Fox Illinois vs Channel 13.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fox Illinois
Stay informed with a personalized local news feed, real-time weather, and traffic updates. Receive instant alerts for breaking news and school closings.
- Live news stream
- Current weather and traffic
- Personalized news feed
- Breaking news alerts
- School closing alerts
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The Fox Illinois News app is faster, smarter, and more interactive than ever. Create a personalized local news feed and see up to the minute weather and traffic conditions. Features: • Live news stream • Current weather and traffic • Personalized news feed • Breaking news, weather, and school closing alerts
Channel 13.
Access news and information from an official source. This application aims to inform, educate, and entertain its users.
- Official news source
- Informative content
- Educational material
- Entertaining features
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The official Channel13 app. Our mission is to inform, educate and entertain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Channel 13. at none against Fox Illinois's shown. Channel 13. also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fox Illinois against 5.0 for Channel 13.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Fox Illinois ships an update fortnightly, Channel 13. daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fox Illinois | Channel 13. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Standard Media Group | Ahmed Irshan |
Customer experience
Fox Illinois
Channel 13.
In-app purchases
Fox Illinois
No in-app purchases
Channel 13.
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fox Illinois free?
Is Channel 13. free?
Which has better reviews, Fox Illinois or Channel 13.?
Do Fox Illinois or Channel 13. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fox Illinois or Channel 13.?
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