First Alert Weather vs JaxReady
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Alert Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future tracking. Receive current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and severe weather alerts directly from the National Weather Service. Save your favorite locations and stay informed with push notifications.
- High-resolution 250m radar
- Future radar tracking
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Current weather updates
- Severe weather alerts
- Favorite location saving
- GPS location awareness
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The WLBT 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
JaxReady
This app helps you monitor weather threats and plan for emergencies. It provides access to current threat levels, weather reports, and wildfire updates, along with news feeds for preparedness and evacuation. It also uses GPS to locate your evacuation zone.
- Weather threat monitoring
- Evacuation planning
- GPS evacuation zone locator
- Emergency news feeds
- Wildfire and drought updates
- Special needs registration links
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Are you ready? JaxReady— brought to you by the Emergency Preparedness Division and Information Technologies Division of the City of Jacksonville, Florida— will help you monitor weather threats and plan for evacuation in the event of a natural disaster. JaxReady provides access to current threat levels, weather reports, and wildfire updates, as well as up-to-the-minute news feeds for emergency preparedness and evacuation. Features •GPS functionality for locating your Evacuation Zone •Current Emergency (EOC) Activation Level, Weather Threat Level, and Fire Danger Index based upon your geolocation •Links to special needs registration for those with special medical needs during an evacuation •Weather and fire news •Weather, wildfire, and drought index maps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Alert Weather at 4.7 against JaxReady's 4.1. First Alert Weather also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 9) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). JaxReady's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
First Alert Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Alert Weather has 20K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 57% and 57% positive.
First Alert Weather ships an update every 2 months, JaxReady every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Alert Weather | JaxReady |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 257 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | City of Jacksonville, FL |
Customer experience
First Alert Weather
JaxReady
Bugs and requests
First Alert Weather
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing or freezing
- Location not being saved properly
- Radar and weather data not updating correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add weather widget for iOS
- Disable ads during severe weather events
- Improve radar overlay and transparency
- Provide more detailed weather forecasts
JaxReady
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First Alert Weather
No in-app purchases
JaxReady
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is First Alert Weather free?
Is JaxReady free?
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Do First Alert Weather or JaxReady have ads?
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