ABC4 Weather vs SKY WACH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC4 Weather
Access detailed weather forecasts, interactive radar maps, and video forecasts for Salt Lake City. Stay informed with local headlines and ski reports.
- Pinpoint Weather forecasts
- Interactive radar
- Video forecasts
- Ski reports
- Local headlines
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Salt Lake City weather forecasts, headlines, interactive radar and more brought to you ABC 4 Utah (KTVX) and CW 30. Get Pinpoint Weather forecasts, detailed weather maps, forecasts, and more! Plus, watch video forecasts and get ski reports, or use our interactive radar to zoom into where you live.
SKY WACH
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and detailed forecasts for your favorite locations or current position.
- 250-meter high-resolution radar
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite location saving
- Severe weather alerts
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WACH is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SKY WACH at 4.8 against ABC4 Weather's 4.3. SKY WACH also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ABC4 Weather's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
SKY WACH holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 287 and 144 respectively.
ABC4 Weather ships an update every 2 months, SKY WACH every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABC4 Weather | SKY WACH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (287 ratings) | 4.8 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc |
Customer experience
ABC4 Weather
SKY WACH
Bugs and requests
ABC4 Weather
Reported bugs
6 issues- Storm motion feature not working after phone update
- Interactive radar is not animated and disappears on zoom
- Notifications pop up with no corresponding statement or info
- 7-day forecast data is static or incorrect
- Satellite view is pixilated
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- Inconsistent forecast temperatures between map and menu views
Requested features
10 requests- Make snowflakes darker blue
- On weekends, show 7-day forecast instead of US map
- Improve voice assistant's sentence structure
- Fix Storm motion feature after phone update
- Update video forecasts
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- Fix interactive radar animation and zoom issues
- Provide useful info in notifications (location, duration, speed)
- Fix the 7-day forecast data
- Improve satellite view clarity
- Ensure consistency in 7-day forecast temps across different views
SKY WACH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ABC4 Weather
No in-app purchases
SKY WACH
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ABC4 Weather free?
Is SKY WACH free?
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