AL.com vs WSFA 12 News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AL.com
Get timely and reliable local news, sports, and weather updates directly impacting your community. Stay informed about unfolding events in your backyard, from politics and business to culture and more. Access essential information from a trusted source, anytime and anywhere.
- Local news reporting
- Sports updates
- Weather forecasts
- Community-focused content
- Timely and reliable information
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Get trusted local news across Alabama. Breaking news, in-depth reporting, and all the stories people are talking about. Stay connected to what's happening around you with timely coverage of news, weather, sports, and more, optimized for your phone. Free to download. Get breaking news, alerts, and top stories. Subscribers receive unlimited access to in-depth reporting, exclusive content, and additional features. Subscriptions are available in-app. Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://www.advance.net/advancedigitalUserAgreementPP/
WSFA 12 News
Stay informed with local news coverage for Montgomery and central Alabama. Receive breaking news alerts, access live headlines and stories, and enjoy sports and video content.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live local news headlines
- Local news stories
- Sports coverage
- Video content
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Download the power of the WSFA 12 News application right to your iPhone! WSFA 12 News delivers local news coverage for Montgomery and the rest of central Alabama. Features include: - Breaking news alerts - Live, local news headlines and stories - Sports - Video - And so much more! This app requests location to help customize content for you. We will provide location information and information about your use of the app to our advertising partners in order to customize the ads displayed in this app and other apps you use. Please review our privacy policy for more details and for your choices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WSFA 12 News at none against AL.com's 10. WSFA 12 News also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). AL.com's advantage is chart position (#146 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. AL.com sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. WSFA 12 News asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for AL.com against 4.5 for WSFA 12 News. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 6.5K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 23% and 23% positive.
AL.com ships an update every 3 weeks, WSFA 12 News every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AL.com | WSFA 12 News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16K ratings) | 4.5 (6.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.4% of reviews — better | 22.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 6.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | al.com | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
AL.com
WSFA 12 News
User reviews
AL.com
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Great overall news source
- 🚀 Timely and informative news coverage
- 👍 Diverse content and topics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Performance issues, slow loading
- 💬 Biased and one-sided reporting
- 📢 Intrusive and disruptive ads
WSFA 12 News
From 6.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent weather forecasts
- 🌟 Reliable news coverage
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🤯 Frequent app crashes
- 🙄 Biased news reporting
- 😡 Difficult navigation after updates
Bugs and requests
AL.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- App title displaying incorrectly as 'OSU Basketball'
- Inability to access recent search history
- Difficulty closing ads or navigating back from articles
Requested features
3 requests- Improve app stability and performance
- Provide more balanced and objective news coverage
- Optimize ad placement to minimize disruption
WSFA 12 News
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes on launch
- Video playback issues
- Location services not working
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved article readability
- Faster load times
- More local news coverage
In-app purchases
AL.com
- Digital Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Digital Access$9.991 Month
- Basic Access to Al.com$10.001 Month
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- All Access to Al.com$15.001 Month
- Premium Access to Al.com$20.001 Month
- Digital Access1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Digital Access$99.991 Year
- Basic Access to Al.com$100.001 Year
- All Access to Al.com$150.001 Year
- Premium Access to Al.com$200.001 Year
WSFA 12 News
No in-app purchases
