KSVY 91.3 vs V 101.9
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KSVY 91.3
Listen to a non-profit community radio station directly from your mobile device. Features diverse programming from volunteer hosts, showcasing local culture and events. Enjoy a unique, ad-free listening experience.
- Live radio streaming
- Community-driven content
- Showcases local culture
- Bilingual programming
- Ad-free listening
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KSVY 91.3 Mobile Stream. Community Radio in your pocket. KSVY 91.3 is non profit bilingual community radio at its best—completely adopted by the community. With over 60 volunteer hosts from the Sonoma area, each with varying interests and life views, KSVY’s programming is free of the constraints of commercial interest. KSVY is unique in its ability to convey not only locally, but regionally, nationally, even globally, what is distinctive about Sonoma, its people, places and events. App allows you to listen to our radio station.
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
The clearest difference is ads: KSVY 91.3 at none against V 101.9's shown. KSVY 91.3 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). V 101.9's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 49 months) and ratings volume (875 vs 11). 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 — 4.7 for KSVY 91.3 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 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of KSVY 91.3's written reviews are positive against 33% of V 101.9's.
KSVY 91.3 ships an update every 49 months, V 101.9 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KSVY 91.3 | V 101.9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (875 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 875 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 49 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 | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KSVY 91.3 | Beasley Broadcast Group |
Customer experience
KSVY 91.3
V 101.9
In-app purchases
KSVY 91.3
No in-app purchases
V 101.9
No in-app purchases
