Comparison

FOX23 Weather vs MCWX

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

Head to head
About

FOX23 Weather

Get real-time weather updates and breaking news for Tulsa and Northeastern Oklahoma. Features an interactive, high-resolution radar with future tracking, customizable push alerts for severe weather, and location-based notifications. Stay informed with current conditions, hourly/daily forecasts, and satellite imagery.

Highlights
  • High-resolution interactive radar with future tracking
  • Earthquake and storm track layers
  • Free push alerts for over 25 alert types
  • Location-based precision alerts
  • Current conditions, hourly, and daily forecasts
  • High-resolution satellite cloud imagery
  • Save and name custom locations
Features
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Take FOX23 Weather with you on the go! FOX23 provides Tulsa and the rest of Northeastern Oklahoma with the best coverage of Breaking News and Breaking Weather. Interactive radar zooms down to your neighborhood or zooms out to check conditions anywhere in the country. Live video is available within the app any time FOX23 is broadcasting Breaking Weather Alerts on the air. FOX23’s Weather App keeps you in touch with the FOX23 Weather team and the following information: Summary of Features: - There is a new radar in the weather app that matches the radar found on other digital platforms and also includes future radar to provide you with a likely path and outlook of storms. The radar has 250 meter resolution, the highest available. - New tracks - We added earthquakes and storm tracks as layers in the radar. Now you can track the location and magnitude of earthquakes as well for storms the speed, direction and type. Tap the “storm symbols” icon in the radar to see the list. - Push alerts are FREE for more than 25 alert types including everything from tornado warnings to winter storm warnings and tropical storm alert types. - Now you can scroll through the home screen to access most of what you need or want on one tab. - Place a location pin precisely where you want it for a specific address or any position on a map. When saving a location you can name it exactly how you want it. - The app works with identical features on tablet and handset. - Additional items added seasonally The weather app also has these critical benefits and features: - The radar zooms down to your neighborhood or zooms out to check radar anywhere in the country. - The app provides Location-Based alerts. While many other apps offer alerts based on your county, This app supports a more precise type of alert issued for the most dangerous types of weather threats. More precision means you get alerts that matter to you, not false alarms. - Current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts for any location you enter. - High resolution satellite cloud imagery - Ability to add and save locations - A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness - Additional items added seasonally *Data and alerting available for the United States only.

About

MCWX

Stay informed about severe weather and plan your day with the latest forecasts. This app provides critical weather alerts and daily planning information for users.

Highlights
  • Severe weather warnings
  • Latest daily forecasts
  • Weather planning assistance
  • Eastern Oklahoma focused
Features
Currently charting
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After 23 years covering Eastern Oklahoma Weather, Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier is releasing a state of the art weather app to help continue to keep Oklahomans safe. Not only will it warn you of severe weather, but it will also help you plan out your daily activities by giving you the latest forecast.

Screenshots

FOX23 Weather4 screens
MCWX4 screens

Verdict

The call

FOX23 Weather and MCWX both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of MCWX's written reviews are positive against 39% of FOX23 Weather's. MCWX also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). FOX23 Weather's advantage is ratings volume (6.4K vs 327). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

MCWX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX23 Weather has 6.4K ratings behind it against 327, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of FOX23 Weather's written reviews are positive against 92% of MCWX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FOX23 Weather ships an update every 3 months, MCWX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FOX23 Weather versus MCWX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFOX23 WeatherMCWX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.4K ratings)4.9 (327 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.2% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.4K — better327
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#207 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSinclair Broadcast Group, IncMike Collier Weather

Customer experience

FOX23 Weather

All ratings5,764 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative52.0%

MCWX

All ratings327 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.4%

User reviews

FOX23 Weather

From 6.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Accuracy on point
  • ⭐ Love the FOX Weather App!!
  • ⭐ Weather coverage when it's "storming"!
  • ⭐ Always reliable
  • ⭐ Live weather

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Terrible app
  • 🐛 Not good
  • 🔍 Pop-up Ads?
  • 🔍 Worthless...
  • 🔍 Forget if you travel

MCWX

From 327 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate forecasts
  • 👍 Timely alerts
  • 👍 Reliable information
  • 👍 Great radar map
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 👎 Too many ads
  • 👎 Visual noise obscures info
  • 👎 Inaccurate forecasts
  • 👎 Undependable
  • 🐛 Radar glitches

Bugs and requests

FOX23 Weather

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Radar is never correct, especially during tornado season
  • The radar this app doesn't work half the time, and when it does the storm lags about 15 minutes behind the actual time
  • For two days I have been unable to use the app. It now says its unavailable in my area
  • Every time I get a warning alert while watching live, the alert only has an ok button then when you select it, it opens up the warning's full detail window
  • The new app is confusing, and I'm a young person...it is that bad
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  • My iOS only goes to 9.3 so I can no longer use this app

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add rain totals amounts to the web site
  • Bring back the ability to watch live weather alerts when the Tulsa area is under a tornado warning

MCWX

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar not playing
  • Missing radar frames
  • Radar blows up storm size

Requested features

2 requests
  • More extras
  • Advanced features

In-app purchases

None

FOX23 Weather

No in-app purchases

None

MCWX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FOX23 Weather free?
FOX23 Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MCWX free?
MCWX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FOX23 Weather or MCWX?
MCWX is rated higher. FOX23 Weather averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while MCWX averages 4.9 from 327 ratings.
Do FOX23 Weather or MCWX have ads?
Both FOX23 Weather and MCWX show ads.
Which is updated more often, FOX23 Weather or MCWX?
FOX23 Weather ships an update every 3 months, and MCWX every 2 months. Most recently, FOX23 Weather was updated on November 7, 2026 and MCWX on November 8, 2026.

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