tpscalls vs Baba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tpscalls
This app displays real-time Toronto Police dispatch data on an interactive map. View incidents like arrests, collisions, and assaults as they happen, with details including location and date. Search for specific incident types or street names, and access live city camera feeds.
- Live incident map
- Real-time dispatch data
- Searchable incident types
- Cross-street locations
- Live city camera feeds
- Incident details
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tpscalls turns Toronto Police dispatch data into a live, searchable map of what's happening across the city right now. Incidents appear in real time as they're dispatched. Including arrests, collisions, assaults, robberies, and more. Each one shows the incident type, cross-streets, and date. Tap any pin to see full details and live feeds from nearby city cameras. Use the search bar to look up specific incident types or street names across the feed. No speculation, no delay. Just real dispatch data, as it happens.
Baba
This app provides a comprehensive platform for news, culture, faith, and war updates related to Ukraine. It offers content in Ukrainian and English, with features designed for comfortable reading and easy navigation. Access live maps, air raid alerts, religious services, podcasts, and radio stations.
- News from 35+ outlets
- Live frontline map and air raid alerts
- Orthodox Christian faith resources
- Ukrainian culture and history features
- Curated podcasts and live radio
- Offline reading and content search
- Adjustable text sizes and high contrast mode
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Baba is the Ukrainian diaspora super-app — a single, dignified place to read the news, follow the war, celebrate faith, discover culture, and listen to Ukrainian voices, in Ukrainian or English. No ads. Just the information you care about. BUILT FOR SENIORS, LOVED BY ALL Baba works on iPhone and iPad with five simple tabs: Today, News, Listen, Church and More. Text follows your device's text size, and Baba's own size slider, high contrast mode and adjustable line spacing ensure every member of the family reads comfortably. NEWS & POLITICS Read the latest from 35+ trusted outlets — Ukrainska Pravda, The Kyiv Independent, Ukrinform, Euromaidan Press, and more — in Ukrainian or English. Filter by source and category. Open any article in full with one tap. The Politics section goes deeper: a government officials roster across all eight branches, a Rada faction chart with proportional seat visualization, and official statements from Kyiv. WAR A live frontline map powered by DeepState data shows occupied territory updated in near real-time. The day counter marks every day since the full-scale invasion. Air raid alerts display active warnings across all 25 Ukrainian oblasts, updated live. CHURCH Built for Orthodox Christians in the diaspora. Daily prayer, Pascha countdown, fasting guidance, saints of the day, liturgical tone, and Scripture readings with saint stories — powered by the Orthocal API. The Media tab streams live Orthodox church services and diaspora parish channels with real-time ON AIR status. The Bible browser includes the full KJV and Ivan Ohiienko Ukrainian translation with beautiful typesetting, chapter navigation, and reading progress saved per book. CULTURE A weekly featured Ukrainian historical figure. A monthly craft spotlight with UNESCO heritage notes. On-this-day events from Ukrainian history. Daily proverbs with transliterations and English equivalents. Upcoming holidays and a curated culture news feed. PODCASTS 96 curated Ukrainian and English-language shows across news, war, politics, culture, and faith. Full in-app player with variable speed (0.8–2×), skip controls, lock screen integration, and a persistent mini-player bar. RADIO 25+ live stations — news and talk, Ukrainian music, Armed Forces Radio, faith radio, and diaspora broadcasts. Live track metadata, sleep timer, AirPlay support, and category filters included. SEARCH & SAVE Search all content with smart, language-aware suggestions. Bookmark any article for offline reading — full text and images stored on your device. PRIVACY FIRST No user accounts. No tracking. No advertising. No social features. Baba is a clean, trusted window to Ukraine — made with love for everyone who holds it in their heart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: tpscalls at Free against Baba's $1.99. Baba's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On ads, 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
tpscalls is free to download; Baba costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
tpscalls ships an update every 2 months, Baba every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | tpscalls | Baba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #136 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Riley Durant | Alexander Szeremeta |
Customer experience
tpscalls
Baba
In-app purchases
tpscalls
No in-app purchases
Baba
No in-app purchases









