TheCable vs The Big Talker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Breaking news access
- Fact-checks and investigations
- Sports and lifestyle content
- Disability and inclusion focus
- Assistive features for accessibility
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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]
The Big Talker
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The Big Talker KBTK is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk format serving Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TheCable at none against The Big Talker's shown. TheCable also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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.
TheCable ships an update every 5 weeks, The Big Talker every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheCable | The Big Talker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesupelumi Adetunji | Withers Broadcasting Company of Illinois, LLC |
In-app purchases
TheCable
No in-app purchases
The Big Talker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TheCable free?
Is The Big Talker free?
Do TheCable or The Big Talker have ads?
Which is updated more often, TheCable or The Big Talker?
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