WKRG Weather vs Explore Fall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WKRG Weather
Get accurate, personalized weather forecasts for Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast. Receive severe weather alerts and track storms with an interactive radar. Access national forecasts and current conditions anywhere in the U.S.
- Hour-by-hour forecasts
- Personalized local forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- Interactive radar maps
- National weather forecasts
- Customizable alerts
- Share weather conditions
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Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. The trusted weather experts at First Alert Weather deliver Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast's most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and for the week ahead. Unlike other weather apps, you'll get a local forecast that is customized for you. Download the WKRG Weather app for fast, accurate local and national weather at your fingertips. With its personal alert notifications, you'll know when significant weather is heading your way and when to take cover. And when you are traveling, use WKRG Weather to get real-time weather forecasts, interactive radar and current conditions for anywhere in the U.S. The WKRG Weather app utilizes the most advanced radar maps, weather and digital technology available. With its easy to use interactive radar, you can take control and see where the storm is now and where it is tracking. Then, set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe. Features: - Live interactive radar with many layering options lets you track the storms around you - Alerts for severe weather via push notification and cue an audible alert - The most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and week ahead for Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast - The latest video forecast from First Alert Weather - Current weather conditions for Mobile, Pensacola, and the Gulf Coast and anywhere in the United States - Share the weather conditions via text message, email, Facebook or Twitter - You can set multiple custom locations to track forecasts, alerts, radar, and more
Explore Fall
Discover the best fall foliage across the United States with interactive maps and community-driven reports. Get local forecasts for peak timing, current color status, and weather information. Follow seasonal highlights with real photos and videos.
- Interactive foliage map
- Local fall color forecasts
- Community foliage reports
- Seasonal highlights
- Date slider for color progression
- Real photos and videos
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Explore Fall helps you find the best fall color across the United States. Start on the Home tab for recent community reports, foliage photos, regional highlights, and a quick way to report what you are seeing. Search for a city, park, or scenic area to view a local fall foliage forecast with expected peak timing, current color status, local weather, and nearby community observations. Use the interactive foliage map to follow color progression through the season. Move the date slider to look ahead, compare timing across regions, and explore how fall color changes from early color to peak and past peak. Follow seasonal Highlights with real photos, videos, and updates from across the country. Community foliage reports are reviewed before submitted notes and photos are publicly visible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Explore Fall at 86% against WKRG Weather's 6%. Explore Fall also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4) and ads (none vs shown). WKRG Weather's advantage is ratings volume (140 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Explore Fall holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WKRG Weather has 140 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of WKRG Weather's written reviews are positive against 86% of Explore Fall's.
WKRG Weather ships an update every 2 months, Explore Fall every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WKRG Weather | Explore Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (140 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIN Television Corporation | Explore Fall LLC |
Customer experience
WKRG Weather
Explore Fall
Bugs and requests
WKRG Weather
Reported bugs
17 issues- Alerts do not function as set
- App won't load
- Livestream feeds don't work
- Video weather doesn't work
- Radar time goes too fast
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- Radar is blurry
- App crashes
- New radar is inaccurate
- Notifications for lightning and heavy rain not working
- App is choppy
- Mapbox is misleading
- Radar loop is uninformative
- Location always defaults to Mobile
- Warnings repeat excessively
- App is slow to load
- App is stuck on ads
- New version doesn't load
Requested features
17 requests- Bring back old version/interface
- Add satellite view back
- Fix alerts to function as set
- Improve radar tracking for storms
- Restore ability to follow tropical storms/hurricanes
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- Add option to slow down radar
- Bring back audio warnings
- Add dark mode for radar
- Improve radar clarity and sharpness
- Add hourly forecast
- Fix livestream feeds
- Remove or reduce ads
- Allow users to see temperature, conditions, humidity all at once
- Bring back county lines on maps
- Fix radar to show cones for tornado/rotation warnings
- Allow users to set default location accurately
- Improve radar loop functionality
Explore Fall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WKRG Weather
No in-app purchases
Explore Fall
No in-app purchases









