4WarnMe vs TextMeWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4WarnMe
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and customize forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed about current conditions and future weather patterns.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The KFOR Mobile Weather App includes: * Access to station content specifically for our mobile users * 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available * Future radar to see where severe weather is headed * High resolution satellite cloud imagery * Current weather updated multiple times per hour * Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models * Ability to add and save your favorite locations * A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness * Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service * Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather
TextMeWeather
Send SMS requests to get weather forecasts from your satellite messenger. This app allows you to easily query weather conditions via text message, making it convenient for outdoor adventures.
- SMS weather forecast requests
- Satellite messenger integration
- Easy to use interface
- Convenient for outdoor activities
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Use the TextMeWeather app to easily create requests for weather forecasts via SMS message and your satellite messenger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextMeWeather at 100% against 4WarnMe's 15%. TextMeWeather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). 4WarnMe's advantage is ratings volume (264 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.
TextMeWeather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4WarnMe has 264 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of 4WarnMe's written reviews are positive against 100% of TextMeWeather's.
4WarnMe ships an update every 3 months, TextMeWeather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4WarnMe | TextMeWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (264 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Local TV LLC | TextMe LLC |
Customer experience
4WarnMe
TextMeWeather
Bugs and requests
4WarnMe
Reported bugs
12 issues- Radar displays incorrect storm locations
- App won't open or requires multiple restart attempts
- Radar freezes and won't update in real-time
- Unable to switch between past/present/future radar views
- Temperature lows display on wrong day
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- Push notifications not triggering or arriving late
- WiFi connection errors despite active connection
- Video playback restarts from beginning when interrupted
- App rotation sensitivity causes unwanted portrait/landscape switches
- Radar shows storms that don't exist or misses active storms
- Live radar feed displays outdated or static images
- App fails to load during peak severe weather periods
Requested features
9 requests- Widget support for quick access
- Past weather viewing capability
- Hail overlay filter for storm tracking
- Real-time interactive radar instead of static images
- Text-only stream option for low bandwidth situations
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- Legacy UI option for previous interface
- City indicators on radar maps
- Consistent forecast data across all sections
- App name change to include 'News' or channel number for easier searching
TextMeWeather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
4WarnMe
No in-app purchases
TextMeWeather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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