FOX12 Weather vs Oregonlive.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOX12 Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and detailed forecasts for your saved locations or current position.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
- Push notifications
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FOX12 Weather is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad. Features * Access to station content specifically for our mobile users * 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available * Future radar to see where severe weather is headed * High resolution satellite cloud imagery * Current weather updated multiple times per hour * Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models * Ability to add and save your favorite locations * A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness * Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service * Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather
Oregonlive.com
Get timely and reliable local news, sports, and weather updates impacting your community. Stay informed about unfolding events in your backyard, from politics and business to culture and more. Access premium content and in-depth reporting with an All Access subscription.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Premium content access
- Timely and reliable information
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Get trusted local news from across Oregon. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FOX12 Weather at 56% against Oregonlive.com's 16%. FOX12 Weather also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Oregonlive.com's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Oregonlive.com sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. FOX12 Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.
FOX12 Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.8K and 10K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FOX12 Weather's written reviews are positive against 16% of Oregonlive.com's.
FOX12 Weather ships an update every 2 months, Oregonlive.com every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FOX12 Weather | Oregonlive.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (10K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews — better | 16.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #97 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | OregonLive.com |
Customer experience
FOX12 Weather
Oregonlive.com
User reviews
FOX12 Weather
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Friendly and concise weather reports
- 🚀 Contextual and accurate forecasts
- 👍 Helpful alerts with voice notifications
- 👍 Vast improvement over previous app
- 👍 Useful radar and weather information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconvenient layout changes with new update
- 🤖 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes with recent updates
- 🐛 Inaccurate location detection
- 🐛 Cluttered and confusing interface
Oregonlive.com
From 10K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent news coverage
- 🗞️ Great local reporting
- 📰 Comprehensive news source
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🔍 Unreliable search functionality
- 🔒 Subscriber access issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Bugs and requests
FOX12 Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing on launch
- Radar not displaying correctly
- Forecast information not updating
- Inability to access certain features
Requested features
5 requests- Paid version without ads
- Customizable font size
- Ability to save multiple locations
- Longer radar playback duration
- More detailed snow and ocean forecasts
Oregonlive.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Inability to access subscriber content
- Scrolling issues and content cutoffs
- Inconsistent login and sign-in behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app stability and performance
- Streamlined user experience
- Better handling of subscriber content
- Enhanced search capabilities
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
FOX12 Weather
No in-app purchases
Oregonlive.com
- Oregonian College Insider$7.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive$11.991 Month
- All Access to Oregon$15.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Oregonian College Insider$79.991 Year
- All Access to OregonLive1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- Annual Subscription$100.001 Year
- All Access to OregonLive$119.991 Year
Questions
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