WCPO 9 Cincinnati vs LI Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
Access real-time local news, breaking alerts, and live streaming video. Get detailed weather forecasts, severe weather updates, and in-depth investigations. Stay connected to your community with curated news and solutions to local issues.
- Breaking news alerts
- 24/7 live streaming news
- Accurate weather forecasts
- Interactive weather radar
- In-depth investigations
- Dark/Light mode support
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WCPO 9 Cincinnati gives you up-to-the-minute local news, breaking news alerts, 24/7 live streaming video, accurate weather forecasts, severe weather updates, and in-depth investigations from the local news station you know and trust. Connect to your community through our local news app. We're celebrating what makes our community great, giving you context to understand local issues and sharing solutions to help you solve problems. LOCAL NEWS: • Get up-to-the-minute breaking news alerts and stories. • Tap 'Top News' to read the most important news of the day as curated by our local news teams. • Tap 'Most Recent' to read the news stories published most recently. • Get full support for Dark Mode and Light Mode based on your device preference. LOCAL VIDEO: • Watch our 24/7 live streaming news channel. • Watch video on demand clips from recent newscasts. • You're in control over what you want to watch and when. LOCAL WEATHER: • Get daily video weather updates from your trusted local weather team. • Stay up to date with hourly and daily weather forecasts. • View interactive weather radar to help you track rain, snow and storms. • Get weather conditions and forecasts for your location. We're committed to continually improving your experience in our app. Please let us know how we're doing by leaving a review in the App Store. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
LI Wave
This app delivers local news and lifestyle content for Nassau and Suffolk counties. Discover dining options, new developments, and weekend activities. It focuses on health, wealth, and lifestyle for residents.
- Local news updates
- Dining recommendations
- New development information
- Weekend activity suggestions
- Health and wealth news
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Long Island Wave is a digital news and lifestyle publication for Nassau and Suffolk: where to eat, what is opening, who is building what, and how to spend the weekend. Health, Wealth & Lifestyle News for Long Islanders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LI Wave at 5.0 against WCPO 9 Cincinnati's 4.4. LI Wave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). WCPO 9 Cincinnati's advantage is ratings volume (304 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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.
LI Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WCPO 9 Cincinnati has 304 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WCPO 9 Cincinnati ships an update every 2 months, LI Wave every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WCPO 9 Cincinnati | LI Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (304 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | E.W. Scripps Company | Wave Agency |
Customer experience
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
LI Wave
Bugs and requests
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
Reported bugs
11 issues- Weather module unusable on multiple devices
- App crashes frequently while scrolling
- Stories jump around during navigation
- Weather sections display gray/no content on refresh
- App freezes when loading commercial before weather alerts
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- Weather notifications sent despite being disabled in settings
- Home page not updating with latest headlines
- Login functionality broken or inaccessible
- App forces Safari to open instead of functioning independently
- Ads trigger unintentionally when scrolling articles
- Content fails to load properly
Requested features
8 requests- Widget support for viewing top news without opening app
- Restore removed content sections like 'Don't Waste Your Money'
- Customizable push notification categories
- More detailed weather information (highs, lows, pollen)
- Improved weather module functionality
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- Better content organization and category selection
- Expanded Northern Kentucky news coverage
- Simplified weather access without extra steps
LI Wave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WCPO 9 Cincinnati
No in-app purchases
LI Wave
No in-app purchases
