RSUTV vs KBIA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RSUTV
Stream local TV, entertainment, and educational content on demand. Discover award-winning documentaries, locally produced programs, and college classes. Enjoy a variety of genres including music, travel, and Native American content.
- Live local TV streaming
- On-demand entertainment
- Educational content
- Award-winning documentaries
- Locally produced programs
- Native American and Indigenous content
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Stream live local TV, entertainment, and educational content on the free RSUTV App. Watch your favorite RSUTV shows anywhere, on any device! Watch for new programs being added for endless entertainment. Stream locally produced programs, award-winning documentaries, full-length TV shows, live music and much more. WATCH YOUR FAVORITE RSU TV LOCALLY PRODUCED PROGRAMS: Perspectives - Veteran journalist and host Sam Jones interviews guests from every corner of our 20+ county viewing area to discuss current events and topics of community interest. I Want Answers – High school teams are invited to compete for college scholarships on this academic quiz show. Food Fight - A Student Competition - A light-hearted title...a serious cooking competition. Food Fight is another opportunity for high school students to earn college scholarships. Teams are judged on their culinary, communication, and creative skills. Studio 66 - Music from the Mother Road - Local artists perform original blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music with ties along Route 66. RSUTV Documentaries – Stream the entire library of RSUTV’s award-winning locally produced documentaries. WATCH TV ANYWHERE – LIVE STREAM TV SHOWS ON DEMAND: Watch TV shows on your schedule Discover new shows across a variety of genres Stream your favorite dramas, documentaries, music, travel and more RSUTV2 EDUCATION CHANNEL: Watch Rogers State University College Classes Learn Algebra, Psychology, History, Government and more on your schedule FNX – FIRST NATIONS EXPERIENCE: RSUTV is proud to broadcast the first and only national network devoted to Native American and Indigenous content. Enjoy Native-produced documentaries, nature, cooking, gardening, children’s and arts programs FNX strives to accurate illustrate the lives and cultures of Native people around the world LEARN MORE ABOUT RSUTV: RSU Public Television website: https://www.rsu.tv
KBIA
Access NPR news, podcasts, and locally produced content from Mid-Missouri and Northeast Missouri. Stream three distinct stations featuring NPR news, classical music, and adult alternative music.
- NPR news and conversation
- Classical music streams
- Adult alternative music streams
- Local news and features
- On-demand podcasts
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KBIA is Your NPR Station for Mid-Mo and Northeast Missouri, providing national and locally produced news, podcasts, special features, and shows. KBIA brings you three stations of streaming content with NPR News and conversation, classical music, and new adult alternative music. https://www.kbia.org/ https://www.publicmediaapps.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RSUTV at 5.0 against KBIA's 4.6. KBIA's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RSUTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KBIA has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RSUTV ships an update every 4 months, KBIA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RSUTV | KBIA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rogers State University Foundation, Inc. | University of Missouri |
In-app purchases
RSUTV
No in-app purchases
KBIA
No in-app purchases
