SKY WACH vs KHQA Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SKY WACH
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and detailed forecasts for your favorite locations or current position.
- 250-meter high-resolution radar
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite location saving
- Severe weather alerts
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WACH 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
KHQA Weather
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive hourly and daily forecasts, and stay informed with severe weather alerts and push notifications for your saved locations.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Saved locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The KHQA Mobile Weather App includes: • 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KHQA Weather at 532 against SKY WACH's 144. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.8 for SKY WACH against 4.7 for KHQA Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 532 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SKY WACH | KHQA Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (144 ratings) — better | 4.7 (532 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 | 532 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | Standard Media Group |
Customer experience
SKY WACH
KHQA Weather
In-app purchases
SKY WACH
No in-app purchases
KHQA Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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