First Alert 4
Stay up-to-date with local news, weather, and traffic updates.
by Gray Television Group, Inc.
iPhone · iPad
Quick verdict
- What it is
- First Alert 4 provides the latest news and sports headlines, geo-targeted weather and traffic updates, and allows users to activate notifications for breaking news and severe weather alerts.
- Best for
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- someone who wants local news and weather updates
- commuters who want traffic updates
- At a glance
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- Free to download
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- News
- Weather
AppCorpus categories
Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| Weather alerts | Yes | Free | — |
From listing
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Screens
App Store
12 store screenshots
Pricing & paywalls
App Store
- Free
Ratings & reviews
App Store
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5/5Gail
I'm very satisfied with the KMOV App. I mainly installed it so I could view my local weather about an hour north of St. Louis at any time & it's great! I've always watched KMOV news & CBS programming. I especially like the Streaming Live. Sometimes there seems like a lot of notifications, but I'm probably trying to concentrate & it's bothersome then. All in all it's good... just please start adding the actual barometric pressure for us with arthritis. It's very key to understanding why on earth we woke up practically 'crippled' it seems sometimes! Thanks you guys & gals!!
grammagh · 4 Sep 2026
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1/5Click bait, advertising, and maybe news
If you enjoy advertising, clickbait and little to no local news download this. The. Settings for controlling the app work half the time. Much of the advertising is not clearly labeled as such and tuns out to be clickbait to some ridiculous never ending scrolling nonsense. Download this app to waste your time and device storage and internet bandwidth. Utterly devoid of value. setting for turning off autoplay of videos does not work. Any excuse that these are not KMOV videos but third party videos is lame and stupid. If I apply a setting to turn a feature off then it should be off, not some obscure exception or undefined meaning. News under the local heading includes news in STL AND everywhere in the US and world without even the most tenuous link to STL.
mathgician · 4 Sep 2026
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2/5So many ads
I used to like this app so I could see my local news since I don’t have television. But every time I open the app, I have to sit through an ad, and then once I get loaded into the app, any articles I click on, another ad. It’s frustrating, especially when I am on the go and something pops up about avoiding an area due to traffic or police presence and I’m forced to sit through two ads before I can get the details. Same thing for weather alerts INCLUDING tornado warnings, so to watch live coverage while trying to usher my children downstairs Im having to watch ads before I can get to the live coverage of what’s happening.
KelseyColley · 4 Sep 2026
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1/5Bring the old app back!!
Recent updates have made this app go from a 5+ app to a 1 at best! Outside temperature used to be displayed on the main screen when the app opened. Now I can’t easily find it if at all. It WAS nice opening the app and seeing the current outside temperature right on the main screen. The radar section used to provide multiple radars. Now it only displays “metro” radar and when it was raining yesterday the radar loop was from 9 hours PRIOR when it was NOT raining. HORRIBLE layout and I will most likely delete this app as it has gone from extremely useful to extremely useLESS. Bring back the features that made the old app fantastic!! Some things should be left alone!
Mr. GT4 · 4 Sep 2026
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2/5Bring back the old weather app!
The changes make using this app so much less efficient than the older version. I have to navigate thru a bunch of unwanted stuff just to do a quick check of the radar before leaving the house or when storms are approaching. I haven’t figured out yet how to view the 10-day forecast for making plans for future outings. This new version is messy and not the least user friendly. Stop stuffing it with ads and junk and just give us the weather reports we need or I am gong to have to find a better weather app. Sad because I lived the old version. It was such a great every day asset.
Avid Uset · 4 Sep 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Privacy
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Accessibility
No accessibility labels collected yet.
Versions
App Store
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130.4.10
General fixes and performance enhancements
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130.4.8
Fix for an issue with closings banner
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130.4.9
General fixes and performance enhancements
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131.0.1
General fixes and performance enhancements
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131.0.2
Fixed an issue where push notifications were not opening to the correct pages. General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.10
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.11
Improvement to livestreams in webview
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135.0.12
Change to iPad splash screen images
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135.0.13
Station branding update
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135.0.14
Changes to the livestream player
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135.0.15
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.3
A fix for push notifications not taking users to the correct page
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135.0.4
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.5
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.6
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.7
- Improvement for notification badges on device homescreen - Improvement for notifications in the in-app inbox
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135.0.8
General fixes and performance enhancements
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135.0.9
General fixes and performance enhancements
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136.0.0
Welcome to the redesigned app! Get the latest news directly on the home screen, easy-to-find live news and weather video and instant notifications about what’s important to you.
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136.0.2
Improvements to the video players
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136.0.3
Corrected the look of splash screen images Added support for some embeds in stories Addressed issues with some images being cut off in stories Addressed issue causing users to not be able to share stories
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136.0.4
Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen. Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices. Video playlists now display all videos correctly Improved video playback reliability.
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136.0.5
Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen. Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices. Video playlists now display all videos correctly Improved video playback reliability.
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136.0.6
Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen. Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices. Video playlists now display all videos correctly Improved video playback reliability. General bug fixes and performance improvements.
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136.0.7
· 15 Jul 2026
Improvements to the video player, including addressing a crash caused when using video controls
Alternatives
- ClickOnDetroit - WDIV Local 4 — Same category + similar ratings
- WIVB News 4 - Buffalo — Same category + similar ratings
Availability by market
- US
Data quality & evidence
- Page completeness
- Independent summary published
- Last verified
- 4 Sep 2026
- Sources
- App Store