 Freeform Radio on your iPhone. You can turn on show reminders, identify songs live on air, and view the schedule grid. KDVS is an entirely student-run community, alternative, freeform radio station based in Davis, CA. KDVS broadcasts live on the web at 13,000 Watts on 90.3 FM to the greater Sacramento area from it's studios at UC Davis. *The views presented are not necessarily those of The University of California Regents, The Associated Students of the University of California Davis, KDVS, or its sponsors. **The code of KDVS APP © 2023 by John Carraher is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
WCBN
Explore a diverse range of music curated by students from the University of Michigan's radio station. Discover new artists and genres directly from your device.
- Discover new music
- Student-run radio station
- University of Michigan curated
- Explore diverse genres
- Mobile music discovery
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Discover new music from the student-run radio station of the University of Michigan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WCBN at 4.9 against KDVS's 4.5. WCBN also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
WCBN holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
KDVS ships an update every 6 months, WCBN every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KDVS | WCBN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | John Carraher | David Talbot |
Customer experience
KDVS
WCBN
In-app purchases
KDVS
No in-app purchases
WCBN
No in-app purchases
