WJHG First Alert Weather vs Explore Fall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WJHG First Alert Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive real-time updates, future radar predictions, and opt-in severe weather alerts to stay informed and safe.
- 250 meter radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Future radar
- Real-time weather updates
- Favorite location saving
- Severe weather alerts
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The WJHG First Alert Weather App includes: • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
Explore Fall
Discover the best fall foliage across the United States with interactive maps and community-driven reports. Get local forecasts for peak timing, current color status, and weather information. Follow seasonal highlights with real photos and videos.
- Interactive foliage map
- Local fall color forecasts
- Community foliage reports
- Seasonal highlights
- Date slider for color progression
- Real photos and videos
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Explore Fall helps you find the best fall color across the United States. Start on the Home tab for recent community reports, foliage photos, regional highlights, and a quick way to report what you are seeing. Search for a city, park, or scenic area to view a local fall foliage forecast with expected peak timing, current color status, local weather, and nearby community observations. Use the interactive foliage map to follow color progression through the season. Move the date slider to look ahead, compare timing across regions, and explore how fall color changes from early color to peak and past peak. Follow seasonal Highlights with real photos, videos, and updates from across the country. Community foliage reports are reviewed before submitted notes and photos are publicly visible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explore Fall at 86% against WJHG First Alert Weather's 38%. Explore Fall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). WJHG First Alert Weather's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 8) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WJHG First Alert Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WJHG First Alert Weather has 3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of WJHG First Alert Weather's written reviews are positive against 86% of Explore Fall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WJHG First Alert Weather ships an update every 2 months, Explore Fall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WJHG First Alert Weather | Explore Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Explore Fall LLC |
Customer experience
WJHG First Alert Weather
Explore Fall
Bugs and requests
WJHG First Alert Weather
Reported bugs
2 issues- Map functionality not working properly
- App freezes or lags during use
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to customize notification settings
- Improved radar and weather tracking features
- Option to delete saved locations
Explore Fall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WJHG First Alert Weather
No in-app purchases
Explore Fall
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WJHG First Alert Weather free?
Is Explore Fall free?
Which has better reviews, WJHG First Alert Weather or Explore Fall?
Do WJHG First Alert Weather or Explore Fall have ads?
Which is updated more often, WJHG First Alert Weather or Explore Fall?
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