KTIV vs WJFW
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.
WJFW
Get local news, weather forecasts, and more from the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Stay informed about your community with timely updates.
- Local news updates
- Weather forecasts
- Community information
- Northwoods coverage
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News, Weather, and more from the Northwoods of Wisconsin from WJFW.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KTIV at 65% against WJFW's 0%. KTIV also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 3). WJFW's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KTIV holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of KTIV's written reviews are positive against 0% of WJFW's.
KTIV ships an update monthly, WJFW every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KTIV | WJFW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Northland Television, LLC |
Customer experience
KTIV
WJFW
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
WJFW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KTIV
No in-app purchases
WJFW
No in-app purchases
