Comparison

KALX vs GuessWise

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KALX

Listen to UC Berkeley's student and community radio station live from your device. Stream broadcasts from 90.7 FM and the web, bringing campus radio wherever you go.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Access to 90.7 FM broadcast
  • Web stream access
  • UC Berkeley student radio
Features
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The KALX Radio app allows you to listen to KALX-FM, pause and rewind the live audio, catch up on the news from KALX, send in your audio or video comments, view the playlists and view the program schedules all at once! You can also wake up to KALX with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off. Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed. • Listen to KALX-FM even while traveling. • Integrated program schedules. • Listen to KALX-FM in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails. Program Archives • Access the archived shows easily and quickly. • DVR-like controls. Pause, rewind and fast-forward your show with ease. Additional Features • Support KALX Radio by donating through the app. • View the recently played songs. • Record and send your audio and video comments to KALX Radio. • Easily share KALX Radio with family and friends. • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to the KALX-FM live stream. The KALX Radio app is brought to you by the people at KALX and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, and where you want it. Please support KALX today! https://kalx.berkeley.edu/ https://www.publicmediaapps.com

About

GuessWise

This app helps you solve and analyze five-letter word games. It offers live filtering of possible answers based on your guesses and provides detailed personal statistics on your gameplay. You can also import game progress from screenshots.

Highlights
  • Live candidate filtering
  • Screenshot import
  • Detailed personal statistics
  • Core and Expanded word lists
  • Wordle-style keyboard and feedback
  • Private local history
Features
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GuessWise is a private companion for solving and reflecting on five-letter Wordle-style games. Enter each guess, tap tiles to match gray, yellow, and green feedback, and see possible answers narrow instantly. Import supported Wordle and Wordly screenshots from Photos or the share sheet when you want to skip manual entry. After a game, log your solved, failed, or abandoned attempts, and explore on-device stats including solve rate, average solve length, starting-word performance, candidate reduction, and solve distribution. - Live candidate filtering with exact duplicate-letter rules - A focused Core List plus an optional offline Expanded List for additional five-letter possibilities - Wordle-style keyboard and feedback entry - Screenshot import for supported official Wordle and Wordly layouts - Private local history and detailed personal statistics - No account, advertising, or analytics - (Optional tips unlock nothing; every feature remains available for free) GuessWise is an independent companion and is not affiliated with The New York Times Company or Wordle.

Screenshots

KALX4 screens
GuessWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GuessWise at 5.0 against KALX's 4.2. KALX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GuessWise sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. KALX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GuessWise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KALX has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KALX versus GuessWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKALXGuessWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUniversity of California, BerkeleyJacob Hawken

Customer experience

KALX

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

GuessWise

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

KALX

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

GuessWise

One-time4
  • Tip 1$0.99
  • Tip 2$1.99
  • Tip 5$4.99
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  • Tip 10$9.99

Questions

Is KALX free?
KALX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GuessWise free?
GuessWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KALX or GuessWise?
GuessWise is rated higher. KALX averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while GuessWise averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do KALX or GuessWise have ads?
Neither KALX nor GuessWise shows ads.

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