WISH vs Rep E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WISH
Access local news, weather, and sports updates from Indianapolis and central Indiana. Receive breaking news alerts, watch embedded videos, and get detailed weather forecasts with radar and maps. Submit news tips and photos to help shape local coverage.
- Breaking news alerts
- Local news videos
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Radar and maps
- Submit photos and tips
- Share articles easily
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Experience the brand new WISH-TV News 8 app. Get more news, more weather, more sports and more video. It's everything you love about News 8 right at your fingertips. WISHTV.com and News 8 provide constantly updated local news, weather and sports from across Indianapolis and central Indiana at your fingertips. Features: - Navigate easily through local news and information that's important to you - Stay informed of breaking news with News 8 alerts - View local news videos embedded within stories or at full screen - Understand how weather will affect you with local forecasts, radar, maps and video - Stay up-to-date on school closings and severe weather - Help shape local coverage by submitting photos and news tips through Report It - Easily share interesting articles via e-mail, Facebook(R) and Twitter(TM)
Rep E
Access a digital replica of a printed newspaper. This app requires a newspaper or digital-only subscription for access. Contact support for assistance.
- Digital newspaper replica
- Subscription access
- Access to printed edition
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This is a digital replica of the Republic’s printed newspaper. Access to the e-edition through this app is available as part of your newspaper or digital-only subscription. If you have questions about using the app please contact us at (812) 379-5602 or circulation@aimmediaindiana.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WISH at 4.7 against Rep E's 4.2. WISH also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 99) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Rep E's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WISH holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WISH has 11K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of WISH's written reviews are positive against 68% of Rep E's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | WISH | Rep E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better | 4.2 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 99 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circle City Broadcasting | AIM Media Texas Operating, LLC |
Customer experience
WISH
Rep E
Bugs and requests
WISH
Reported bugs
4 issues- Traffic section not working
- Live stream not actually live
- Weather maps and forecasts not accurate
- Radar function not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add AppleTV app
- Improve navigation and ability to swipe between articles
- Provide more local news coverage
- Allow sharing of articles with friends
- Reduce number of advertisements
Rep E
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WISH
No in-app purchases
Rep E
No in-app purchases
