Comparison

Galaxy Television vs TheCable

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

Head to head
About

Galaxy Television

Features
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Galaxy TV Mobile app delivers breaking entertainment, political, business & health news in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world as they happen. We serve you our packed program delivered directly to your device. Get the best of entertainment news in Nigeria and across the globe.

About

TheCable

Access Nigeria's leading journalism for progress, featuring breaking news, fact-checks, investigations, and lifestyle content. This app is Nigeria's first disability and inclusion news app, offering special assistive features for accessibility.

Highlights
  • Breaking news access
  • Fact-checks and investigations
  • Sports and lifestyle content
  • Disability and inclusion focus
  • Assistive features for accessibility
Features
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TheCable App is a window to our knowledge-driven journalism in pursuit of Nigeria’s progress. It grants you easy access to all our breaking stories, fact-checks, investigations, sports, and Lifestyle content around and outside the country. This app goes further by embedding special assistive features that make it easily accessible to persons with different forms of disability. It is Nigeria’s first Disability and Inclusion News App. TheCable App is free to download and easy to use. It is our award-winning journalism at your fingertips. [:mav: 1.3.2]

Screenshots

Galaxy Television4 screens
TheCable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheCable at every 5 weeks against Galaxy Television's every 7 months. TheCable also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Galaxy Television ships an update every 7 months, TheCable every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Galaxy Television versus TheCable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalaxy TelevisionTheCable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGalaxy TelevisionJesupelumi Adetunji

In-app purchases

None

Galaxy Television

No in-app purchases

None

TheCable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Galaxy Television free?
Galaxy Television is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TheCable free?
TheCable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Galaxy Television or TheCable have ads?
Neither Galaxy Television nor TheCable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Galaxy Television or TheCable?
Galaxy Television ships an update every 7 months, and TheCable every 5 weeks. Most recently, Galaxy Television was updated on October 13, 2026 and TheCable on October 10, 2026.

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