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Head-to-head

WBRC First Alert Weather vs FOX Weather

WBRC First Alert Weather 4.8★ · Free to download 65
Winner FOX Weather
FOX Weather 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

FOX Weather has a slight edge due to its broader appeal and generally more positive feedback on core weather features, despite both apps struggling with ad intrusion and occasional accuracy issues.

Full reviews: WBRC First Alert Weather · FOX Weather

Both WBRC First Alert Weather and FOX Weather are free apps with high lifetime ratings, but recent reviews highlight significant issues with ads and accuracy for both. FOX Weather offers a wider range of features and seems to be more reliable for general weather information, while WBRC is preferred for local coverage in its specific broadcast area.

Head to head

Features edge: FOX WeatherR7R9R23R25
WBRC First Alert Weather WBRC First Alert Weather users appreciate features like live streaming and quick updates, though some desire an iOS widget R23. However, recent updates have made the app less user-friendly, with issues like radar not zooming to location, missing hourly forecasts, and live video not playing R7R9R25.
FOX Weather FOX Weather offers a wide range of features, including a live storm tracker with 3D radar . Users value its ability to track weather for travel and provide detailed forecasts . Some users, however, report issues with the radar display, slow data rates, and a lack of detailed extended forecasts .
Ease of Use tieR7R14R34R57
WBRC First Alert Weather WBRC First Alert Weather users find the app simple and easy to access R14. However, recent updates have made it less user-friendly and harder to understand R7. Some users also report the app being too busy and slow to navigate, with a confusing layout R34R57.
FOX Weather FOX Weather is generally considered easy to use for quick views of the radar . However, some users find the layout horrible, with too much screen space taken up by the app itself and difficulty scrolling . Issues with linked stories not going to the correct article also hinder usability .
Reliability tieR1R12R18R22
WBRC First Alert Weather WBRC First Alert Weather is praised by some for being accurate and dependable R40. However, a significant number of users report issues with radar accuracy, showing rain when it's sunny or vice versa R1R12R18. The app also experiences frequent crashes and freezing R22R25.
FOX Weather FOX Weather is often described as accurate and reliable for timely forecasts . Despite this, many users complain about the app's inaccuracy, stating it's often wrong and unreliable, especially regarding rain predictions . The app also freezes frequently and loads slowly .
Price/Value tieR13R16R19R34
WBRC First Alert Weather WBRC First Alert Weather is free to download, but users are increasingly frustrated by the overwhelming number of ads and paywalls, which make videos almost unusable and interrupt access to critical weather information R13R16R19R34.
FOX Weather FOX Weather is free with in-app purchases, but users frequently complain about highly disruptive and constant advertisements covering the entire screen . Some users who paid for no ads still report receiving them .
Support tieR3R6R47R72
WBRC First Alert Weather WBRC First Alert Weather users report difficulty finding settings to turn off annoying notifications R3R6. Some also mention that their comments about ads get deleted R47.
FOX Weather FOX Weather users mention that the app freezes while writing reviews and that they have difficulty getting answers from Fox Weather regarding issues like incorrect event weather or confusing notifications R72.
Pick WBRC First Alert Weather if

Pick WBRC First Alert Weather if you are in the specific broadcast area it serves and value local meteorologists and their updates, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and occasional app glitches R14.

Pick FOX Weather if

Pick FOX Weather if you prefer a broader, national weather app with a generally reliable radar and a wide range of features, and are prepared for a similar level of ad intrusion as WBRC .

Evidence note: Both apps have high lifetime ratings but a significant number of recent negative reviews, primarily concerning ads and accuracy. The free nature of both apps likely contributes to the high volume of ad-related complaints. Many reviews for WBRC First Alert Weather are highly localized, praising specific meteorologists and local coverage, which might skew its perceived value for users outside that region.

Frequently asked

Are WBRC First Alert Weather and FOX Weather accurate?
Both WBRC First Alert Weather and FOX Weather receive mixed reviews on accuracy; while many users praise their accuracy and reliability R40, a substantial number of users report frequent inaccuracies, especially with rain predictions and radar displays R1R12R31.
Do these apps have many ads?
Yes, both WBRC First Alert Weather and FOX Weather are heavily criticized for having an excessive number of intrusive ads, with users reporting long, unskippable commercials that make the apps difficult to use and interrupt access to weather information R13R16R41R47.
Are there issues with notifications in these apps?
Yes, both apps have notification issues; WBRC First Alert Weather users complain about loud, frequent, and irrelevant alerts that cannot be turned off, leading some to delete the app R3R6R32R33, while FOX Weather users report receiving too many notifications for locations that don't concern them and vague article titles .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R7] WBRC First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Update: The update to the app makes it less user friendly and not as clear or easy to understand. I wish they would bring back the previous version.
  2. [R9] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Update: Do not like this new update , does not zoom in to your location on this update.
  3. [R23] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Great Streaming Feed!: I love this app. I can get quick updates on the weather and I love the WBRC weather team!!
  4. [R25] WBRC First Alert Weather 2/5 · US 🤷🏻‍♀️what’s wrong: Update: The radar is freezing and not showing the 24 hr forecast!! The app has not shown the news on time all week, why? Every since they have changed this app there have been troubles with normal news feeds showing. Hope they fix it cause it was a great local news app.
  5. [R14] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US WBRC WEATHER: Led by Wes Wyatt, one of the best teams to ever do it. The app is simple, easy to access, and knowledgeable. LOVE IT
  6. [R34] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Ad generator: Mainly for ad revenue. Screen is wayyy too busy.
  7. [R57] WBRC First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Local weather add machine: This app for one is way too busy for two slow to navigate but third and worst off filled with so many ads. The app is literally unusable. You wait through one or two ads just to click on what you want then a few seconds of Weather than another ad to navigate to another section it’s just ridiculous, it makes it way faster to look up the less accurate national weather, whi
  8. [R1] 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
  9. [R12] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Accuracy: Your accuracy on radar is not very good. You show rain when sun is out and sunny or cloudy during a storm. I try to use it for planning, but I don’t rely on it.
  10. [R18] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Needs work: The notification are off really bad and it seems there only concern is Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. The radar is off it will show clear and there’s rain.
  11. [R22] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Bad App: Does nothing but crash as soon as I open it. Over and over and over. Don’t even want to give it one star. Pure trash.
  12. [R13] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Ads make the videos almost unusable: In the title
  13. [R16] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Pay walls and Ads: WBRC used to provide minimal ads and paywalls, but now the Birmingham area could be overrun by terrirists while being blown away by a tornado during a minus 100 degree weather system before you can get to the news and weather. I’m done!
  14. [R19] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Just want the radar !: Stop all the complications and ads. Dang.
  15. [R3] 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.
  16. [R6] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US “Weather update”Notifications: I am tired , once again, of this app waking me up to tell me that there is a weather update in the app. Geesh, wake me up if a F5 tornado is barreling down on me but I have looked everywhere in the app to find where to turn that annoying announcement off. Can’t find, so I deleted the app this morning.
  17. [R47] WBRC First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Comment Keeps Getting Deleted: Very strange how my comment about how “Window Worlds” spam ads keeps getting deleted. God forbid there was a weather emergency and I needed to watch the latest video to get life saving information…BUT WAIT!!! You gotta watch this minute long ad of Window World first. Window world, window world, and more window world. Is Window World’s business hurting that bad fi
  18. [R72] FOX Weather 3/5 · US Event weather: FOX Weather never gets back to me to correct this issue Mother’s Day is tomorrow and I just got a pop-up again that the mother’s day weather is in two months. Would you please fix your event weather.
  19. [R31] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Garbage: For someone that works outside all day everyday. That looked to this app consistently for a month. The forecast IS wrong every single time. Its not accurate. Its a different forecast every 15-20minutes. I dont even understand why it lets you see the “future” forecast of what’s supposed to come if it changes.
  20. [R40] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Favorite app: Great app to have and accurate
  21. [R41] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Worst app ever: Downloaded app to get weather info. Mainly consists of ads. You can’t get through even one weather update video without multiple ads. I deleted it 10 minutes later. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Shame on you Fox 6. These things are supposed to be for weather news, not another income stream…..
  22. [R32] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US So many notifications!: I wish I could keep updates on for severe weather purposes, but you guys send me like 10 unimportant notifications per day at least. I had to turn them off :(
  23. [R33] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Alert: It’s a good weather app but they keep sending out useless messages. I don’t care about Matt opinion on St. Patrick’s day or Lauren’s opinion on Easter

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