WDRB+WAVE vs KTBS 3
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.
KTBS 3
Access local and national news, weather, sports, and traffic updates. This app provides immediate access to the latest articles and videos from the newsroom, offering up-to-the-minute coverage.
- Local and national news
- Weather updates
- Sports coverage
- Traffic information
- Latest articles and videos
- Up-to-the-minute coverage
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The official app of KTBS and KTBS.com in Shreveport, Louisiana. Stay on top of all the latest news, weather, sports and traffic with the free KTBS News application. The KTBS News application provides comprehensive local and national news. You'll have immediate access to the latest articles and videos from the KTBS Newsroom and enjoy up-to-the-minute coverage -- all in one convenient application.
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Verdict
WDRB+WAVE and KTBS 3 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 58% of KTBS 3's written reviews are positive against 45% of WDRB+WAVE's. WDRB+WAVE's advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 907). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for WDRB+WAVE against 4.7 for KTBS 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.4K and 907 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of WDRB+WAVE's written reviews are positive against 58% of KTBS 3's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WDRB+WAVE | KTBS 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) | 4.7 (907 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 907 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | KTBS Inc. |
Customer experience
WDRB+WAVE
KTBS 3
Bugs and requests
WDRB+WAVE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KTBS 3
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing upon opening the app
- Inability to delete the app
- Notifications not leading to relevant content
- Ads interfering with user experience
Requested features
4 requests- Search functionality within the app
- Option to read news articles instead of just watch videos
- Improved layout and navigation
- Faster updates and more timely news coverage
In-app purchases
WDRB+WAVE
No in-app purchases
KTBS 3
No in-app purchases
