Coastal ABC News vs ShoutPLEX Multi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coastal ABC News
Get instant local and national news, weather, and sports updates. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and check hourly/daily forecasts with live radar and traffic information.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live newscast streaming
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Live weather radar
- Traffic information
- Faster and easier to use interface
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Stay connected with the latest local news, live weather updates, breaking stories, and sports coverage with the Coastal ABC News app. Watch live newscasts, get real-time breaking news alerts, track traffic conditions, and stay ahead with accurate hourly and daily weather forecasts from Providence - New Bedford and surrounding areas of Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut. Features: Breaking local news and national headlines Live streaming newscasts and video coverage Real-time weather forecasts and live radar Traffic updates and road conditions Instant push notifications for breaking news Coverage of local events, politics, sports, and community stories Personalized news experience Whether you're at home or on the go, the Coastal ABC News app keeps you informed with fast, reliable, and up-to-the-minute coverage of news, local weather, traffic updates, and the stories that matter most across Providence - New Bedford and surrounding communities of Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut.
ShoutPLEX Multi
This app allows users to play multiple audio streams simultaneously, with automatic volume ducking for secondary streams when primary ones become active. It supports various streaming protocols and offers robust privacy features with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Multiple audio stream playback
- Automatic volume ducking
- Supports SHOUTcast, Icecast, Broadcastify
- Stream activity indicator
- No trackers, ads, or in-app purchases
- Open source code
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ShoutPLEX lets you play multiple audio streams at a time, ideal for the police or fire scanning enthusiast on-the-go! The app will automatically "duck" the volume of apps you've set as Secondary when Primary streams become active, letting you choose what's most important for you to hear You can optionally add the credentials of your (paid) Broadcastify membership to add those as well. Channels currently modulating (producing audio) light up pink as shown in the screenshot, to indicate stream activity The app supports SHOUTcast, Icecast, and Broadcastify streaming URLs. (You'll need to find and add these yourself) We take privacy very seriously around here and as such, there are no trackers, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Finally, while your Broadcastify credentials are stored in the app's space on your phone, they are only transmitted to Broadcastify when authenticating your requests, via HTTPS. We do not, and will never, store or send those credentials anywhere else This app's code is entirely open source! Please find that info in the Settings page
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShoutPLEX Multi at 5.0 against Coastal ABC News's 4.3. ShoutPLEX Multi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Coastal ABC News's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShoutPLEX Multi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coastal ABC News has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Coastal ABC News | ShoutPLEX Multi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | Mark Mutti |
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Coastal ABC News
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In-app purchases
Coastal ABC News
No in-app purchases
ShoutPLEX Multi
No in-app purchases
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