WBRZ.com vs The Advocate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WBRZ.com
Get the latest news, sports, and weather updates for Baton Rouge and Southeast Louisiana. Access breaking news, severe weather alerts, and on-demand content 24/7. Features include interactive weather maps and local sports coverage.
- Continuous news updates
- On-demand news videos and weather forecasts
- Interactive weather radar and maps
- Local sports stories and scores
- Breaking news alerts
- Severe weather notifications
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WBRZ.com is the leader in Baton Rouge and Southeast Louisiana when it comes to mobile content delivery. The latest news, sports and weather – at your fingertips. When Breaking News and Severe Weather occur – turn to the station you've relied on for 55 years. WBRZ.com provides Continuous News, Weather and Sports 24/7, 365 days a year. The easily navigated interface allows you to surf WBRZ.com with the touch of a button – all in the palm of your hand. Our application is the only news application to provide you with our weather forecast maps as you see them on the air. Wherever you are – when news breaks – WBRZ on your iPhone or iPod touch gives you an all access pass to the latest information in Baton Rouge and Southeast Louisiana. This application is free and updates every 5 minutes. Our application provides: *Continuous News as it is updated throughout a 24-hour cycle *News videos and weather forecasts/updates on demand *Weather Radar/Maps/Temps current and up to date in an easily viewable format *LSU, Southern, Saints and High School Sports stories and scores *Breaking News *Severe Weather *Special applications coming very soon!
The Advocate
Stay informed with 24/7 news updates and a daily e-edition. Get breaking headlines, local coverage, and sports news for south Louisiana. Share articles and customize your reading experience.
- 24/7 news updates
- Daily e-edition access
- Breaking headline alerts
- Baton Rouge & New Orleans coverage
- Sports news (LSU, Saints)
- Article sharing
- Search functionality
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A must-have for south Louisianians! The Advocate gives you access to both news/information updated 24/7 AND the daily e-edition in its latest app. That means you'll never miss vital information about topics such as Baton Rouge-area news, the LSU Tigers, the New Orleans Saints, Louisiana politics and much more. The app allows you to receive alerts about the biggest headlines and also allows you to read content it and share it on your favorite social media platforms. There are also display options, search functionality and the ability to 'favorite' stories you enjoy. We always welcome your feedback -- apps@theadvocate.com!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Advocate at 4.5 against WBRZ.com's 3.5. The Advocate also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 18%) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 99). WBRZ.com's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, chart position 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. The Advocate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. WBRZ.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Advocate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Advocate has 5.1K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of WBRZ.com's written reviews are positive against 47% of The Advocate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WBRZ.com | The Advocate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (99 ratings) | 4.5 (5.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #207 | #151 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ruby Shore Software, LLC | Capital City Press, LLC |
Customer experience
WBRZ.com
The Advocate
User reviews
WBRZ.com
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📰 Always on the dime with news
- ❤️ National Anthem added
- 📺 Great job with HD antennas
- 🚀 Useful app, easy to navigate
- ✅ Works alright, better than alternatives
Room to improve
- 🗑️ Garbage app, won't connect
- 😩 Too many ads interrupting
- 😫 Watch too many ads for news
- 🗣️ She speaks way too fast
- 💥 Keeps crashing when streaming
The Advocate
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick reporting on news
- 👍 Excellent news articles and sports reports
- 👍 Balanced reporting
- 👍 Easy to read on mobile devices
- 👍 Entire paper available digitally
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Constant password changes required
- 💰 Paywall and subscription required
- 👎 Difficult navigation and poor user interface
- 👎 Intrusive ads and pop-ups
Bugs and requests
WBRZ.com
Reported bugs
34 issues- Won't connect to ROKU
- App keeps crashing when streaming to Google TV
- Live stream not reliable, often down for a week
- Works well on iPhone but not on Fire Stick
- Clicking on notification takes to main news screen instead of story
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- Alerts take to front page instead of live stories
- App opens with a blank page
- Stories & videos never load, only ads
- Impossible to go back when using VoiceOver
- Push notification links to old story with no further info
- Alert pops up, click doesn't take to article, have to search
- Pictures don't always show when clicking on articles
- Update changed notification sound to annoying church gong, couldn't change
- No longer receiving notifications
- App crashes again after complimenting it
- Every video clicked is an ad, turning off video ads locks up app
- App crashes at least once a day
- Most recent update crashes constantly
- Could not get app to open
- Live news stream is not playing
- Cannot turn off notifications
- App freezes on some screens
- Video ad before and after video, cannot get out without closing app
- Article won't show zoomed out, very zoomed in
- App crashes, not loading
- Mandatory 2 splash screens on launch
- Live feed never works and is very unreliable
- Hard to believe no new news in over 12 hours
- Half of the stories on the news don't appear on the app
- Annoying advertising banner moves at the top of the screen
- Live video doesn't load on iPod touch
- App doesn't return to scroll position after going back
- Weather showed the same thing for over a week
- Weather video needs to be updated more often
Requested features
10 requests- Select news, sport, and/or weather alerts
- Fix accessibility bugs for visually impaired users
- Enable multitasking
- Replace Video with Continuous News in toolbar
- Customize toolbar
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- Fix weather display
- Update health section
- Improve grammar and spelling
- Get rid of play-by-play for sports
- Add current conditions/temp choice for weather
The Advocate
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not loading properly
- E-edition not functioning as expected
- Inability to access certain content
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to print individual articles and puzzles
- Easier navigation between sections
- Customizable text size and layout
- Offline reading mode
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
WBRZ.com
No in-app purchases
The Advocate
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Annual subscription$149.991 Year
Questions
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