Comparison

Cablecast vs Marshall Radio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cablecast

Stream live and on-demand content from Public, Education, and Government Access channels in HD. Catch up on local news, city meetings, and sports events conveniently on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live and on-demand streaming
  • HD quality broadcasts
  • Local news and city meetings
  • Public, Education, Government channels
  • Location-based station suggestions
  • Recently watched station saved
Features
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Watch local news, city meetings & more on the go with this mobile streaming app. This app aggregates live and on-demand shows from Public, Education, and Government Access channels and streams them in HD to your mobile device. Now you can catch up on last week's City Council meeting or see the Wildcats win in overtime whenever and wherever it's convenient for you. Enable location services for the best experience. This app features stations from all over the country. If you enable location services, the station closest to you will appear at the top of the list. Your most recently watched station will be saved as a default the next time you open the app. You can pick a new channel from the list at any time. Cablecast is a streaming service provider for the stations featured in this app. If you have questions or comments for an individual station featured in this app, please contact them directly.

About

Marshall Radio

Stream live radio content from around the world, including music, sports, and talk shows. Engage in real-time conversations with DJs and other listeners, and stay updated on station events with interactive schedules and alerts.

Highlights
  • Worldwide radio streaming
  • Live DJ and listener chat
  • Song information display
  • Social media feed access
  • Interactive event schedule
  • Show alerts and notifications
Features
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Listen to Marshall Radio worldwide on your iPhone and iPad.   Listen to music, sports, news, and talk shows from Marshall Radio 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.

Screenshots

Cablecast4 screens
Marshall Radio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cablecast at 100% against Marshall Radio's 50%. Cablecast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cablecast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cablecast's written reviews are positive against 50% of Marshall Radio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cablecast ships an update every 3 months, Marshall Radio every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cablecast versus Marshall Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCablecastMarshall Radio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCablecast Community Media LLCRadioFX Inc

Customer experience

Cablecast

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Marshall Radio

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cablecast

No in-app purchases

None

Marshall Radio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cablecast free?
Cablecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marshall Radio free?
Marshall Radio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cablecast or Marshall Radio?
Cablecast is rated higher. Cablecast averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Marshall Radio averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Cablecast or Marshall Radio have ads?
Neither Cablecast nor Marshall Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cablecast or Marshall Radio?
Cablecast ships an update every 3 months, and Marshall Radio every 4 months. Most recently, Cablecast was updated on October 21, 2026 and Marshall Radio on October 24, 2026.

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