WKRN Weather Authority vs FOX 17 Code Red Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WKRN Weather Authority
Get hyper-local, accurate weather forecasts for Nashville, TN, including hour-by-hour predictions and weekly outlooks. Receive personalized severe weather alerts and track storms with an interactive radar. Access national forecasts and current conditions anywhere in the U.S.
- Hour-by-hour and weekly forecasts
- Personalized severe weather alerts
- Interactive radar maps
- National weather forecasts
- Customizable location tracking
- Closings and delays information
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Never let the weather catch you by surprise again. The trusted weather experts at News 2 Weather Team deliver Nashville, Tennessee's most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and for the week ahead. Unlike other weather apps, you'll get a local forecast that is customized for you. Download the News 2 StormTracker app for fast, accurate local and national weather at your fingertips. With its personal alert notifications, you'll know when significant weather is heading your way and when to take cover. And when you are traveling, use News 2 StormTracker to get real-time weather forecasts, interactive radar and current conditions for anywhere in the U.S. The News 2 StormTracker app utilizes the most advanced radar maps, weather and digital technology available. With its easy to use interactive radar, you can take control and see where the storm is now and where it is tracking. Then, set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe. Features: - Live interactive radar with many layering options lets you track the storms around you - Alerts for severe weather go to your home screen and cue an audio alert - The most accurate hour-by-hour forecast for the next day and week ahead for Nashville, TN - The latest video forecast from News 2 StormTracker - Current weather conditions for Nashville, Tennessee and anywhere in the United States - Share the weather conditions via text message, email, Facebook or Twitter - You can set multiple custom locations to track forecasts, alerts, radar, and more - Closings and delays for Nashville, Tennessee - Weather blog from Nashville WX - Live streaming video from WKRN – Nashville's News 2
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future radar to track severe weather. Receive timely forecasts, save favorite locations, and get National Weather Service alerts directly on your device.
- 250 meter radar resolution
- Future radar tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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FOX 17 Code Red Weather 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: FOX 17 Code Red Weather at 4.8 against WKRN Weather Authority's 3.2. FOX 17 Code Red Weather also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 25%) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 159). On price, update cadence, 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.
FOX 17 Code Red Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX 17 Code Red Weather has 4.3K ratings behind it against 159, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of WKRN Weather Authority's written reviews are positive against 46% of FOX 17 Code Red Weather's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WKRN Weather Authority | FOX 17 Code Red Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (159 ratings) | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIN Television Corporation | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc |
Customer experience
WKRN Weather Authority
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
User reviews
WKRN Weather Authority
From 159 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good local weather information
- 👍 Accurate radar technology
- 👍 Useful for storm preparedness
- 👍 Good for checking weather while traveling
- 👍 App layout is generally liked
Room to improve
- 👎 Unreliable and inaccurate forecasts
- 👎 Too many intrusive notifications
- 👎 Notifications for irrelevant areas
- 👎 Ads before videos are annoying
- 👎 Radar freezes or is delayed
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate to the minute
- 🚀 Follows you wherever you go
- 🚀 Fantastic radar maps
- 👍 Great weather alerts
- 👍 Up to date weather reports
Room to improve
- 🐛 Radar issues - not accurate or not showing up
- 🐛 Alerts for light rain/weather when none present
- 🐛 Forecasts and videos not updated often enough
- 🐛 Radar data lagging behind actual weather
- 🐛 App freezing or crashing
Bugs and requests
WKRN Weather Authority
Reported bugs
61 issues- Cannot view forecast from new casts
- Forecasts morph into severe weather unexpectedly
- Random speaking at night and day
- Notifications for areas far away
- 15s video with no audio, then cuts to a face
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- 3-minute commercials before seeing radar/video
- Notification settings for tornado warnings don't work
- Radar is always freezing
- 30-second ad before every video
- App freezes or crashes
- App shows incorrect location weather
- Severe weather alerts are delayed
- App crashes during severe weather
- App constantly says 'This application is not available in your current location'
- App goes blank during severe weather
- Livestream of newscasts freezes every 5 minutes
- App insists on tracking location even when not in use
- App stuck with 'fetching articles' pop-up
- Ads take over the screen and won't close
- App crashes when trying to open
- App stays frozen and crashes after 10 seconds
- App shuts down during storms
- Information never loads, continually searching
- App doesn't load data 80% of the time
- App doesn't show anything but the face
- App isn't working at all after update
- App closes out during peak times
- Radar is too delayed
- Push notifications include meteorologist's name and alert details
- Fixed weather key banner in the middle of the screen
- Pins unknown location 150 miles away
- Past and future radar is useless
- App doesn't rotate in landscape position
- Cannot find anything easily after update
- Insists on keeping location on all the time
- Pop-up ads at inconvenient times
- App no longer works for some users
- App shows incorrect location weather
- App crashes during severe weather
- App constantly says 'This application is not available in your current location'
- App goes blank during severe weather
- Livestream of newscasts freezes every 5 minutes
- App insists on tracking location even when not in use
- App stuck with 'fetching articles' pop-up
- Ads take over the screen and won't close
- App crashes when trying to open
- App stays frozen and crashes after 10 seconds
- App shuts down during storms
- App doesn't load data 80% of the time
- App doesn't show anything but the face
- App isn't working at all after update
- App closes out during peak times
- Radar is too delayed
- Push notifications include meteorologist's name and alert details
- Fixed weather key banner in the middle of the screen
- Pins unknown location 150 miles away
- Past and future radar is useless
- App doesn't rotate in landscape position
- Cannot find anything easily after update
- Insists on keeping location on all the time
- Pop-up ads at inconvenient times
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back daily videos of 7-day and extended forecasts
- Allow users to choose notification sounds instead of voice
- Fix notifications to only be for user's actual location
- Provide longer video explanations or just the radar
- Allow users to see past hours on the radar
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- Improve the user interface and information clarity
- Offer a dark mode option
- Allow users to turn off pop-up ads
- Fix screen rotation issues for landscape mode
- Allow users to choose notification sounds over voice alerts
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Radar not showing storms/precipitation
- Radar not loading without logging out/in
- App freezing on loading screen
Requested features
2 requests- Add iPhone widget
- Reduce unnecessary weather alerts
In-app purchases
WKRN Weather Authority
No in-app purchases
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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