FOX 17 Code Red Weather vs TN Valley Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
TN Valley Media
Stay informed about severe weather and breaking news in the Tennessee Valley. Receive alerts up to 15 minutes before storms, view detailed forecasts, and access an interactive weather map with radar and satellite imagery.
- Imminent weather danger alerts
- Breaking news notifications
- Interactive weather map
- Radar and satellite imagery
- 7-day forecasts
- Baron Tornado Index rankings
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The TN Valley Alerts app is free to every resident of the Tennessee Valley area. It alerts you to imminent weather danger in your area, up to 15 minutes before the storm hits. The weather app is also good for day to day life. It features current conditions, forecasts and an easy-to-use weather map with radar, satellite imagery plus more. In addition to weather updates, the TN Valley Media Alerts app will send out breaking news messages to your phone or tablet. It will alert you on any breaking news in the Tennessee Valley area. Choose to receive any or all of these alert types: • Special TN Valley Media Alerts for dangerous storms approaching. • National Weather Service storm-based warnings for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods Features: • Integrated weather alerts with Baron Tornado Index (BTI) rankings for up to eight locations, including your current location • Current and forecast conditions based on city, zip code or your current location • Nationwide radar, satellite imagery, temperature and more • Interactive weather map with pan and zoom • National Hurricane Center (NHC) track forecast cones • 7-day forecasts in both quick view and detailed formats • National Weather Service county and storm-based warnings on the map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FOX 17 Code Red Weather at 4.8 against TN Valley Media's 3.8. FOX 17 Code Red Weather also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 4). TN Valley Media's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX 17 Code Red Weather has 4.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of FOX 17 Code Red Weather's written reviews are positive against 50% of TN Valley Media's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FOX 17 Code Red Weather ships an update every 3 months, TN Valley Media every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOX 17 Code Red Weather | TN Valley Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | TN Valley Media |
Customer experience
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
TN Valley Media
Bugs and requests
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
TN Valley Media
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
No in-app purchases
TN Valley Media
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FOX 17 Code Red Weather free?
Is TN Valley Media free?
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