WREG vs Local 3 News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WREG
Stay informed with local news, breaking stories, and in-depth investigations. Get real-time updates, detailed weather forecasts with radar, and optional alerts for important events. Save articles to read later at your convenience.
- Breaking news updates
- Local investigations
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Interactive radar map
- Video reports
- Save stories for later
- Optional breaking news alerts
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News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The WREG mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. WREG News Channel 3 brings you breaking news, weather, investigations and local coverage from the leading news source in Memphis and the Mid-South, including north Mississippi, west Tennessee and eastern Arkansas. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather conditions, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.
Local 3 News
Stay informed with breaking local news, weather forecasts, and sports updates for the Chattanooga metro area and surrounding regions in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Access live newscasts and get real-time weather information based on your location.
- Local news coverage
- Live newscast streaming
- Location-based weather forecasts
- Sports updates
- Tennessee Valley news
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Local 3 News brings you the latest local news, weather and sports for the Chattanooga metro area and beyond, including Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. FEATURES: • News from across the Tennessee Valley • Live Stream of Local 3 Newscasts • Current Weather Conditions and Forecasts based on your location • Sports Updates • Free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WREG at 4.7 against Local 3 News's 2.8. WREG also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 12%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 59). Local 3 News's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
WREG holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WREG has 1.4K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of WREG's written reviews are positive against 12% of Local 3 News's.
WREG ships an update every 6 weeks, Local 3 News every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WREG | Local 3 News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 2.8 (59 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 12.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Local TV LLC | WRCB-TV |
Customer experience
WREG
Local 3 News
Bugs and requests
WREG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues with email verification
- Redirects to external sites unexpectedly
- Inability to resume from video playback
- Inconsistent behavior across platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to toggle ads off
- Improved navigation and UI
- Faster updates and real-time news
- Inclusion of text articles alongside videos
Local 3 News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WREG
No in-app purchases
Local 3 News
No in-app purchases
