WLTX Weather vs RC WINDS
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
RC WINDS
Access live and historical weather data for Richland County, South Carolina. This network of monitoring stations provides accurate meteorological information for local communities, supporting emergency planning and various industries.
- Live weather information
- Historic weather data
- Network of weather stations
- Local community focus
- Supports emergency planning
- Data for agriculture and utilities
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The Richland County Weather Information Network Data System (RC WINDS) is a meteorological project designed to provide live and historic weather information for our local communities. RC WINDS is a network of weather monitoring stations, called Weather Hawks, located throughout Richland County, South Carolina. Each station provides live and historic weather information in an easily accessible format. RC WINDS is used by emergency response planners, local and national weather forecasters, the agricultural industry, utility providers and other entities that rely on live, accurate weather information. RC WINDS, which is managed by Richland County’s Emergency Services Department, is funded in part by grants, businesses and charitable organizations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RC WINDS at 100% against WLTX Weather's 47%. RC WINDS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). WLTX Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (529 vs 3). On price, 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.
RC WINDS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WLTX Weather has 529 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WLTX Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of RC WINDS's.
WLTX Weather ships an update every 4 months, RC WINDS every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLTX Weather | RC WINDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (529 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 529 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 23 months |
| 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 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tegna Inc. | Richland County |
Customer experience
WLTX Weather
RC WINDS
In-app purchases
WLTX Weather
No in-app purchases
RC WINDS
No in-app purchases
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