OregonLive.com vs KDRV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OregonLive.com
Get timely and reliable local news, sports, and weather updates impacting your community. Stay informed about unfolding events in your backyard, from politics and business to culture and more. Access premium content and in-depth reporting with an All Access subscription.
- Local news reporting
- Sports coverage
- Weather updates
- Premium content access
- Timely and reliable information
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Get trusted local news from across Oregon. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/
KDRV
Stay informed with live, local news coverage for Southern Oregon and Northern California. Access breaking news, StormTracker 12 weather updates, and live local sports. Stream newscasts and receive up-to-the-minute alerts.
- Live local news coverage
- Breaking news alerts
- StormTracker 12 weather forecasts
- Live local sports
- Stream newscasts
- Regional and national news
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The NewsWatch 12 app delivers live, local, late breaking news coverage anywhere you are. Serving Southern Oregon and Northern California, watch NewsWatch 12’s award-winning coverage of breaking news, StormTracker 12 weather, and live local sports. Stream NewsWatch 12 live newscasts, and get up-to-the-minute local, regional, and national news, hour-by-hour weather forecasts, and breaking news alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KDRV at none against OregonLive.com's 18. KDRV also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (31% vs 16%). OregonLive.com's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 824). On price, ads 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. OregonLive.com sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. KDRV asks for nothing beyond the download.
KDRV holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OregonLive.com has 11K ratings behind it against 824, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of OregonLive.com's written reviews are positive against 31% of KDRV's.
OregonLive.com ships an update every 3 weeks, KDRV every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | OregonLive.com | KDRV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11K ratings) | 4.6 (824 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 824 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | OregonLive.com | Allen Media Broadcasting, LLC |
Customer experience
OregonLive.com
KDRV
User reviews
OregonLive.com
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent news coverage
- 🗞️ Great local reporting
- 📰 Comprehensive news source
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🔍 Unreliable search functionality
- 🔒 Subscriber access issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
KDRV
From 824 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😎 Accurate local forecasts
- 👍 Live local news on phone
- 💡 Text alerts for important events
- 👍 Precise and timely information
- 👍 Updated news around the area
Room to improve
- 😞 Delayed news updates
- 👎 Perceived leftist bias/propaganda
- 👎 Grammatical and spelling errors
- 👎 Poorly written articles
- 👎 Frequent and inappropriate advertising
Bugs and requests
OregonLive.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Inability to access subscriber content
- Scrolling issues and content cutoffs
- Inconsistent login and sign-in behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app stability and performance
- Streamlined user experience
- Better handling of subscriber content
- Enhanced search capabilities
- Dark mode option
KDRV
Reported bugs
1 issue- App will not load on iPhone
In-app purchases
OregonLive.com
- Oregonian College Insider$7.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Digital Access1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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- Digital Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access1 Month trial$10.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive$11.991 Month
- All Access to Oregon$15.001 Month
- All Access to OregonLive6 Months trial$75.001 Year
- Oregonian College Insider$79.991 Year
- All Access to OregonLive1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Subscriber Exclusive Content1 Year trial2 variants$99.991 Year
- Annual Access1 Year trial$100.001 Year
- Annual Subscription$100.001 Year
- All Access to OregonLive$119.991 Year
KDRV
No in-app purchases
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