WICS ABC20 vs NowDecatur.com
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
NowDecatur.com
Stay informed about local happenings in Decatur, Illinois, with this app. Access news, sports, weather updates, and local radio stations. Enjoy on-demand podcasts and receive breaking news alerts.
- Local news updates
- Live radio streaming
- On-demand podcasts
- Weather alerts
- Breaking news notifications
- Video content
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With the NowDecatur app, you can stay connected to everything that is happening in Decatur Illinois. NowDecatur is your local source for news, sports, weather and so much more. • Access all of your favorite NowDecatur videos featuring local lifestyle, news, sports and events. • Stay up to date with the latest local news from WSOY-AM, a trusted news source for nearly 100 years. • Stream your favorite Decatur radio stations, including Decatur’s heritage station WSOY-AM, the Home of Local Sports, ESPNDecatur 1050 AM, Blazing Hiphop and R&B with HOT 105.5, Decatur’s Country Home 95Q and Decatur’s #1 Hit Music Station Y103. • Get access to your favorite local podcasts on demand, including The Aric Lee Show and Byers & Co, Decatur’s #1 Morning show for over 20 years. • Get breaking news and severe weather alerts, push notifications, contesting, score updates and more from an ala cart menu. You choose what you want! NOTE: This app includes optional features that use your location. You can choose whether to participate in these features, you can always opt out, and we limit our usage of this technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NowDecatur.com at none against WICS ABC20's shown. NowDecatur.com also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WICS ABC20's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for WICS ABC20 against 4.6 for NowDecatur.com. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WICS ABC20 has 72 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of WICS ABC20's written reviews are positive against 0% of NowDecatur.com's.
WICS ABC20 ships an update fortnightly, NowDecatur.com every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WICS ABC20 | NowDecatur.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (72 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Standard Media Group | Community Media Group Inc |
Customer experience
WICS ABC20
NowDecatur.com
In-app purchases
WICS ABC20
No in-app purchases
NowDecatur.com
No in-app purchases
