WJAC vs The Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WJAC
Stay informed with instant news, weather, and sports updates. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and get up-to-the-minute local and national information. The app offers detailed weather forecasts, radar, and traffic conditions, all within a redesigned, user-friendly interface.
- Breaking news alerts
- Live newscast streaming
- Hourly and daily weather forecasts
- Live weather radar
- Traffic information
- Customizable notifications
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The WJAC news app delivers news, weather and sports in an instant. With the new and fully redesigned app you can watch live newscasts, get up-to-the minute local and national news, weather and traffic conditions and stay informed via notifications alerting you to breaking news and local events. • Breaking news alerts and stories • Live streaming • New weather section with hourly and daily forecasts • Live weather radar and traffic information • Completely overhauled app that is faster and easier to use
The Progress
Access local news and sports coverage for western Pennsylvania communities. Stay updated with daily newspaper content and 24/7 online updates.
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Newspaper e-edition
- 24/7 online coverage
- Mobile app access
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The Progress newspaper covers local news and sports in the Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg and Moshannon Valley areas of western Pennsylvania. The Progress offers home delivery six days a week and provides 24/7 coverage on its website at theprogressnews.com and on its mobile app.
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Verdict
WJAC and The Progress both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Progress's written reviews are positive against 19% of WJAC's. WJAC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (169 vs 29). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for WJAC against 4.9 for The Progress. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WJAC has 169 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of WJAC's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Progress's.
WJAC ships an update every 2 weeks, The Progress every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WJAC | The Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (169 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | Community Media Group Inc |
Customer experience
WJAC
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In-app purchases
WJAC
No in-app purchases
The Progress
No in-app purchases
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