KTIV vs NorthSouth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KTIV
Stay informed with local breaking news, severe weather alerts, and sports coverage for the Siouxland region. Receive push notifications for important updates affecting northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota.
- Breaking news updates
- First Alert Weather forecasts
- SportsFource coverage
- Push alerts for major news
- Severe weather notifications
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KTIV News 4 is your local source for breaking news, KTIV First Alert Weather and SportsFource coverage. Siouxland's news channel covers parts of northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. We deliver push alerts for major breaking news and severe weather affecting those in Siouxland.
NorthSouth
This app allows users to browse posts with intuitive swipe gestures. Access detailed information, engage with content through likes and shares, and filter your feed. Real-time updates and interactive surveys keep you informed and connected.
- Swipe navigation for posts
- Detailed post information access
- Like, Share, and Bookmark functionality
- Content filtering and search
- Real-time updates via push notifications
- Interactive surveys
- Social media and conferencing integration
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Features: -Swipe up/down to access posts. -Swipe left to access additional details associated with the post in the app. -Like, Share or Bookmark a post. -Touch the screen and a menu at the bottom will popup. Click on Filter to search or filter the content. -Real-time updates using push notifications -Real-time interaction using surveys -Each post can provide more information via a URL or PDF just a swipe/click away -Integration with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify etc is just a swipe away. -Conferencing through Zoom and others can be easily achieved through the app. Support: support@nocodeapp.center
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NorthSouth at none against KTIV's shown. NorthSouth also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). KTIV's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for KTIV against 4.7 for NorthSouth. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KTIV has 2.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KTIV ships an update monthly, NorthSouth every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KTIV | NorthSouth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | NOCODEAPP CENTER LLC |
Customer experience
KTIV
NorthSouth
Bugs and requests
KTIV
Reported bugs
2 issues- Repeated prompts to re-download the app
- Audio cutting out issues
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved notification management
NorthSouth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KTIV
No in-app purchases
NorthSouth
No in-app purchases
