KBACH Phoenix vs Oldies 927
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KBACH Phoenix
Stream live classical music, jazz, news, and podcasts from public radio stations. Access on-demand content including interviews and local news. Features include pause/rewind, sleep timer, and podcast favorites.
- Live classical music stream
- Jazz music stream
- News and information stream
- On-demand podcasts
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Sleep timer and alarm clock
- Podcast favorites
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Please support KBAQ Phoenix by becoming a member today! KBACH is a listener-supported public radio station broadcasting classical music. With our app, you can tune in to the live classical KBACH audio stream, listen to jazz music, news or podcasts and browse local news from KJZZ. Live streaming • Enjoy classical music from KBACH, 89.5 FM. • Stream jazz on Jazz PHX, 91.5 HD2. • Listen to news and information on KJZZ, 91.5 FM. On Demand • Listen to interviews of talented musicians, conductors, and other arts leaders in the KBACH Heart of the Arts podcast. • Listen to local artists drop by for music and conversation in the KBACH performance studio. podcast. • Browse and listen to a full complement of on demand audio from KJZZ and NPR. News • Read and listen to local news from KJZZ. App features • Pause and rewind the stream or a podcast with ease. • Sleep timer and alarm clock. • Set up favorites and don’t miss a new episode of your favorite podcast. The KBACH App is brought to you by the great people at Friends of Public Radio Arizona and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great mobile solutions. https://www.kbach.org https://www.publicmediaapps.com
Oldies 927
Stream your favorite oldies radio station live from anywhere. Earn rewards for listening, interact with the station through feedback and polls, and enjoy features like an alarm clock and artist bios. Your listening time is tracked across devices.
- Live radio streaming
- Listener rewards program
- Personalized user profiles
- Interactive feedback options
- Artist bios and galleries
- Alarm clock functionality
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Your favorite radio station is just one tap away with the Oldies 92-7 mobile app Listen at work, at the gym, on the road, or wherever else you are in the world. Interact with Oldies 92-7with a slew of features like listener rewards, listener feedback, notifications and more. We keep track of your total listening time and offer great prizes and rewards for listening. Kind of like frequent flyer miles you can earn these prizes for all the time you spend with us - as if our great music and personalities weren’t enough. ;) Also, your profile that you use to listen on our website is the same as your profile in the app, which means your time spent will be logged no matter how you choose to listen. FEATURES INCLUDE: Listen live Log-in/Registration – Complete with Touch ID/Face ID for easier log-in Personalized profile Notification center Listener rewards – Including listening time rewards, promocode rewards, location check-in rewards and so much more Listener feedback – Send us text, audio, photos or video Vote in listener polls Artist bios and photo galleries Alarm Clock The Oldies 92-7 app supports Apple CarPlay! * Apple is in no way affiliated with or responsible for any contests/rewards presented with this app. * This app is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KBACH Phoenix at 4.8 against Oldies 927's 4.1. KBACH Phoenix also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (157 vs 15). Oldies 927's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KBACH Phoenix holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KBACH Phoenix has 157 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of KBACH Phoenix's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oldies 927's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
KBACH Phoenix ships an update every 8 months, Oldies 927 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | KBACH Phoenix | Oldies 927 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (157 ratings) — better | 4.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Friends of Public Radio Arizona | Hubbard Radio |
Customer experience
KBACH Phoenix
Oldies 927
In-app purchases
KBACH Phoenix
No in-app purchases
Oldies 927
No in-app purchases
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