Bandcamp vs NV1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandcamp
Discover and purchase music directly from artists worldwide. Support creators by buying their merchandise and instantly access your purchased music, both online and offline.
- Explore global music catalog
- Direct artist support
- Purchase merchandise
- Wishlist albums and tracks
- Online and offline listening
- Connect with artists
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Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love. The Bandcamp app lets fans explore a vast catalog of music by artists from every corner of the globe, allows them to directly support artists by buying their merch (and wishlisting albums & tracks for purchase at a later time), and lets them instantly listen to the music they've purchased, online or offline.
NV1
Listen to live and on-demand audio programs with DVR-like controls. Explore program schedules, set alarms, and share content easily. Stay connected to your favorite station anywhere.
- Live streaming with pause/rewind
- On-demand program access
- Program schedule viewing
- Alarm clock functionality
- Content sharing
- Background audio playback
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The NV1 app allows you to listen to the programs and specials of NV1, pause and rewind the live audio, view the program schedule, and wake up to NV1 with the alarm clock! App features: 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 live streams from Native Voice One even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing. • Listen to Native Voice One in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! On Demand • Access NV1's past programs easily and quickly. • DVR-like controls. Pause, rewind and fast forward your program with ease. • When listening to programs, individual segments (when available) are listed so you can review and choose one or listen to the entire program. • The Native Voice One app displays the web page associated with the program or program segment you are listening to On Demand so you can explore for more information. Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button. • A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. The NV1 app connects you to the Native Voice wherever you are! The NV1 app is brought to you by Koahnic Broadcast Corp and Public Media Apps. www.nv1.org www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
Bandcamp and NV1 both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NV1's written reviews are positive against 51% of Bandcamp's. NV1 also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Bandcamp's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (38K vs 9). On price, rating, ads 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 — 4.8 for Bandcamp against 4.9 for NV1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bandcamp has 38K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Bandcamp's written reviews are positive against 100% of NV1's.
Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, NV1 every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandcamp | NV1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (38K ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #102 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bandcamp | Koahnic Broadcasting Company |
Customer experience
Bandcamp
NV1
Bugs and requests
Bandcamp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks randomly skipping or not playing
- App crashing after updates
- Purchases not syncing across devices
- Login issues and account problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Playlist creation and management
- Improved artist/genre discovery
- Offline listening and caching
- Chromecast/AirPlay support
NV1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bandcamp
No in-app purchases
NV1
No in-app purchases









