KTXS Weather vs First Alert 7
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KTXS Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and customizable push notifications to stay informed about current and future conditions for your saved locations.
- 250-meter high-resolution radar
- Future radar tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Hourly updated forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- GPS for current location
- Severe weather alerts
- Opt-in push notifications
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KTXS Television, is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • 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
First Alert 7
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and detailed forecasts for your favorite locations or current position.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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CBS 7 is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • 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 ads: KTXS Weather at none against First Alert 7's shown. KTXS Weather also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 50%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.7 for KTXS Weather against 4.7 for First Alert 7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of KTXS Weather's written reviews are positive against 50% of First Alert 7's.
KTXS Weather ships an update every 3 months, First Alert 7 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | KTXS Weather | First Alert 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 2.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
KTXS Weather
First Alert 7
User reviews
KTXS Weather
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Best weather app
- 👍 Convenient and informative
- 👍 Detailed forecasts
- 👍 Works globally
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate radar
- 🐛 Radar issues
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🚫 Recent update made app worse
First Alert 7
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good warning
- 👍 Good weather
- 👍 Dependable
Room to improve
- 🤬 Waste of space
- 🤔 Not liking it so far
- 🤔 New Weather App for CBS7 First Alert
- 😡 Stop alerting like it's a warning daily at ungodly hours with routine weather!
Bugs and requests
KTXS Weather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search function crashes app
- App won't open or load
- Radar delays and issues
Requested features
2 requests- Customizable radar colors
- Improve weather alerts overlay
First Alert 7
Reported bugs
2 issues- Can't get app to show direction of rain clouds
- Was great until two days ago when I updated- now can get nothing???
Requested features
2 requests- White background for radar map
- Weather almanac with historic highs and lows
In-app purchases
KTXS Weather
No in-app purchases
First Alert 7
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is KTXS Weather free?
Is First Alert 7 free?
Which has better reviews, KTXS Weather or First Alert 7?
Do KTXS Weather or First Alert 7 have ads?
Which is updated more often, KTXS Weather or First Alert 7?
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