DC News Now vs WolfBytes TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DC News Now
Stay informed with local news, weather, and sports from your trusted community reporters. Access real-time updates, detailed forecasts with interactive radar, and breaking news alerts directly on your mobile device.
- Top local news stories
- Real-time developing stories
- Detailed weather reports
- Live severe weather alerts
- Interactive radar map
- Breaking news alerts
- Save stories for later
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News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The DC News Now mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Local news, weather, and sports from DC News Now (WDVM channel 25) and dcnewsnow.com. Earning your trust by providing you the most local news and weather for over 50 years in Western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, Northern Virginia, and the Washington Metropolitan area, including Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Washington, DC, Fairfax County, VA, and more. FEATURES: Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.
WolfBytes TV
Access NC State University news, traffic, and weather updates. This app serves as the official information station for the campus community, part of the Wolf Alert network.
- Campus news updates
- Traffic information
- Weather forecasts
- Official university alerts
- Part of Wolf Alert network
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WolfBytes Television is the information station for NC State. Part of the Wolf Alert network, WolfBytes Television is the place to go for NC State news, traffic, weather and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WolfBytes TV at none against DC News Now's shown. WolfBytes TV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DC News Now's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 2). 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.
WolfBytes TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DC News Now has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DC News Now ships an update every 6 weeks, WolfBytes TV every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DC News Now | WolfBytes TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | North Carolina State University |
Customer experience
DC News Now
WolfBytes TV
Bugs and requests
DC News Now
Reported bugs
3 issues- Push notifications not always working as expected
- Video playback issues on certain devices
- Inconsistent app performance across updates
Requested features
4 requests- Live streaming of news broadcasts
- More comprehensive weather information
- Customizable news feed and alerts
- Improved search and navigation
WolfBytes TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DC News Now
No in-app purchases
WolfBytes TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DC News Now free?
Is WolfBytes TV free?
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