Fox Illinois vs WAND News
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
WAND News
Stay informed with the latest news, weather forecasts, and sports updates from Central Illinois. This mobile application delivers accurate coverage directly to your device, ensuring you're always up-to-date.
- Accurate news coverage
- Weather forecasts
- Sports updates
- On-the-go information
- Central Illinois focus
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WAND News is your central Illinois station providing the most accurate news, weather and sports coverage. This app will keep you informed while you are on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fox Illinois at 100% against WAND News's 23%. Fox Illinois also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). WAND News's advantage is ratings volume (722 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Fox Illinois holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAND News has 722 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fox Illinois's written reviews are positive against 23% of WAND News's.
Fox Illinois ships an update fortnightly, WAND News every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fox Illinois | WAND News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (722 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 722 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Standard Media Group | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fox Illinois
WAND News
In-app purchases
Fox Illinois
No in-app purchases
WAND News
No in-app purchases
