Bandcamp vs KSJS Radio
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.
KSJS Radio
Listen to student-run radio broadcasting live from Silicon Valley. See what's playing in real-time, browse the program guide, and explore shows. Enjoy uninterrupted background playback and CarPlay integration.
- Real-time track, artist, and album information
- Comprehensive program guide by day
- Show directory with tune-in times
- Background playback
- CarPlay support
- Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
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Student radio from the heart of Silicon Valley, broadcasting at 1,500 watts on 90.5 FM since 1963. See what's on in real time: track, artist, album and show name, updated as the DJ spins, plus the last few songs on air. Browse the full program guide by day, with 40+ shows spanning hip-hop, jazz, Latin, alternative, news and more. Explore the show directory by genre to find your next favorite, and set a reminder to get a notification five minutes before it starts, once or every week. The stream keeps playing in the background when you switch apps. Control it from your Lock Screen, Control Center, Dynamic Island or AirPlay, and use CarPlay for now-playing info and playback controls from your dashboard. Light and dark mode, with VoiceOver support. KSJS is part of the Radio, TV and Film program at San José State University, and has been the soundtrack of SJSU since 1963. Now it's always one tap away.
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Verdict
Bandcamp and KSJS Radio both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of KSJS Radio's written reviews are positive against 51% of Bandcamp's. Bandcamp's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
KSJS Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bandcamp has 38K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bandcamp's written reviews are positive against 100% of KSJS Radio's.
Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, KSJS Radio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandcamp | KSJS Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (38K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #127 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bandcamp | Razorfrog Web Design |
Customer experience
Bandcamp
KSJS Radio
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
KSJS Radio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bandcamp
No in-app purchases
KSJS Radio
No in-app purchases
