Local 3 Weather vs PCB Surf Flags
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local 3 Weather
Get real-time weather updates and forecasts for the Tennessee Valley. Features include current conditions, weekly forecasts, live radar with storm tracks, school closings, and traffic updates. Receive alerts for dangerous weather.
- Current weather conditions
- Weekly forecasts
- High-resolution radar with Storm Tracks
- Live stream
- School closings
- Traffic/Road Conditions
- Customizable weather alerts
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The best weather app in the Tennessee Valley gets even better! You spoke, and we've listened. Local 3 knows that weather plays an important role in your life. It determines the route you take to work, how you make plans for the weekend and if the kids will have soccer practice. We've worked closely with our app development team to re-vamp the Local 3 Weather app. Current conditions, with information generated by the Local 3 Storm Alert Team, gives you a quick glimpse into what's going on outside right now. By scrolling down you can find conditions for the week ahead, our Live Stream, School Closings and new Traffic/Road Conditions. The new, high-resolution radar now has Storm Tracks, so you can tell if the storm is headed your way, and what areas around you may be affected. Be sure to turn on Alerts and enable Locations to be warned of dangerous weather in your locations. You'll be notified by our team of meteorologists and be prepared.
PCB Surf Flags
Get instant updates on rip current risk at Panama City Beach with this app. It uses the familiar color-coded flag system and offers multiple ways to stay informed, including home screen widgets and Apple Watch complications.
- Rip current risk alerts
- Color-coded flag system
- Home screen widget
- Banner notifications
- Apple Watch complication
- Live beach webcam
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The Panama City Beach, Florida - Surf Flags Advisory App This app allows you to quickly see the currently advised risk of rip current at Panama City Beach, using the familiar color-coded flag system. So quick, you don't even need to open the app! Offering several ways see, pick whichever you prefer: - A widget to place on your Home Screen - Banner notifications when the flags change - A complication and app for the Apple Watch Plus, the app offers information for additional ways to track the status: - How to receive text notifications - Links to the official webpages - A webcam to see the beach live
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PCB Surf Flags at none against Local 3 Weather's shown. PCB Surf Flags also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Local 3 Weather's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
PCB Surf Flags holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Local 3 Weather has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Local 3 Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of PCB Surf Flags's.
Local 3 Weather ships an update every 2 months, PCB Surf Flags every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Local 3 Weather | PCB Surf Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 283 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WRCB-TV | Michael Howard |
Customer experience
Local 3 Weather
PCB Surf Flags
Bugs and requests
Local 3 Weather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Radar not working properly, requires force close to fix
- App crashes on launch after recent update
- App reloads home screen frequently, causing delays
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back low temperatures in 7-day forecast
- Slower radar animation playback
- Current daily rainfall total on home screen
PCB Surf Flags
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Local 3 Weather
No in-app purchases
PCB Surf Flags
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Local 3 Weather free?
Is PCB Surf Flags free?
Which has better reviews, Local 3 Weather or PCB Surf Flags?
Do Local 3 Weather or PCB Surf Flags have ads?
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