WTVA Weather vs Hazard Call
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WTVA Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and future tracking. Receive timely severe weather alerts and customizable forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed with real-time updates directly from the station.
- 250 meter high-resolution radar
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- GPS for current location
- Severe weather alerts
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WTVA is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather
Hazard Call
Receive phone calls for tornado threats and stay informed about severe weather forecasts. This community-based service provides early warnings for your safety, funded by your local community association.
- Tornado threat phone calls
- Severe weather forecast awareness
- Early warning system
- Community-funded service
- Ready-Set-Go storm alerts
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HazardCall is a Community based Weather Safety Service. This app and the HazardCall service is Free to individual consumers. This is because you local community has purchased the service for use as a community resource. The details can be found at www.hazardcall.com. The service has 2 primary functions. 1) You will receive a phone call whenever there is a Tornado threat to your community. 2) The Ready-Set-Go service keeps you aware of Storm and Tornado forecasts so you have the early warning you need to be on alert for Severe Weather. Both of these services are provided at no charge by your local Home Owners Association, Manufactured Housing Community or RV Park. Please check with your property manager to see if the service is available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hazard Call at 5.0 against WTVA Weather's 3.5. Hazard Call also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). WTVA Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (217 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hazard Call holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WTVA Weather has 217 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WTVA Weather ships an update every 5 weeks, Hazard Call every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WTVA Weather | Hazard Call |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (217 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | WeatherCall Services LLC |
Customer experience
WTVA Weather
Hazard Call
Bugs and requests
WTVA Weather
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when watching live broadcast
- App freezes screen on login
- App freezes when scrolling
- App freezes when trying to close ads
- App freezes on iPhone 11
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- App gets stuck loading
- App is erratic and lagging
- Cannot access 10-day forecast after update
- App won't open after iOS update
- Radar is a glitching mess
- App force closes on ten-day forecast
- App crashes on opening
- App freezes and shows only logos
- App has bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Change notification voice back to Matt
- Add weather front option to overlay settings
- Allow rewinding video forecasts
- Make notification voice customizable or turn-offable
- Subscription for ad-free experience
Hazard Call
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WTVA Weather
No in-app purchases
Hazard Call
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WTVA Weather free?
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