Comparison

KRON4 News vs Temblor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KRON4 News

Get local news, weather, sports, and traffic for the San Francisco Bay Area. Access breaking news, video reports, live streams, and interactive weather radar. Save stories for later and receive optional breaking news alerts.

Highlights
  • Local news coverage
  • Breaking news alerts
  • Weather radar and reports
  • Live streaming events
  • Video and article access
  • Save stories for later
Features
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News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The KRON4 mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Stay on top of the latest news, weather, sports and traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area with the free KRON4 News app. You’ll have access to weather radars, breaking news, video, photos and live streaming events all at the tap of your finger. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.

About

Temblor

Understand your personal earthquake risk with detailed information and real-time global earthquake data. Receive notifications for nearby quakes and access news and analyses on earthquake science and events.

Highlights
  • Personalized earthquake risk assessment
  • Global earthquake monitoring
  • Real-time quake notifications
  • Hazard map layers (shaking, liquefaction)
  • Earthquake news and analysis
  • View global fault lines
Features
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Temblor gives individuals the tools to understand their personal earthquake risk. Temblor provides free individualized earthquake risk information to the public. It’s the same basic info that we license to the insurance industry — the difference being volume of locations and depth of the analysis. This distinguishes us from other risk model vendors (e.g., RMS, AIR, CoreLogic), which are closed to the public. “Impressive Earthquake App. Way more here than the other 'earthquake apps.'” — J.D. Check your risk Under the “Your Risk” tab, enter your home address (or a city, state or geographic landmark) or find your location and instantly see the earthquake magnitude that location is likely to experience in your lifetime. Use the map layers to explore various hazards including shaking, liquefaction susceptibility, wildfire hazard and more (depending on location). Check your risk everywhere on Earth. Pan and zoom to view all recent earthquakes anywhere on the planet. Temblor merges earthquake catalogs from the major seismic agencies around the world into one real-time display of global earthquakes in the past 24 hours, 2 days, 7 days or 30 days. View faults throughout the world or in your backyard. Quake Alerts Temblor will send you a notification when an earthquake strikes near your location. This is NOT an earthquake early warning and is not intended to inform you of impending shaking. Various agencies around the world distribute early earthquake warnings to earthquake-prone regions. We encourage you to seek out your local agency to receive such alerts. Temblor Earthquake News “Articles” brings you to Temblor Earthquake News, a news platform dedicated to earthquake reporting. Temblor’s mission is to provide the public with accurate, accessible, and understandable information about earthquakes. Read breaking news about major earthquakes, post-quake analyses and the latest developments in earthquake science in easy-to-understand language. Following major or particularly notable quakes, Temblor rapidly publishes accurate post-event analyses to inform the public and support institutional and commercial responses. Temblor is an approved Google News source and has been cited in major news outlets.

Screenshots

KRON4 News4 screens
Temblor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KRON4 News at 4.7 against Temblor's 3.8. KRON4 News also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 12) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Temblor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (53% vs 34%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KRON4 News holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KRON4 News has 17K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of KRON4 News's written reviews are positive against 53% of Temblor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KRON4 News ships an update every 6 weeks, Temblor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
KRON4 News versus Temblor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKRON4 NewsTemblor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings) — better3.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews52.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLIN Television CorporationTemblor, Inc.

Customer experience

KRON4 News

All ratings17,404 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral13.5%
Negative52.1%

Temblor

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative39.5%

Bugs and requests

KRON4 News

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Live stream stops working
  • Articles disappear too quickly
  • Notifications for unavailable stories

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Ability to disable auto-play videos
  • Restore minimized window option

Temblor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KRON4 News

No in-app purchases

None

Temblor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KRON4 News free?
KRON4 News is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Temblor free?
Temblor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KRON4 News or Temblor?
KRON4 News is rated higher. KRON4 News averages 4.7 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Temblor averages 3.8 from 12 ratings.
Do KRON4 News or Temblor have ads?
KRON4 News shows ads; Temblor does not.
Which is updated more often, KRON4 News or Temblor?
KRON4 News ships an update every 6 weeks, and Temblor every 2 months. Most recently, KRON4 News was updated on November 8, 2026 and Temblor on November 6, 2026.

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