WFMY Radar vs FOX 8 Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WFMY Radar
Access detailed weather information with an interactive radar map, high-resolution satellite imagery, and color-coded alerts. Get 10-day forecasts with hourly breakdowns and save your favorite locations. Stay informed with real-time updates and severe weather notifications.
- Interactive radar map with looping
- High-resolution satellite cloud imagery
- Color-coded weather alerts
- 10-day forecasts (daily and hourly)
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- Save favorite locations
- GPS for current location awareness
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WFMY News 2 is proud to announce a full featured weather app for your smartphone. It contains a highly responsive interactive radar map with looping. You will also get hi-res satellite cloud imagery, color-coded weather alerts, 10-day forecasts with daily and hourly detail, and much more. • 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
FOX 8 Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive hourly and daily forecasts, and stay informed with severe weather alerts directly from the National Weather Service.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar tracking
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Hourly updated forecasts
- Favorite location saving
- GPS current location
- Severe weather alerts
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The WVUE Mobile Weather App includes: * 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
WFMY Radar and FOX 8 Weather both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of FOX 8 Weather's written reviews are positive against 34% of WFMY Radar's. FOX 8 Weather also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 973) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.6 for WFMY Radar against 4.8 for FOX 8 Weather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX 8 Weather has 18K ratings behind it against 973, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of WFMY Radar's written reviews are positive against 66% of FOX 8 Weather's.
WFMY Radar ships an update every 4 months, FOX 8 Weather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WFMY Radar | FOX 8 Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (973 ratings) | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 973 | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tegna Inc. | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
WFMY Radar
FOX 8 Weather
Bugs and requests
WFMY Radar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FOX 8 Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- Radar not working or showing outdated information
- App crashing or freezing
- Location defaulting to wrong area
- Videos not playing or having no audio
Requested features
4 requests- Improve radar functionality and visibility
- Reduce ads and pop-ups
- Add more customization options
- Improve audio and video playback
In-app purchases
WFMY Radar
No in-app purchases
FOX 8 Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WFMY Radar free?
Is FOX 8 Weather free?
Which has better reviews, WFMY Radar or FOX 8 Weather?
Do WFMY Radar or FOX 8 Weather have ads?
Which is updated more often, WFMY Radar or FOX 8 Weather?
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