# cleveland.com vs WEOL

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WEOL at 100% against cleveland.com's 29%. WEOL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). cleveland.com's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. cleveland.com sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. WEOL asks for nothing beyond the download.

cleveland.com holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cleveland.com has 11K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of cleveland.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of WEOL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, WEOL every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | cleveland.com | WEOL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (11K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clevelandcom/id394810586/reviews)** | [3.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weol/id965046011/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **11K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Ad-supported** |
| Best chart rank | **#88** | — |
| Size | 32 MB | 69 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [cleveland.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/443416244) | [Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company](https://appshunter.io/developer/541076791) |

## What reviewers say

### cleveland.com

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clevelandcom/id394810586)

**Currently charting:** #88 Top Grossing · News (US App Store)

Stay informed with local news, sports, and weather updates impacting your community. Get timely and reliable reporting from trusted local journalists covering news, politics, business, and culture.

**Highlights:** Local news reporting, Sports coverage, Weather updates, Politics and business news, Cultural event coverage, Premium content access

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cleveland.com Football Insider | $7.99 | per month |
| Digital Access | $9.99 | per month |
| Digital Access | $9.99 | per month |
| Digital Access | $9.99 | per month |
| Subscriber Exclusive Content | $9.99 | per month |
| All Access to cleveland.com | $10.00 | per month |
| All Access to cleveland.com | $11.99 | per month |
| All Access to Cleveland | $15.00 | per month |
| All access to cleveland.com | $75.00 | per year |
| Insider Digital | $79.99 | per year |
| All access to cleveland.com | $99.99 | per year |
| Subscriber Exclusive Content | $99.99 | per year |
| All Access to cleveland.com | $100.00 | per year |
| All access to cleveland.com | $119.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- ⭐ Informative local news and sports coverage
- 🌐 Convenient way to stay connected to Cleveland from afar

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐌 Slow app performance and frequent crashes
- 🔒 Inconsistent access to subscriber-only content
- 📰 Biased or low-quality journalism
- 💰 Excessive paywalling of content

**Reported bugs**

- Saved articles frequently deleted
- Inability to access specific sports sections

**Requested features**

- Improved search and navigation
- Restore high school sports coverage
- Bring back user comments and community features


### WEOL

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weol/id965046011)

This app provides live audio streaming of a local news station. Listen to news, high school sports, professional Cleveland sports, and Buckeyes coverage from Lorain County.

**Highlights:** Live audio streaming, Local news coverage, High school sports, Professional sports, Buckeyes coverage

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is cleveland.com free?

cleveland.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is WEOL free?

WEOL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, cleveland.com or WEOL?

cleveland.com is rated higher. cleveland.com averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while WEOL averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.

### Do cleveland.com or WEOL have ads?

Both cleveland.com and WEOL show ads.

### Which is updated more often, cleveland.com or WEOL?

cleveland.com ships an update every 3 weeks, and WEOL every 7 months. Most recently, cleveland.com was updated on October 17, 2026 and WEOL on October 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*