WDRB+WAVE vs IUOE 181
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WDRB+WAVE
Access local news, weather, traffic, and sports from Louisville and surrounding areas. Stay informed with real-time updates, weather radar, and alerts. Submit your own stories to contribute to the community.
- Local news coverage
- Weather radar
- Real-time alerts
- Traffic updates
- Sports scores
- Story submission
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Download the power of the WDRB+WAVE right to your iPhone! WDRB+WAVE delivers local news coverage for Louisville and the rest of the Kentuckiana area. Features include: - Breaking news alerts - Live, local news headlines and stories - Live radar - Storm tracking - Sports - Video - And so much more! Also serving New Albany, Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Corydon, Sellersburg and Madison, Indiana along with Elizabethtown, Shepherdsville, Taylorsville, Shelbyville and Carrolton, Kentucky. 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.
IUOE 181
This app provides union members with news, updates, and information about their benefits and industry contracts. It serves as a tool to understand their role in the union and access important resources.
- General news and updates
- Industry and contract updates
- Call board integration
- Contact information
- Report violations
- Political action and organizing
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The IUOE 181 mobile app is designed to educate, engage and empower our Members. This app is to be used as a tool to better understand the benefits available to our Members working in the Industry. This app is only available to IUOE 181 Members. Items Included: - General News & Updates from IUOE 181 - Industry & Contract Specific Updates & Events - Call Board Integration - Contact Information - Report Violations - Political Action & Organizing - & more! We are proud of our IUOE 181 Members & intend for this tool to help our Members better understand their role in their Union and the benefits available to them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IUOE 181 at 100% against WDRB+WAVE's 45%. IUOE 181 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). WDRB+WAVE's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 31). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WDRB+WAVE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WDRB+WAVE has 4.4K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of WDRB+WAVE's written reviews are positive against 100% of IUOE 181's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WDRB+WAVE ships an update every 2 months, IUOE 181 every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | WDRB+WAVE | IUOE 181 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | International Union of Operating Engineers Local |
Customer experience
WDRB+WAVE
IUOE 181
In-app purchases
WDRB+WAVE
No in-app purchases
IUOE 181
No in-app purchases
