WLTX Weather vs KSBY Microclimate Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLTX 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 resolution
- Future radar tracking
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Hourly updated forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
- GPS current location awareness
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WLTX-TV is pleased to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platform. 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
KSBY Microclimate Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with 250-meter radar and high-resolution satellite imagery. This app provides current conditions, future radar, and hourly forecasts, with GPS integration for location awareness and severe weather alerts.
- 250 meter radar resolution
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- Current weather updates
- Save favorite locations
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- GPS for current location
- Severe weather push alerts
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The KSBY Microclimate Weather App includes: • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KSBY Microclimate Weather at 1.7K against WLTX Weather's 530. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.6 for WLTX Weather against 4.7 for KSBY Microclimate Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 530 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of WLTX Weather's written reviews are positive against 42% of KSBY Microclimate Weather's.
WLTX Weather ships an update every 4 months, KSBY Microclimate Weather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLTX Weather | KSBY Microclimate Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (530 ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better | 42.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 530 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 246 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tegna Inc. | E.W. Scripps Company |
Customer experience
WLTX Weather
KSBY Microclimate Weather
Bugs and requests
WLTX Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KSBY Microclimate Weather
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezes and crashes
- Inability to load weather data
Requested features
2 requests- Improved radar and precipitation tracking
- Customizable weather alerts and notifications
In-app purchases
WLTX Weather
No in-app purchases
KSBY Microclimate Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WLTX Weather free?
Is KSBY Microclimate Weather free?
Which has better reviews, WLTX Weather or KSBY Microclimate Weather?
Do WLTX Weather or KSBY Microclimate Weather have ads?
Which is updated more often, WLTX Weather or KSBY Microclimate Weather?
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