WAFB First Alert Weather vs 4WarnMe KFOR Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WAFB First Alert Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future tracking. Receive severe weather alerts and customizable forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed and safe with real-time weather information.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Real-time current weather
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The WAFB First Alert 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
4WarnMe KFOR Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and customize forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed about current conditions and future weather patterns.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The KFOR 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
The clearest difference is rating: 4WarnMe KFOR Weather at 4.4 against WAFB First Alert Weather's 3.1. 4WarnMe KFOR Weather also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 173). WAFB First Alert Weather's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 16%). On price, update cadence, 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.
4WarnMe KFOR Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4WarnMe KFOR Weather has 2.5K ratings behind it against 173, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of WAFB First Alert Weather's written reviews are positive against 16% of 4WarnMe KFOR Weather's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WAFB First Alert Weather ships an update every 2 months, 4WarnMe KFOR Weather every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAFB First Alert Weather | 4WarnMe KFOR Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (173 ratings) | 4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews — better | 15.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 173 | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Local TV LLC |
Customer experience
WAFB First Alert Weather
4WarnMe KFOR Weather
User reviews
WAFB First Alert Weather
From 173 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for storm chasing
- 👍 Great for local weather
- 👍 Accurate radar
- 👍 Helpful future model for radar
- 👍 Good for tracking other locations
Room to improve
- 😞 Hates new update
- 😞 Terrible update
- 😞 App is junk
- 😞 App is useless
- 😞 Gets worse instead of better
4WarnMe KFOR Weather
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Accurate local weather radar when functioning
- 🎥 Live video broadcast feature
- 🎨 Clear and intuitive interface design
- ⚡ Real-time storm alerts and warnings
- 📊 Detailed hourly and extended forecasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Radar frequently inaccurate or misaligned
- 📵 App crashes and fails to load regularly
- ⚠️ Conflicting data between daily and hourly forecasts
- 📺 Intrusive full-screen pop-up advertisements
- 🔕 Notifications fail to send or arrive too late
Bugs and requests
WAFB First Alert Weather
Reported bugs
25 issues- Cannot see severe weather overlays
- Cannot get past and future radar loop
- Cannot get tornado warnings
- Traffic portion no longer has find me feature
- App closes when clicking on daily forecast
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- Takes forever to open
- Hourly section gets stuck on ad page
- Radar page not loading data due to ad bar
- Map is stuck on future view, button greyed out
- App keeps crashing
- App insists on adding Baton Rouge
- Routine weather alerts are useless
- App freezes when switching radar settings
- Radar locks into futurecast mode during phone calls
- App doesn't work during storms, only shows old info
- Cannot rewind or forward through forecast video
- Support link goes to 404
- App freezes and won't open
- App gets stuck on per launch page
- App won't open at all after update
- App crashes when trying to open
- Location dot removed from map
- App locks on front page with weather people
- App does not open half the time
- Notifications for lightning and rain are mistimed
Requested features
6 requests- Add 'feels like temp' to Hourly for iPhone
- Add widgets for home screen
- Allow app to rotate to landscape view
- Add push notifications for severe weather
- Option to turn overlays on/off
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- Add a setting to pick which columns to show in hourly view
4WarnMe KFOR Weather
Reported bugs
12 issues- Radar displays incorrect storm locations
- App won't open or requires multiple restart attempts
- Radar freezes and won't update in real-time
- Unable to switch between past/present/future radar views
- Temperature lows display on wrong day
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- Push notifications not triggering or arriving late
- WiFi connection errors despite active connection
- Video playback restarts from beginning when interrupted
- App rotation sensitivity causes unwanted portrait/landscape switches
- Radar shows storms that don't exist or misses active storms
- Live radar feed displays outdated or static images
- App fails to load during peak severe weather periods
Requested features
9 requests- Widget support for quick access
- Past weather viewing capability
- Hail overlay filter for storm tracking
- Real-time interactive radar instead of static images
- Text-only stream option for low bandwidth situations
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- Legacy UI option for previous interface
- City indicators on radar maps
- Consistent forecast data across all sections
- App name change to include 'News' or channel number for easier searching
In-app purchases
WAFB First Alert Weather
No in-app purchases
4WarnMe KFOR Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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