MyChamplainValley vs My UP Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyChamplainValley
Stay informed with local news and real-time updates from your community. Get breaking news alerts, detailed weather forecasts, and in-depth reports from trusted local journalists. Access saved stories and interactive weather maps for planning your day.
- Top local news stories
- Breaking news alerts
- Local weather warnings
- Regional forecast
- Interactive radar map
- Save stories for later
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News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The Local 22 Local 44 mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Get breaking news alerts, local weather warnings, and your regional forecast from the SkyTracker Weather Team. From “This Day In History” to our cold case investigations, myChamplainValley.com is your source for local news that matters to Vermont, New York’s North Country, and the Upper Valley in New Hampshire. 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.
My UP Now
Stay informed with local news, weather, and sports impacting Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Access live and latest newscasts, revealing articles, and detailed weather forecasts with interactive radar and alerts. Receive optional breaking news notifications to stay updated on important events.
- Watch live newscasts
- Read revealing articles
- Extended weather forecasts
- Interactive radar map
- Breaking news alerts
- Current conditions
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Get closer than ever to your top local news, weather and sports stories impacting Michigan's Upper Peninsula from the WBUP-TV / WJMN-TV team on the My UP Now mobile app. Get the full mobile news experience with our live and latest newscasts at your fingertips. We deliver your top stories, weather updates, and what you need to know about breaking news events as they happen. The My UP Now team is dedicated to bringing you the real stories you need to know, from Marquette, Escanaba, Ironwood, Houghton, Sault Ste. Marie, and across the peninsula. FEATURES: • Watch revealing stories or full newscasts of today's news and read revealing articles about what's going on in your community. • Confidently plan ahead with the total resources of the My UP Now Weather Team, including your current conditions, extended forecast, interactive radar map, and live alerts when severe weather strikes. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know.
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Verdict
MyChamplainValley and My UP Now both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of MyChamplainValley's written reviews are positive against 50% of My UP Now's. MyChamplainValley also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
My UP Now holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 377 and 157 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of MyChamplainValley's written reviews are positive against 50% of My UP Now's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyChamplainValley | My UP Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (377 ratings) | 4.8 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 377 — better | 157 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Evening Telegram Company |
Customer experience
MyChamplainValley
My UP Now
In-app purchases
MyChamplainValley
No in-app purchases
My UP Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
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