AL.com vs WTVM News Leader 9
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/
WTVM News Leader 9
Stay informed with local news for the Columbus, Auburn, and Opelika region. Receive breaking news alerts, access live headlines and stories, and enjoy video content. This app customizes content and ads based on your location.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live local news headlines
- Local news stories
- Sports coverage
- Video content
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Download the power of the WTVM News Leader 9 application right to your iPhone! WTVM delivers local news coverage of the Columbus, Auburn, and Opelika area. 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: WTVM News Leader 9 at none against AL.com's 10. WTVM News Leader 9 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and device support (4 vs 2). AL.com's advantage is chart position (#128 vs unranked) and ratings volume (16K vs 2.8K). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. WTVM News Leader 9 asks for nothing beyond the download.
WTVM News Leader 9 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AL.com has 16K ratings behind it against 2.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of AL.com's written reviews are positive against 26% of WTVM News Leader 9's.
AL.com ships an update every 3 weeks, WTVM News Leader 9 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AL.com | WTVM News Leader 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16K ratings) | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.0% of reviews | 26.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #128 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | al.com | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
AL.com
WTVM News Leader 9
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
WTVM News Leader 9
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great local news source
- 🚀 Provides up-to-date alerts and breaking news
- 💡 Useful for keeping informed when unable to watch TV news
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty finding specific news stories
- 🔍 Outdated or incomplete news coverage
- 🔍 Too many irrelevant or intrusive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
- 🔍 Notifications not leading to relevant news stories
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
WTVM News Leader 9
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Notifications not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with certain devices or OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improve search and navigation within the app
- Provide more comprehensive and timely news coverage
- Optimize ad placement to improve user experience
- Fix app stability and performance issues
- Ensure notifications lead directly to related news stories
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
WTVM News Leader 9
No in-app purchases
