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WDIV 4Warn Weather alternatives

WDIV 4Warn Weather users often seek alternatives due to significant radar issues, excessive ads, and a problematic redesign. Many find the app's new interface difficult to use and its core weather features unreliable. Alternatives offer more accurate radar, fewer interruptions, or a better user experience.

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The Weather Channel
4.8★ · 5,918,712 ratings · Free

The Weather Channel app provides generally accurate forecasts and radar, with many users finding it reliable for daily planning and staying updated on weather worldwide R52R58. It offers news on storms and weather beyond local areas .

Better for: This app is better for users who prioritize accurate forecasts and radar, and who want global weather news and updates R52. However, users should be prepared for frequent and intrusive ads, which many find disruptive R53R56.

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Weather Live°
4.6★ · 397,416 ratings · Free

Weather Live° is praised for its accurate forecasting and detailed information, including specific times for things like the golden hour and moon settings R66. It has a beautiful layout .

Better for: It suits users who need accurate daily forecasts and appreciate a visually appealing interface with detailed astronomical information R66. However, some users report significant inaccuracies, especially when traveling, and note that many core features, like rain scope and 14-day forecasts, are paywalled R65R68. There are also reports of difficulty canceling subscriptions .

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WSB-TV Weather
4.8★ · 46,067 ratings · Free

WSB-TV Weather is valued for its reliable and consistent weather reports, with many users trusting its forecasts R80. It provides notifications and updates R80.

Better for: This app is better for users who trust local TV station forecasts and want dependable weather reports R80. However, users should be aware that some find the radar to be behind real-time and less helpful for future predictions . Notifications can also be delayed or occur after the event R82. The app also contains ads .

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ClickOnDetroit
4.7★ · 33,363 ratings · Free

ClickOnDetroit offers local news content that some users find very good and a top source in Detroit .

Better for: This app is better for users primarily seeking local news from Detroit, rather than a dedicated weather app . However, it has significant issues with intrusive ads, auto-playing videos, and buggy notifications that often don't lead to the correct story R93R95R96.

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WBRC First Alert Weather
4.8★ · 28,620 ratings · Free

WBRC First Alert Weather is considered by some users to be a great app with a simple, easy-to-access interface and knowledgeable weather teams R108. It helps users plan their day .

Better for: This app is better for users who appreciate a straightforward interface and trust the weather team's expertise . However, users should be aware of issues with inaccurate predictions, especially regarding radar, and problematic, loud notifications that are difficult to turn off R107R109R110. It also has ads that can make videos unusable .

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Stick with WDIV 4Warn Weather if

You should stick with WDIV 4Warn Weather if you are one of the users who finds the app excellent, very informative, and accurate, and you use it daily without experiencing the widespread issues reported by others R2.

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Frequently asked

What are the main complaints about WDIV 4Warn Weather's radar?
The main complaints about WDIV 4Warn Weather's radar are that it often doesn't show future predictions, only past or current weather, making it useless for planning R6R9. Users also report it being inaccurate, too fast to interpret, or causing the app to shut down R1R7.
Does WDIV 4Warn Weather have a lot of ads?
Yes, WDIV 4Warn Weather is heavily criticized for being loaded with intrusive ads, including full-screen pop-ups that prevent users from accessing weather information and make the app unusable R10R13R30R31.
Is the new version of WDIV 4Warn Weather better than the old one?
According to many users, the new version of WDIV 4Warn Weather is a significant downgrade from the old one, which was described as easy to use and excellent R4R14R16. The update introduced a clunky, less user-friendly interface, made the app too complicated, and removed features like landscape mode for iPad R15.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] WDIV 4Warn Weather 2/5 · US Awful Radar: Has to be the worst radar app out there. Weather data doesn’t even match what’s going on outside… this app has been unusable for a while now. Will be deleting.
  2. [R6] WDIV 4Warn Weather 3/5 · US Radar no longer beneficial: This last update changed the radar from previous 2-3 hours, current and up to two hours in the future. Now it only share very little within last two hours and current radar. It does not give any future radar. Needless to say this is very very frustrating and doesn’t help plan my day or at least the next few hours at all can you change it back or somehow enhance what wa
  3. [R7] WDIV 4Warn Weather 2/5 · US Radar settings not working: When I try to change the radar settings, the app shuts down.
  4. [R9] WDIV 4Warn Weather 3/5 · US Radar not working: I am wondering what update you did to your radar to make it so that it only shows what WAS happening and what is happening right now. It used to go an hour or two into the future to show the predicted path of storms and now it’s like nope, you can only see where it’s been and where it is right now. That’s it. How does that possibly help me at all?
  5. [R10] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Unusable: Like everyone else says, it used to work. Today i click on it and i get a rapid succession of weird ads. Every time i swipe one away another pops up in about 1 second. And the ads weird stuff like feet pics too. Used to be am excellent tool. Now it’s rendered unusable by ads.
  6. [R13] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Atrociously aggravating app: Possibly one of the worst app I have ever used. Used to be much simpler and much better app then about a year or so ago they decided to “upgrade” it and the app has completely gone down the toilet ever since. If you ever want to watch a forecast video you have to suffer through at least 2 minutes of full ads that are unskippable and then in the middle of the video if y
  7. [R30] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Terrible: I used to love this app. I just deleted it from my phone because every time I click on a notification, I start reading the weather warning and then ads keep popping up preventing me from reading it. It didn’t used to be like this. I am now using a different weather app that doesn’t annoy me with pop up ads
  8. [R31] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Loaded up with ads: Delete it.
  9. [R4] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US From good to terrible: Amazes me that it’s had constant 1 star reviews since the change and it’s still rated good in the App Store. Another app developer that doesn’t listen to the users… how many people have to delete before bringing the old version back? Well, this used to be a good app. The best around. Very easy to use. The new version is beyond terrible. I deleted it a few days after the up
  10. [R14] WDIV 4Warn Weather 5/5 · US Bye bye: Im going to have to delete this version, the old version worked so well gor me Im sad😔
  11. [R15] WDIV 4Warn Weather 3/5 · US I loved this app until: I used to love this app until the latest version. The radar map was changed and I don’t like it as well. Worst of all, it’s not configured for IPad users in the horizontal view. Now I use the Apple or Clime apps. But I still miss the old WDIV 4WarnWeather app.
  12. [R16] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Go back: Why 4 WARN?…do we need a warning for warm, beautiful weather? Please return to last version. Too busy, too much to navigate, bad radar track. Hourly and Daily aren’t easy to see. Make the graphics easier to read at a glance.Loved the old version. Now we use the other apps and miss your last design.
  13. [R20] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Not a good service: Not a good weather alert service nor trustworthy but neither are a lot of other free weather alert services I had on my devices to protect me when I am out in the community. This app I get the false alarms and the alerts lying to me saying lightning was decked in your area. Look outside and it’s bright and sunny outside and no thundering or lightning at all. It’s done this
  14. [R26] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US What happened?: The newest update to this app is awful. It takes forever to load on my phone. I much preferred the radar that showed past to future. The new radar is super slow and only shows up to present. That is when I can get the app open, half the time it crashes on me. I’m going to have to find another weather app that’s more reliable.
  15. [R27] WDIV 4Warn Weather 2/5 · US Some problems: I have used this app for many years. I live most of the improvements over time but have grown frustrated over the past couple weeks. I use the multiple locations feature often but have not been able to switch between locations. Still no change after a recent update. So I will need to move on to a different app
  16. [R33] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Updated terms of service are sketchy: Deleted the app after I looked at the updated terms of service. Specifically the privacy policy which states that even though the user has to agree to the terms of service, including the privacy policy, they don’t have to agree to keep your data and information private. This app isn’t that useful to me that I am willing to let you use my data however you want.
  17. [R2] WDIV 4Warn Weather 4/5 · US ☀️: Love this app. I use it on the daily. A great addition to this app would be to show what the UV index is. Just a suggestion. Thanks!
  18. [R11] WDIV 4Warn Weather 4/5 · US Closed captioning: When using your app, there is no longer an option to shut off "closed captioning" while watching "4Warn Video Forecast". PLEASE FIX THIS. The words cover the view of the video. Subscribers cannot see the videos we're trying to watch.
  19. [R28] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US Useless: Just downloaded the app.. and will be deleting immediately . There is no written forecast.. no mention of the amount of possible snow.. just says “100 % chance of snow”. No need to have this taking up space on the phone.
  20. [R34] WDIV 4Warn Weather 1/5 · US No written forecast: Really disliking the update and only way of knowing what is going on weather wise is watching a video. No written forecast. You had a great app that was made useless. I don’t get it
  21. [R3] WDIV 4Warn Weather 3/5 · US 1.64GB of Space?: There is absolutely no reason why this App needs to use up almost 2GB of storage.
  22. [R52] The Weather Channel 5/5 · US Wonderful help tool: Helps me make plans... and keep up with family and friends all over the world, as well as Local on the 8’s.
  23. [R53] The Weather Channel 3/5 · US To many ads: The whole ad thing started not to long ago. I get it. That’s how you make money. When you go none to some it’s an annoyance.
  24. [R56] The Weather Channel 3/5 · US Pop ups: My only complaint is the pop-ups
  25. [R58] The Weather Channel 5/5 · US best ever: O keeps me updated every single day and I'm always on point with the weather
  26. [R65] Weather Live° 1/5 · US Horribly inaccurate and you have to pay for basically everything: Why do you have to pay just to see the Rain scope and the 14 day forcast?!
  27. [R66] Weather Live° 5/5 · US I need accuracy every day: Excellent work on forecasting
  28. [R68] Weather Live° 1/5 · US It’s bad: It says it’s going to storm 4 day ing a row it’s not going to 1 star
  29. [R69] Weather Live° 4/5 · US New format: Its good 👹
  30. [R79] WSB-TV Weather 2/5 · US Inaccurate many times: I’ve used WSB primarily for years to get weather information. It seems as though the weather alerts are not as accurate as they used to be. Putting in location for more specific prediction doesn’t seem to make a difference. Predictions often don’t occur. Weather is unpredictable, but with today’s technology it should be easier and more accurate to be more correct.
  31. [R80] WSB-TV Weather 5/5 · US Great app !: Love this storm team they are always dependable. The app never fails to give every notification.
  32. [R81] WSB-TV Weather 3/5 · US Weather: It doesn't update properly
  33. [R82] WSB-TV Weather 2/5 · US Not like it used to be: When I first got the app (the weather app & news app) it was always consistent and on point. Since the update it crashes and/or just hangs. A couple of months ago the take cover alert pinged my phone after the fact. I track the weather for family and friends to make sure they’re able to stay safe during severe weather. The old app gave plenty of time to prepare and get to s
  34. [R93] ClickOnDetroit 1/5 · US Annoying notifications: “We're about to tell a local family they have 10 minutes to evacuate their house. Watch live right now to see how they handle it”. Terrible
  35. [R94] ClickOnDetroit 4/5 · US Time to update the App: Like the app. It’s time to add dark mode don’t you think. A lot of us are using that now a days. Please give us the choice.
  36. [R95] ClickOnDetroit 3/5 · US number of ads increasing: I’ve used this app for a long time and recently have noticed an increase in the number of ads. They’re disruptive and long and mostly for mobile phone games I would never play. I would actually pay a small amount of money for an adfree subscription or paid app to get rid of them.
  37. [R96] ClickOnDetroit 1/5 · US Stories not updating: The app has been showing the same news stories for 3 days. Nothing new since the 15th.
  38. [R107] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Need to learn how to predict weather: Really really need to learn how to predict weather 97 out of 100 times they are wrong. Same as ABC 33/40 and James Spann
  39. [R108] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Wbrc first alert weather: First alert 6 news
  40. [R109] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Weather Alert Notifications: Being able to check on the weather when I want to & see the predicted weather is helpful. What isn’t helpful is hearing the loud weather alert notifications at all hours of the day, that I already turned off. The settings are useless. I may just delete the app.
  41. [R110] WBRC First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Follow Me Not Working Correctly: In Follow Me mode, it shows only partial hours for the current day and then skips an entire day when looking at hourly forecast.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store