KXLY Weather vs NewsChannel 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KXLY Weather
Get detailed, up-to-date weather forecasts and severe weather alerts from a local team. Track storms with live radar and view temperature and wind maps. Stay informed about local school closures and save your favorite locations.
- Detailed local forecasts
- Location-specific severe weather alerts
- Live and future radar
- Satellite and wind speed maps
- Local school closures
- Save favorite locations
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4 News Now and the KXLY First Alert weather team offers a full-featured weather app for iOS. Features include: • Detailed, up-to-date forecast provided by your local KXLY First Alert weather team • Location-specific alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Live and future radar to see where storms are headed • Satellite imagery, temperature, and wind speed maps • Local school closures and delays • Ability to add and save your favorite locations
NewsChannel 3
Get comprehensive weather updates for Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. Access current conditions, forecasts, severe weather alerts, and video reports from a dedicated weather team. Stay informed with VIPIR Radar and breaking weather headlines.
- Local weather information
- Current conditions
- Forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- VIPIR Radar
- Video weather reports
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KEYT First Alert Weather delivers complete weather information for Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and surrounding communitues. The weather team from KEYT NewsChannel 3 and KCOY Central Coast News keeps you informed on current conditions and provides constant updates with VIPIR Radar, forecasts, severe weather alerts, video and headlines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NewsChannel 3 at 2.9 against KXLY Weather's 2.1. KXLY Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
NewsChannel 3 holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of KXLY Weather's written reviews are positive against 17% of NewsChannel 3's.
KXLY Weather ships an update every 2 months, NewsChannel 3 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KXLY Weather | NewsChannel 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (40 ratings) | 2.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.9% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evening Telegram Company | News-Press & Gazette Company |
Customer experience
KXLY Weather
NewsChannel 3
In-app purchases
KXLY Weather
No in-app purchases
NewsChannel 3
No in-app purchases
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