Comparison

HSRN vs Big

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

Head to head
About

HSRN

This app provides entertainment focused on Historically Black College and University (HBCU) sports. It features classic games, championship tournaments, and human interest stories related to HBCU athletics and community topics. Enjoy over 15 years of HBCU sports broadcasts.

Highlights
  • HBCU sports broadcasts
  • Classic game matchups
  • Championship tournaments
  • Human interest stories
  • Community discussions
  • Wellness, economics, and education topics
Features
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Heritage Sports Network offers Historically Black College and University sports entertainment, including best-of-athletics and human stories behind the games. For over 15 years, HSRN has broadcast the most HBCU matchups. Programming also features discussion critical to the HBCU community on topics like wellness, economics, and education. Games that matter Classic matchups Championship tournaments All the football and basketball of select partner schools Plus engaging coverage of community challenges beyond the field HSRN delivers the greatest community and sports stories!

About

Big

Discover a curated selection of exclusive interviews, original series, licensed films, sports content, and music. Enjoy personalized recommendations and background playback. Features include continue watching, save for later, and kid-safe profiles.

Highlights
  • Exclusive artist interviews and originals
  • Licensed films and documentary series
  • Sports commentary and roundtables
  • Short-form video feed
  • Music catalog with background playback
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Kid-safe viewer profiles
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Big Eye Network brings entertainment worth watching into one beautifully simple home — exclusive artist interviews and originals, licensed films and series, sports commentary, short-form video, and music, with recommendations that learn what you love and keep it in view the moment you open the app. WATCH • Exclusive artist interviews and original entertainment • Licensed films and documentary series • Sports previews, commentary and roundtables • Shorts — a fast, full-screen feed of quick hits LISTEN • A growing music catalog: artists, albums and tracks • Background playback with lock-screen and Control Center controls MADE FOR YOU • Continue watching picks up right where you left off • My List — save anything for later • Follow your favorite creators and artists • Fast search across videos and music • Viewer profiles with kid-safe maturity limits and PIN-protected parental controls No clutter. No endless scrolling. Just the good stuff, always in view. SUBSCRIPTION Big Eye Premium — Early Adopter Monthly: $9.99 per month, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at $9.99/month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Big Eye Terms of Service: https://bigeye.app/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://bigeye.app/legal/privacy-policy Questions or feedback? Visit bigeye.app/help

Screenshots

HSRN3 screens
Big4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Big at 5.0 against HSRN's 3.3. Big also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 50 months). HSRN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Big sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. HSRN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSRN ships an update every 50 months, Big every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HSRN versus Big: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSRNBig
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHeritage Sports Radio NetworkCyberGen, Inc.

Customer experience

HSRN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Big

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HSRN

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Big

Subscriptions1
  • Early Adopter$9.991 Month

Questions

Is HSRN free?
HSRN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big free?
Big is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HSRN or Big?
Big is rated higher. HSRN averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Big averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do HSRN or Big have ads?
Both HSRN and Big show ads.
Which is updated more often, HSRN or Big?
HSRN ships an update every 50 months, and Big every 5 days. Most recently, HSRN was updated on November 1, 2026 and Big on November 13, 2026.

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