KBACH Phoenix vs V 101.9
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
V 101.9
Listen to a wide selection of classic and current R&B hits on the go. Interact with artists and songs you love, and tune into your favorite hosts. Control your listening experience by turning the live stream on or off.
- Classic and current R&B hits
- Artist and song interaction
- Listen to favorite hosts
- Live stream control
- On-demand listening
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The V 101.9 app offers you the best variety of classic hits and today’s R&B anywhere you go! Hear and interact with the artists and songs that you love. With the V 101.9 app, you can connect with us like never before. Just download and open your V 101.9 app to listen to your favorite hosts like Steve Harvey, Fly Ty & Janine Davis. You decide when you want to listen, and when you want to browse by turning the live stream on or off within the app. Get what you want off the radio with the V 101.9 app.
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Verdict
KBACH Phoenix and V 101.9 both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of KBACH Phoenix's written reviews are positive against 33% of V 101.9's. KBACH Phoenix also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). V 101.9's advantage is ratings volume (875 vs 139). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.9 for KBACH Phoenix against 4.8 for V 101.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V 101.9 has 875 ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of KBACH Phoenix's written reviews are positive against 33% of V 101.9's.
KBACH Phoenix ships an update every 8 months, V 101.9 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KBACH Phoenix | V 101.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (139 ratings) — better | 4.8 (875 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 139 | 875 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Friends of Public Radio Arizona | Beasley Broadcast Group |
Customer experience
KBACH Phoenix
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In-app purchases
KBACH Phoenix
No in-app purchases
V 101.9
No in-app purchases
Questions
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