Cork Beo vs EchoLive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cork Beo
Stay informed with breaking news, sports, traffic, and local events from Cork. Customize your feed to see what matters most to you, with features like offline reading and adjustable text.
- Breaking news alerts
- Customizable news feed
- Sports updates
- Traffic and travel information
- Offline reading
- Adjustable text size and color
- Dark mode
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Get all the latest from the Rebel County - breaking news, sport, traffic & travel and what’s happening near you. Fully customnised by you, the CorkBeo app allows you to choose the news you need on the go. The CorkBeo App brings you the Big Picture for our city and county - what Cork people are talking about and what they should be talking about. Keep up to date with: • Breaking Cork News • All your Rebel County sports • Music & entertainment • Fab resources for Families And Kids • Food & Drink trends • Commuter news: Irish Rail, Bus Eireann and public transport updates • Property • Jobs & Business • Travel The App also features; Lifestyle news, big personalities and all you love about the positive side of life on Leeside. App Features: • Dark Mode for easy reading at night time. • Force Touch allowing you to peak and pop into an article. • Native iPad support for a better tablet experience • The ability to follow topics that matter to you • Find related content using Tags. • Follow your favourite authors like you do any topic • Resize the article text and change its colour to help with your reading experience • The ability to read an article even when you are offline Terms and Conditions https://www.corkbeo.ie/terms-conditions/ Privacy Notice https://www.corkbeo.ie/privacy-notice/
EchoLive
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Keep up-to-date with the top stories in Cork every day with our free news app. Download today and enjoy unlimited access to the best coverage of Cork news, Cork sport, Cork lives and much more. We bring you the local news that matters to you on EchoLive.ie through our excellent team of professional journalists dedicated to the interests of the men and women of Cork City and County - and trusted by them. The team at The Echo and Echolive. will continue to bring you up-to-date reliable information. 5 reasons to download the EchoLive App: • An up to the minute summary of local news • Stories enhanced with multimedia elements • Insight and opinion from our team of award-winning writers • Easy sharing features • Access to audio, video, and content straight from your phone
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Verdict
Cork Beo and EchoLive are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Cork Beo ships an update monthly, EchoLive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cork Beo | EchoLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Trinity Mirror Digital Media Ltd | Irish Examiner Ltd |
In-app purchases
Cork Beo
No in-app purchases
EchoLive
No in-app purchases
