1025 The River vs K101.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1025 The River
Access local news, weather updates, and your favorite music hits. Stream live radio and enjoy classic countdowns from popular personalities.
- Local news updates
- Hourly weather forecasts
- Live radio streaming
- Greatest hits music
- On-air personality shows
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With the most local news, Dan Holiday weather twice every hour, Murphy, Sam & Jodi, Laura McCrae, Phil Martinez, Rick Dees & M.G. Kelly the Greatest Hits of All Time are on 1025 The River and online at www.1025TheRiver.com.
K101.9
Stream live radio content and engage in real-time conversations with DJs and other listeners. Access song information, social media feeds, and interactive programming schedules with alerts.
- Live radio streaming
- DJ and listener chat
- Song information display
- Social media feed access
- Interactive programming schedule
- Event alerts
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Listen to K101 worldwide on your iPhone and iPad. Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from K101 while being immersed in conversations with our DJs, friends, and fellow listeners. With the app you get: - Instant play of the radio station with song information - Real-time messaging with friends, listeners, and DJs - Quick access our station's social media feeds - Interactive schedule of radio events and programming - you can set alerts and be notified when your favorite shows are about to come on air For technical support for the app please contact RadioFX at contact@radiofxinc.com. For questions about content of the station, please use the contact information in the "i" icon in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: K101.9 at none against 1025 The River's shown. K101.9 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 1025 The River against 5.0 for K101.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
1025 The River ships an update every 12 months, K101.9 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1025 The River | K101.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marshall Ice | RadioFX |
Customer experience
1025 The River
K101.9
In-app purchases
1025 The River
No in-app purchases
K101.9
No in-app purchases
