Comparison

Grenada Star vs TheCable

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

Head to head
About

Grenada Star

Features
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The Grenada Star is a locally owned and operated news outlet in Grenada, Mississippi. For over 150 years, The Grenada Star has been covering the news, events, and people important to the various communities within Grenada County. Free to download, the Grenada Star app allows users to continue supporting local journalism. They receive a mobile browsing/reading experience, complete with the following features: • Relevant, local news from the community • Various categorized sections, including Crime, Obituaries, Politics, Sports, and more. • Social posting features allow friends, groups, Neighborhoods, and more to add user content (Photos, Videos, etc). • State, National, and International news coverage. • Daily Comic Strips and Political Cartoons. • Emailed newsletters and toggled notifications, to keep up with the latest stories. • New features and experimental updates, building the app into a powerful source of information for the local community. The Grenada Star app provides various digital subscription options, user content tools, and numerous advertising opportunities. BY DOWNLOADING THE GRENADA STAR APP, users agree to: • The Grenada Star Terms of Service: https://www.grenadastar.com/terms-of-service • The Grenada Star Privacy Policy: https://www.grenadastar.com/privacy-policy

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

Grenada Star4 screens
TheCable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheCable at every 5 weeks against Grenada Star's every 42 months. 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

Grenada Star ships an update every 42 months, TheCable every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Grenada Star versus TheCable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrenada StarTheCable
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB54 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEmmerich Newspapers, IncJesupelumi Adetunji

In-app purchases

None

Grenada Star

No in-app purchases

None

TheCable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grenada Star free?
Grenada Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TheCable free?
TheCable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grenada Star or TheCable have ads?
Neither Grenada Star nor TheCable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grenada Star or TheCable?
Grenada Star ships an update every 42 months, and TheCable every 5 weeks. Most recently, Grenada Star was updated on October 5, 2026 and TheCable on September 23, 2026.

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