PG Reader vs WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PG Reader
Access breaking local and regional news from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as soon as it's published. Stay informed on politics, business, lifestyle, and sports. Share articles via email or social media, and save your favorites for later.
- Live feed of local and regional news
- Breaking news updates
- Browse articles by section
- Save articles to favorites
- Share articles via email
- Share articles on social media
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PG Reader Description Stay up-to-date with all things Pittsburgh – through the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s PG Reader app. You’ll get up-to-the-minute breaking local and regional news directly from the Post-Gazette. The PG Reader app gives you a direct feed of every local and regional news and lifestyle story that the Post-Gazette writes -- as soon as it's published! You'll get breaking news, business, politics, local news and more. In addition, with the PG Reader App you can share the news via e-mail or save it to your favorites. Unlimited access to this app can be purchased through the Post-Gazette’s digital subscription package. Non-subscribers may view a limited number of items every month. Features: - Live feed of all local, regional, political and lifestyle, college and high schools sports articles directly from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Browse articles by content sections - Save articles to your "Favorites” section to view at a later date - E-mail an article to a friend - Share article on Facebook or Twitter
WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
Stay informed with breaking local news and weather for Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Receive alerts, watch live streams, and access detailed forecasts with an interactive radar. Submit your own news tips and media.
- Breaking news alerts with push notifications
- Live streaming breaking news updates
- Local news submission area
- Share stories via email or social media
- Up-to-date local weather conditions and forecasts
- Interactive radar for storm tracking
- Weather alerts and videocasts
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Take the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 app with you everywhere you go and be the first to know of breaking news happening in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. Always stay up to date with the latest local news, national, sports, traffic, political, entertainment stories and much more. Download the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 app for free today. Our Local News, Weather and Sports App Features Include: - Pittsburgh breaking news alerts with push notifications - Live streaming breaking news updates from our Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reporters when it happens, where it happens - Local news submission area for breaking news, news tips and the ability to email your news photos and videos right to our newsroom to be featured on air - Ability to share stories via email or your social media pages - Up to date, current local weather conditions, hourly Pittsburgh weather updates, and 7 day forecasts - An interactive radar that lets you zoom in and out to street level and watch storms as they approach. Move the map around to see major weather activity - Pittsburgh weather alerts and updates, Pittsburgh's Action Weather 4 videocasts and more Although Hearst Television believes the majority of its news content is appropriate for a variety of ages, it is intended for individuals 18 and older.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4 at monthly against PG Reader's every 8 months. WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4 also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 2.4K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PG Reader against 4.6 for WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 8.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of PG Reader's written reviews are positive against 34% of WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4's.
PG Reader ships an update every 8 months, WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PG Reader | WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.6 (8.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 33.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K | 8.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Hearst Television |
Customer experience
PG Reader
WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
User reviews
PG Reader
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💯 Great local news coverage
- 🏆 Excellent sports reporting
- 👍 Easy to navigate app
- 🌐 Helpful for out-of-town readers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- ⚠️ Unreliable login and content access
- 💸 Paywall and subscription issues
- 🔍 Lacking search and organization features
WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
From 8.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reliable local news coverage
- 🌤️ Accurate weather forecasts
- 🏫 Good high school sports coverage
- 🌇 Captures the essence of Pittsburgh
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Outdated and stale news stories
- 🔍 Incomplete or cut-off articles
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🔙 App frequently resets to the home screen
Bugs and requests
PG Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login functionality not working
- Content not loading or updating properly
- Notifications not taking users to the app
- Frequent app freezes and crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved push notifications
- Better integration with social media
- More comprehensive local coverage
WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working on iPad devices
- Inability to zoom in on articles
- Weather radar not updating in real-time
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to continue reading articles from where you left off
- Option to disable auto-playing videos and audio
- Improved live news and breaking news coverage
- Smoother scrolling and less page refreshing
In-app purchases
PG Reader
No in-app purchases
WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4
No in-app purchases
Questions
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