KLPW vs First Alert 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KLPW
Access live streams of music, local news, and high school sports broadcasts from Franklin County. Enjoy weekday programming featuring morning shows and local DJs. Everything local, conveniently in your palm.
- Live music stream
- Local news updates
- High school sports broadcasts
- Weekday programming schedule
- Morning show access
- DJ sets
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The KLPW Rock-N-Americana Radio App allows you to instantly access our live stream of music, local news and broadcasts of local sports for high schools across Franklin County. It is everything local in the palm of your hand. Weekdays programming includes the Diane morning show from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Legend Radio Rich Dalton DJ’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local musician/recording artist Steve Leslie 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
First Alert 4
Stay informed with breaking news, sports headlines, and localized weather and traffic updates. Receive instant notifications for urgent alerts, even when you're on the go.
- Breaking news alerts
- Sports headlines
- Geo-targeted weather
- Real-time traffic
- Customizable notifications
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First Alert 4 is the only app you need for the latest news and sports headlines as well as geo-targeted weather and traffic that follows you, even if you are not in St. Louis. KMOV News is the app that never stops working for you. Activate notifications and get alerts for breaking news the moment it happens and don’t forget to enable localized severe weather alerts!
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Verdict
KLPW and First Alert 4 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of KLPW's written reviews are positive against 14% of First Alert 4's. First Alert 4's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 8). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.5 for KLPW against 4.6 for First Alert 4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Alert 4 has 13K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of KLPW's written reviews are positive against 14% of First Alert 4's.
KLPW ships an update every 11 months, First Alert 4 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KLPW | First Alert 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 13.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #208 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Broadcast Properties Inc | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
KLPW
First Alert 4
Bugs and requests
KLPW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
First Alert 4
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Broken features and links
- Notifications not working as expected
- Weather information inaccurate
Requested features
4 requests- Option to increase font size
- Ability to control notifications
- Bring back the old weather app
- Ability to rotate the app to landscape mode
In-app purchases
KLPW
No in-app purchases
First Alert 4
No in-app purchases
