106.3 FM The Bear vs smART STIX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
106.3 FM The Bear
Listen to Montana's New Country music station live. Enjoy 50 minutes of fresh country music every hour from a top-rated local station. Stay updated with the latest hits and local programming.
- Live radio streaming
- New Country music format
- 50 minutes of music per hour
- Top-rated local station
- Montana-based programming
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KDBR-FM is 106.3 FM The Bear in Kalispell, Montana. The Bear plays Montana's New Country! Tune for 50 minutes of fresh country every hour! The Bear came out of the den and instantly became the top country station in the market. Thanks to our listeners, The Bear has been #1 every year since!
smART STIX
This app guides users through building projects using bendable rods and connectors. Select a blueprint, measure and cut materials with the workbench, then follow interactive instructions to construct your design.
- Blueprint selection
- Interactive step-by-step instructions
- Material measurement and cutting guide
- Design construction guidance
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The smART STIX app is a companion app for the smART STIX product. The innovative, open-ended smART STIX let anyone engineer their projects using bendable aluminum rods and smART connectors. After choosing a blueprint from the free smART STIX app, you use the included smART Workbench to measure and cut the exact size and number of aluminum rods needed. Then you bend them into shapes and connect them to build your design. Our app will guide you through the process with interactive step by step instructions. smART STIX™ is a trademark of Flycatcher Toys INC © 2025. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 106.3 FM The Bear at 5.0 against smART STIX's 1.3. smART STIX's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 22 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
106.3 FM The Bear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
106.3 FM The Bear ships an update every 22 months, smART STIX every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 106.3 FM The Bear | smART STIX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Desch | FlyCatcher Inc. |
Customer experience
106.3 FM The Bear
smART STIX
In-app purchases
106.3 FM The Bear
No in-app purchases
smART STIX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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