KOMO News Seattle vs Aidlink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KOMO News Seattle
Get instant local and national news, weather, and sports updates. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay informed with real-time traffic and weather radar.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live newscast streaming
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Live weather radar
- Traffic information
- Local and national news
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Stay connected with the latest local news, live weather updates, breaking stories, and sports coverage with the KOMO News app. Watch live newscasts, get real-time breaking news alerts, track traffic conditions, and stay ahead with accurate hourly and daily weather forecasts for Seattle, Tacoma, and all of Western Washington. Features: • Breaking local news and national headlines • Live streaming newscasts and video coverage • Real-time weather forecasts and live radar • Traffic updates and road conditions • Instant push notifications for breaking news • Coverage of local events, politics, sports, and community stories • Personalized news experience Whether you're at home or on the go, the KOMO News app keeps you informed with fast, reliable, and up-to-the-minute coverage.
Aidlink
Access a live stream of emergency medical and fire dispatches in South King County, WA. Users with verified agency emails can view real-time ambulance locations and estimated arrival times. This app provides supplemental information and is not a substitute for official emergency services.
- Real-time EMS/Fire call feed
- Ambulance location tracking
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA)
- Agency email verification
- Supports Valley Com dispatches
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Every fire and medical call in King and Snohomish counties, in real time. Aidlink shows live fire and EMS calls across the Seattle area — what's happening, where, and who's responding. THE FEED Calls update in real-time and tell you what, where, and who's responding. THE MAP Instead of looking at a list, you can view recent calls plotted on a map. FREE • Live feed and map view of fire/EMS calls in South King County (Valley Com) PRO • More coverage, including Seattle, the Eastside (NORCOM), and all of Snohomish County (SNO911) • Filters to cut the map down to specific cities, departments, units, or call types • Saved views let you easily save your filter configurations • Push notifications for calls near you or calls matching any of your saved views (you can toggle alerts on/off for each saved view) • Configurable quiet hours so you don't receive alerts on certain days/during certain hours Terms of Use (EULA): https://aidlink.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://aidlink.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KOMO News Seattle at none against Aidlink's 2. KOMO News Seattle also leads on ratings volume (521 vs 20). Aidlink's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 9%). On price, rating, 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. Aidlink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. KOMO News Seattle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aidlink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KOMO News Seattle has 521 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of KOMO News Seattle's written reviews are positive against 33% of Aidlink's.
KOMO News Seattle ships an update fortnightly, Aidlink every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KOMO News Seattle | Aidlink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (521 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 521 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | AidLink |
Customer experience
KOMO News Seattle
Aidlink
Bugs and requests
KOMO News Seattle
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant crashing
- Slow loading times
- Unreliable video streaming
- Incompatibility with newer devices
- Formatting issues with news articles
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved iPad support with landscape mode
- Faster and more reliable performance
- Less intrusive advertising
- Unbiased and trustworthy reporting
Aidlink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KOMO News Seattle
No in-app purchases
Aidlink
- Aidlink Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Aidlink Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
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