Thunder 106 vs KIX 102 FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thunder 106
Stream live country music from Jersey's best station. Enjoy exclusive concert performances and exciting events. Your go-to for the biggest country music acts.
- Live radio streaming
- Country music
- Exclusive concert performances
- Exciting events
- Jersey's best country music
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Stream Thunder 106 live wherever you go! Thunder 106 is Jersey's Best Country Music Radio Station. Bringing Country's biggest acts to New Jersey with exclusive concert performances, exciting events and only the best country music.
KIX 102 FM
Listen to Carolina's Greatest Hits from the 1970s and 1980s live. This music streaming app provides direct access to the station's programming.
- Live music streaming
- 70s hits
- 80s hits
- Carolina's Greatest Hits
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Streaming music app for KIX 102 FM, playing Carolina’s Greatest Hits of the 1970s and the 1980s.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thunder 106 at 93% against KIX 102 FM's 17%. Thunder 106 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (850 vs 14). On price, update cadence, 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.
Thunder 106 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thunder 106 has 850 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Thunder 106's written reviews are positive against 17% of KIX 102 FM's.
Thunder 106 ships an update every 4 months, KIX 102 FM every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunder 106 | KIX 102 FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (850 ratings) — better | 3.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 850 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Press Communications, LLC | Curtis Media Group |
Customer experience
Thunder 106
KIX 102 FM
Bugs and requests
Thunder 106
Reported bugs
1 issue- Stream delay affecting real-time contest participation
Requested features
1 request- Reduce or eliminate broadcast delay for contests
KIX 102 FM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thunder 106
No in-app purchases
KIX 102 FM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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