FOX 17 Code Red Weather vs UC 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
UC Weather
Provides real-time, hyperlocal weather information for the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. Get Doppler radar, alerts, current conditions, forecasts, and live camera feeds.
- Real-time hyperlocal weather
- Site-selectable Doppler radar
- Weather alert products
- Current weather conditions
- Local forecasts
- Live weather cameras
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Proudly serving the Upper Cumberland region of Middle and East Tennessee with real-time, hyperlocal coverage during severe and winter weather. View site-selectable Doppler radar, weather alert products, current weather conditions, local forecasts and LIVE weather cameras from across the Upper Cumberland and beyond. Get the latest forecast and severe weather updates from Anthony Taylor with the Upper Cumberland Weather app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC Weather at 100% against FOX 17 Code Red Weather's 46%. UC Weather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). FOX 17 Code Red Weather's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 39). On price, update cadence, 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.
UC Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOX 17 Code Red Weather has 4.3K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of FOX 17 Code Red Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of UC Weather's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOX 17 Code Red Weather | UC Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) | 5.0 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | SDS Weather LLC |
Customer experience
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
UC 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
UC Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FOX 17 Code Red Weather
No in-app purchases
UC Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FOX 17 Code Red Weather free?
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