FOX 17 Code Red Weather vs WBBJ Weather
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
WBBJ Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Plan ahead with future radar and receive severe weather alerts to stay safe. Customize forecasts for your favorite locations.
- 250 meter radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Future radar
- Current weather updates
- Saved locations
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
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The WBBJ Weather App includes: • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WBBJ Weather at 83% against FOX 17 Code Red Weather's 46%. FOX 17 Code Red Weather's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 33). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX 17 Code Red Weather has 4.3K ratings behind it against 33, 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 83% of WBBJ Weather'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 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOX 17 Code Red Weather | WBBJ Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
WBBJ Weather
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
WBBJ Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
No in-app purchases
WBBJ Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FOX 17 Code Red Weather free?
Is WBBJ Weather free?
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