WLTX Weather vs SKY WACH
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
SKY WACH
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and detailed forecasts for your favorite locations or current position.
- 250-meter high-resolution radar
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite location saving
- Severe weather alerts
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WACH is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SKY WACH at none against WLTX Weather's shown. SKY WACH also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WLTX Weather's advantage is ratings volume (530 vs 141). On price, update cadence, 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.
SKY WACH holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 530 and 141 respectively.
WLTX Weather ships an update every 4 months, SKY WACH every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLTX Weather | SKY WACH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (530 ratings) | 4.8 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 530 — better | 141 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tegna Inc. | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc |
Customer experience
WLTX Weather
SKY WACH
In-app purchases
WLTX Weather
No in-app purchases
SKY WACH
No in-app purchases
Questions
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