WECT 6 First Alert Weather vs SwimSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WECT 6 First Alert Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future radar to track severe weather. Receive customized forecasts for your favorite locations and stay informed with National Weather Service alerts.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar tracking
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite location saving
- Severe weather alerts
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The WECT 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
SwimSmart
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The SwimSmart application is used as a dashboard to control custom hardware purchased from the SwimSmart team. Within the app, you can look at each device's stats in depth, manage how long the devices are awake, control beach hazard lights manually, or even allow them to follow suggestions posted by the National Weather Service, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SwimSmart at none against WECT 6 First Alert Weather's shown. WECT 6 First Alert Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
WECT 6 First Alert Weather ships an update every 2 months, SwimSmart every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WECT 6 First Alert Weather | SwimSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (136 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | SwimSmart Technology LLC |
Bugs and requests
WECT 6 First Alert Weather
Reported bugs
50 issues- Radar freezes
- App won't load/open
- App crashes on launch
- Forecasts not updating
- Location delete function not working
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- Dewpoint missing
- Weather warnings are slow
- App unavailable in area message
- App stops working
- No hourly updates
- Location icon blocks map
- Notifications stopped working
- Favorites removed
- Video playback issues
- Landscape mode not supported
- Current location button missing on radar
- App doesn't work on iPad unless vertical
- Radar shows past, not future
- 24-hour radar freezes
- Latest update not loading
- Forecast only goes up to 2-3 hours
- Brunswick county no longer on radar
- App stops in middle of looking at weather
- West Shore Home ad added causing iPad issues
- Ad length increased
- 10-day forecast stuck
- App gives mishmash of ads and broadcast screens
- App freezes at launch
- Radar inaccurate
- New format after update, can't open news
- Radar doesn't work
- App unavailable in area message
- Hour by hour forecast ends early with ad
- Opening screen locks up
- App never been right, radar wrong
- Radar is wrong
- Update ruined app, radar terrible
- App doesn't update like weather channel app
- Doesn't work with iPad unless vertical
- Less in app after update, cheesy ads
- Hurricane forecast hours behind
- Location icon blue dot blocks map
- Favorites gone, not user friendly
- App starts and stops
- Current location not working
- App crashes when opening
- Latest update crashes on launch
- App opens then immediately closes
- Video doesn't work
- No hurricane warning
Requested features
8 requests- Add lightning map
- Add dewpoint
- Add crowd reports
- Allow landscape viewing
- Add current location button to radar
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- Update for iOS 7 design
- Optimize for iPhone 5
- Fix iPad app orientation
SwimSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WECT 6 First Alert Weather
No in-app purchases
SwimSmart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WECT 6 First Alert Weather free?
Is SwimSmart free?
Do WECT 6 First Alert Weather or SwimSmart have ads?
Which is updated more often, WECT 6 First Alert Weather or SwimSmart?
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