WICS ABC20 vs AfishaMedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WICS ABC20
Get instant access to local and national news, weather, and sports. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay updated with real-time traffic and weather forecasts.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live newscast streaming
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Live weather radar
- Traffic information
- Customizable notifications
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The WICS News app delivers news, weather and sports in an instant. With the new and fully redesigned app you can watch live newscasts, get up-to-the minute local and national news, weather and traffic conditions and stay informed via notifications alerting you to breaking news and local events. • Breaking news alerts and stories • Live streaming • New weather section with hourly and daily forecasts • Live weather radar and traffic information • Completely overhauled app that is faster and easier to use
AfishaMedia
This app connects with the Ukrainian, Moldavian, and Russian-speaking communities in California and beyond. It offers effective ways to reach these audiences.
- Community outreach
- Targeted advertising
- Multi-lingual audience
- California focus
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The Afisha Media Group provides the most effective ways of reaching the Ukrainian, Moldavian, Russian-speaking community in California and beyond.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AfishaMedia at none against WICS ABC20's shown. AfishaMedia also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). WICS ABC20's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AfishaMedia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WICS ABC20 has 72 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WICS ABC20 ships an update fortnightly, AfishaMedia every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WICS ABC20 | AfishaMedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (72 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — 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 | 100 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Standard Media Group | Afisha Inc |
Customer experience
WICS ABC20
AfishaMedia
In-app purchases
WICS ABC20
No in-app purchases
AfishaMedia
No in-app purchases
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