The Anniston Star vs IndyNewsCA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Anniston Star
Access local news, sports, opinion, and community features for East Alabama. Your login provides full access to unmatched news coverage in Calhoun and Cleburne counties.
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Opinion and entertainment
- Classifieds
- Obituaries
- Community features
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The Anniston Star serves East Alabama with news, sports, opinion and entertainment, plus classifieds, obituaries and community features. This mobile application contains our unmatched news coverage in Calhoun and Cleburne counties. Your AnnistonStar.com login credentials will give you full access to all content. Consolidated Publishing Co. is the parent company of The Anniston Star. It also publishes The Daily Home, The News-Journal, Cleburne News and St. Clair Times. Free to download. Subscribers enjoy unlimited access. https://www.annistonstar.com/site/terms-of-service/
IndyNewsCA
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Since our founding in September of 1963, The Independent has been dedicated to giving Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and Sunol readers the news they need to be in-the-know about what's going on in the Tri-Valley region. The Independent’s management and almost all of its writers have lived here in the Livermore-Amador Valley since 1963. We’ve put down roots. We care about our readers and our community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IndyNewsCA at none against The Anniston Star's 2. The Anniston Star's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Anniston Star sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. IndyNewsCA asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Anniston Star ships an update every 3 months, IndyNewsCA every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Anniston Star | IndyNewsCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Consolidated Publishing Co., Inc. | Inland Valley Publising Company |
In-app purchases
The Anniston Star
- Anniston Star monthly$7.991 Month
- Anniston Star annual subscription$69.991 Year
IndyNewsCA
No in-app purchases
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