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KPRC 2 Weather vs First Alert 4 Weather

KPRC 2 Weather 4.8★ · Free to download 30
Winner First Alert 4 Weather
First Alert 4 Weather 4.7★ · Free to download 65

First Alert 4 Weather is the better choice for reliable weather information and fewer intrusive ads, despite some performance issues, as KPRC 2 Weather's recent updates have severely impacted its usability and core features.

Full reviews: KPRC 2 Weather · First Alert 4 Weather

KPRC 2 Weather has suffered significantly from recent updates, leading to widespread complaints about crashing, a confusing interface, and a broken radar, while First Alert 4 Weather, despite its own issues with ads and occasional bugs, is generally more reliable and user-friendly, especially for critical weather alerts.

Head to head

Features edge: First Alert 4 WeatherR5R6R9R11
KPRC 2 Weather Users of KPRC 2 Weather are highly dissatisfied with recent changes to the radar, specifically the removal of the 'future cast' or future track feature, making it difficult to see where storms are heading R5R29. Many also report issues with the 10-day forecast not fitting on screen and the inability to easily add or find humidity information R9R14. The app also lacks landscape mode for iPad users R6R11R23R54.
First Alert 4 Weather First Alert 4 Weather users appreciate its weather alerts and the ability to tune into live coverage . However, some users wish for an allergy forecast and a radar screen that shows the entire country . There are also complaints about the radar being inaccurate or not showing future movement R61.
Ease of Use edge: First Alert 4 WeatherR12R14R16R18
KPRC 2 Weather KPRC 2 Weather's recent updates have made the app complicated, confusing, and clunky to navigate R12R16R18. Users struggle to find information, with some stating it takes days to figure out the new interface R18. The app's new layout is described as a 'big mess' and 'useless' by many R14.
First Alert 4 Weather First Alert 4 Weather is generally considered easy to use , with users appreciating having information at their fingertips . However, some find the UI/UX could be better, with issues like blue temperatures being hard to see against a grey background . The app also resets to the home screen after leaving and returning, which is annoying .
Reliability edge: First Alert 4 WeatherR1R4R5R10
KPRC 2 Weather KPRC 2 Weather has significant reliability issues, with constant crashing R1R10 and the app not opening at all for some users R10. The radar often freezes, doesn't load, or only shows past and present weather, making it useless for tracking storms R5R15R29R37. Users also report inaccurate forecasts R4R18 and incorrect location detection .
First Alert 4 Weather First Alert 4 Weather experiences bugs like the app breaking every few months , radar freezing or going blank , and videos not loading or having no sound . Some users report incorrect temperature readings and radar being inaccurate or showing snow in July . However, many users find the alerts accurate and helpful .
Price/Value edge: First Alert 4 WeatherR7R12R20R24
KPRC 2 Weather KPRC 2 Weather is free to download but users are extremely frustrated by the overwhelming number of full-screen pop-up ads that interrupt content and make the app unusable R7R12R20R24. Many feel the app has become a 'money grabber' rather than a useful weather tool R24.
First Alert 4 Weather First Alert 4 Weather is also free, but users frequently complain about ads interrupting live weather coverage, especially during severe weather events like tornado warnings R61R66R69. Some find the ads make the app slow to load and defeat the purpose of immediate alerts .
Support tieR5R12R15R17
KPRC 2 Weather Some KPRC 2 Weather users acknowledge that developers have fixed radar issues in previous updates R5, suggesting some responsiveness. However, a large volume of recent negative reviews indicates that current issues, especially regarding the new interface and radar functionality, have not been adequately addressed or have worsened with updates R5R12R15R17.
First Alert 4 Weather First Alert 4 Weather users occasionally report bugs and wish for fixes, such as lightning alerts not turning off or the app breaking every few months . There is no direct evidence of developer interaction, but the consistent complaints about ads during critical weather suggest these concerns are not being fully addressed.
Pick KPRC 2 Weather if

You are willing to contend with significant usability issues, frequent crashes, and intrusive ads in the hope that future updates will restore its previous functionality, which some users remember fondly .

Pick First Alert 4 Weather if

You prioritize receiving timely weather alerts and appreciate local meteorologist forecasts, and are willing to tolerate occasional bugs and ads, even if they sometimes interrupt critical information .

Evidence note: KPRC 2 Weather's lifetime rating is high, but recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative, indicating a significant drop in quality after recent updates. Many reviews explicitly state that the high rating reflects the 'old version' of the app . First Alert 4 Weather has a slightly lower lifetime rating, but its recent reviews are more balanced, with consistent complaints about ads but also praise for its core functionality.

Frequently asked

Are there many ads in KPRC 2 Weather?
Yes, KPRC 2 Weather is heavily criticized for having too many full-screen pop-up ads that interrupt content and make the app nearly unusable R7R24R43R45.
Does First Alert 4 Weather have ads?
Yes, First Alert 4 Weather includes ads, and users frequently complain that these ads interrupt live weather coverage, especially during severe weather events like tornado warnings, making it difficult to access critical information immediately R61R66R69R72.
Is the radar reliable in KPRC 2 Weather?
No, many users report that the radar in KPRC 2 Weather is no longer reliable after recent updates, often freezing, not loading, or only showing past and present weather without a future forecast, which makes it useless for tracking storms R5R15R29R37.
Can I use KPRC 2 Weather on my iPad in landscape mode?
No, KPRC 2 Weather no longer supports landscape mode on iPads after recent updates, forcing users to view content in portrait orientation, even when their device is set to landscape R6R11R23R54.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] KPRC 2 Weather 4/5 · US Latest Update Fixed Radar Issue: *****Update*** 7/22/25 Latest update has fixed radar issue! Thank you KPRC 2 & developers for listening to your users! ******Update 6/22/25 update released 2 weeks ago ruined Radar feature of app. It lingers thru past & stops at NOW! So you now have no way to see where storm may be heading. This makes the app useless to me as I used it multiple times a day during s
  2. [R6] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US Screen Orientation: App doesn’t detect my iPad’s landscape (widescreen) orientation and rotates to portrait (vertical) as soon as it opens. Displays everything sideways! Been a problem since the new version was released. Fix it!
  3. [R9] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US Add Quick Access to Humidity Please: Opening page is a visual scramble. And I’d like to see the humidity or dew point or wet bulb figures. If they are there I cannot easily find them. Thanks
  4. [R11] KPRC 2 Weather 4/5 · US Please add landscape mode for iPad: When the app opens, it shows briefly in landscape mode and immediately converts to portrait mode. iPad is set up to change mode as I turn iPad different directions and works on all other apps, but not this one
  5. [R12] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US Bring the old version back please!: The update that just happened this spring is not great. The new look for the user interface is confusing and clunky to navigate, the new radar seems to have poorer quality and full screen pop up ads with countdowns before you can exit out of them seem to be more frequent. At least to local weather notifications and alerts still seem to function the same.
  6. [R14] KPRC 2 Weather 5/5 · US Hate it!!: Worst update ever. New style and design is useless. Has a razor thin bar to select what should/used to be in a menu. You can barely select what you want. The 10 day forecast is now horizontal so it doesn’t even fit in the screen. The whole update is just dumb and useless.
  7. [R16] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Latest Update: Do not care for update….cannot type in location! Have to go to stupid map and find city on map by enlarging map….Useless and time consuming Very confusing to use and will probably delete Why did y’all ruin a good thing!!!!!!
  8. [R18] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US Disappointed: This new version could have used a tutorial. Took me days to figure it out. I don’t like the new radar map. Today the app says we have a 20% chance of rain all day and my husband’s app (old version) says we have a 71% chance! Hmm… which one do we go by? This is the reason I can’t give a better rating. When you fix one of the apps to sync with the other to give the exact same
  9. [R1] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Beansiesdaddy: This version of the app crashes constantly
  10. [R4] KPRC 2 Weather 2/5 · US The worst forecasting: How this app has so many five stars is beyond me. Must be paid reviews because the KPRC weather guy, Anthony Yáñez, rarely gets the forecast right. As I sit here typing this, the app says 20% chance of rain all day yet it’s storming at my house. Last night, Yanez said the rain would be gone by 4 am yet here we are at 9:15 am with thunder and pouring rain. If I did my job as
  11. [R10] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Won’t even open on iPhone 16 with IOS 26: The app won’t even open. I have always had problems with it crashing, but after upgrade to IOS 26, the KPRC weather app won’t even open. It gets to the welcome screen and then disappears.
  12. [R7] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Horrible Now: Deleted! Re-uploaded after last deletion and staying away. Now way way too many ads and they take up the entire screen plus my virus protection often blocks and/or warns on these ad websites also some cause my camera to engage. Too bad - deleted forever now
  13. [R20] KPRC 2 Weather 5/5 · US New Weather: Sorry the radar you use to have was better. And all the ads you have to go through to get what you are looking forREALLY?
  14. [R24] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Don't waste your time!: Update: tried once more tonight during severe weather. Could not get past the repeated ads to look at the radar. Deleted it from my phone. Do not waste your time. It's a money grabber - not a lifesaver! This was a strong app when Frank Billingsley was still there. Now it's awful and full of ads to get to anything important, like the radar. Not worth the wasted time when th
  15. [R15] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US Delayed radar: Your radar map is lagging minutes behind and only showing rain after it’s happened. I miss the old app
  16. [R17] KPRC 2 Weather 4/5 · US Bring Back Previous Radar, Please: I have always used this app as my primary resource for local weather. Some of the new updates are beneficial but I really enjoyed the previous version of the radar. It provided a better experience, and with the optional overlays, such as FutureCast, it was much more useful and projected further into the future. Current radar appears almost cartoonish. Thanks!
  17. [R43] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Tooo Many Ads: Delete this app now
  18. [R45] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Waste of precious time: Way too many adds. When I open this I want weather NOW. NOT 5 ADDS LATER. Even when I’m not in a hurry you watch a bunch of adds then barely Any content before it breaks for ANOTHER ADD. Disgusted.
  19. [R61] First Alert 4 Weather 2/5 · US Conflicting information, ad prioritized: Could literally be dangerous in bad weather that the advertising sponsor takes up the entire screen so long. (Duh, just have the ad at the top or bottom of the screen continuously.) And regular future radar and 24-hr radar conflict, even in the supposed current status.
  20. [R66] First Alert 4 Weather 3/5 · US Bogus: I can never see the video about the weather - there’s always an ad running instead of the storm warning I want/need to see.
  21. [R69] First Alert 4 Weather 3/5 · US Ok: When watching live for tornado warnings, it’s not helpful to bring up ads in the middle of watching to see where it’s at. Not happy
  22. [R72] First Alert 4 Weather 3/5 · US Live stream: It’s great to have a mobile app that live streams severe weather when you’re in the basement, but putting multiple ads on your live stream every 3-5 minutes is not a great idea. people need to know where and when a tornado is going to hit their town in that moment. And the ads also mess up the live stream causing it to go black, causing me to restart the app repeatedly. I know ads br
  23. [R29] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Radar: Don’t know what they did with their update but the Weather Radar used to be great but it is useless now. It only shows about an hour or so before the current time and then stops at the current time and no longer shows storms conditions moving forward, as it used to show. Get the Doppler Radar or Houston Weather 26 apps and the Radar will show storms conditions about 1-2 hours forward, so m
  24. [R37] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Radar doesn’t work!: Terrible update. Radar freezes and doesn’t work. I have to slide the bar to get the radar to work because it won’t play or load. Took away the future feature so now you have to click back and forth between current and future weather. I use to love this app but now it’s horrible.
  25. [R23] KPRC 2 Weather 3/5 · US What happened to landscape view!?!: Please bring back landscape view for app!
  26. [R54] KPRC 2 Weather 1/5 · US Doesn’t work for me since new version came out: I use my iPad in landscape mode since I have a keyboard attached to it. This app no longer works in landscape mode (it used to in old version) so I downloaded another local Houston news channel weather app that works in landscape mode.

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