ABC36 vs ABC 57 News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC36
Stay informed with local news, weather updates, and sports coverage for Central Kentucky. Access trending content like viral videos, product recalls, and entertainment news.
- Central Kentucky news
- Weather alerts
- Sports updates
- Viral videos
- Product recalls
- Entertainment news
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The ABC 36 App is your source for Central Kentucky news, weather, sports and all things Solid Blue! Use the ABC 36 app for some of the most popular information from around the web like viral videos, product recalls, weather alerts, and the best entertainment and celebrity news.
ABC 57 News
Stay informed with breaking news and local video updates from award-winning journalists. Stream live newscasts, access real-time school closings, and get comprehensive local sports coverage. This app delivers trusted news directly to your phone or tablet.
- 24/7 local news updates
- Live newscast streaming
- Real-time school closings
- Local sports coverage
- Election results
- Breaking news alerts
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ABC57's news app is updated 24/7 with the latest local news and video stories by our award-winning journalists. Our multimedia journalists visit every corner of Michiana to report the news that's important to you. Our app delivers the same quality news you have grown to trust on-air, right to your phone or tablet. If you're away from the TV, you can use the app to live stream ABC57's newscasts, special reports and ABC57 Saturday Kickoff (Notre Dame football pre-game show). Other features of the app include real-time school closings and election results. In addition to local news, ABC57 covers local sports including Notre Dame football, Notre Dame basketball, the South Bend Cubs and high school football games. Our unique partnerships with the South Bend Cubs and Notre Dame give us an opportunity to share sports stories you won't find anywhere else. ABC57 covers Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph and Starke counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties in Michigan as well as national and regional news. For all of your Michiana weather needs, search and download ABC57's First Warning Neighborhood Weather app for school closings, street-level interactive radar, and video forecasts from our five-member team of meteorologists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABC36 at 4.6 against ABC 57 News's 3.0. ABC36 also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 16%) and ratings volume (671 vs 2). ABC 57 News's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ABC36 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC36 has 671 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of ABC36's written reviews are positive against 16% of ABC 57 News's.
ABC36 ships an update every 3 months, ABC 57 News every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABC36 | ABC 57 News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (671 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 671 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WTVQ-TV, LLC | Weigel Broadcasting Co. |
Customer experience
ABC36
ABC 57 News
In-app purchases
ABC36
No in-app purchases
ABC 57 News
No in-app purchases
