Radio Newark vs K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radio Newark
This app delivers local news, sports, and weather alongside a curated selection of music to enhance your day. Enjoy a feel-good playlist perfect for work, leisure, or study.
- Local news updates
- Sports scores
- Weather forecasts
- Curated music playlists
- Feel-good music selection
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The latest local news, sport and weather and a selection of the greatest songs providing a feel good day!. Whatever your lifestyle playlist, work, leisure or study focus, we have the music you just can't help hum away to.
K
An AI-powered internet radio station that broadcasts 24/7 with a unique retro-future DJ. Listeners can influence the playlist by upvoting or downvoting tracks and even send in song requests or dedications.
- AI-generated music curation
- Listener playlist voting
- Live listener chat
- Song requests and dedications
- Multiple themed shows
- Royalty-free independent music
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KBOT.fm is a 24/7 AI-powered internet radio station. Every track, every intro, every "weather of the mind" quip is generated and curated on the fly by K-BOT — a warm-but-glitchy retro-future DJ that never stops broadcasting. THE STATION KBOT.fm runs themed shows on a rotating 24-hour loop: • Late Night Circuit — slow signals for the after-hours crowd • Morning Boot Sequence — powering you up, byte by byte • Daydream FM — lo-fi loops for soft-focus hours • Afternoon Drive — open-road rock for the long commute • Prime Time Pulse — peak-hour electricity for the radio brain • Signal Fade — jazz and experiments before the long night • Happy Hour — Keep the drinks chilled • Weekend Hang — Grill's on, sun's out, volume up • The Spoken Word - If I don't know it, I'll find it for you • Latido - Indies del mundo hispano — antes de que las descubras EVERY LISTENER, SAME MOMENT A server-side clock owns the broadcast timeline. When you tune in, you hear exactly what every other listener is hearing — no two streams, no personal playlists. It's a real radio station, just with an AI behind the desk. VOTE THE PLAYLIST Upvote or downvote any track as it plays. Your taste influences future rotations: loved tracks come back more often, downvoted ones fade out. The DJ's selections evolve with the audience. THE REQUEST LINE Send K-BOT.fm a song name, a mood, or a dedication. The AI may shout you out in the next intro between tracks. LIVE LISTENER CHAT Talk to other listeners in real time while the station plays. UNDER THE HOOD • Music — royalty-free tracks from Jamendo, Audius, Internet Archive all from independent artists under Creative Commons. If you hear something you love, follow the artist directly. • Curation — an AI model picks each next song and writes a short intro, weighted by listener votes. • Voice — K-BOT.fm's intros are synthesized by ElevenLabs and stitched into the broadcast. • Sync — the player auto-refreshes at every track boundary so transitions stay tight. No ads. No accounts required to listen. Just an always-on AI radio station in your pocket. Tune in at KBOT.fm on the web as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: K at none against Radio Newark's shown. K also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Radio Newark's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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.
Radio Newark ships an update every 11 months, K every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio Newark | K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radio Newark Limited | Joe Takai |
Customer experience
Radio Newark
K
In-app purchases
Radio Newark
No in-app purchases
K
No in-app purchases









