Amy E Tansel 2
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
I don't use this app very often since I watch the news on my tv & very little on this app. I'm giving 5 ⭐s based on what I remember of the old app up to the current version. I don't remember a lot about the 2017 version, but based on what I see currently, it is much improved. The settings, I believe, are more streamlined, but at the same time, there seem to be more choices than the 2017 version. Also, I have noticed there's more local news for me since I've moved a few times since then.
Joni Pemberton 8
Monday, January 19, 2026
For previous version: WTHR outshines the rest. It is by far the easiest app to use. It gives a lot of info in a very simple to use format that includes all the different categories of news. Quick and easy to find what I'm looking for and breaking news texts. What more do you need? UPDATE 01/19/2026 This update is horrible! What used to be my favorite local news app has been rendered useless! I want the old format back with news I could read! I will watch TV if I want video.
Chris Findley 46
Monday, October 12, 2020
It is simply atrocious trying to get the video forecast to play on this glorified web-browser. This station has the best forecast models around, but this recent app design is a big failure. For starters it takes forever to navigate to the video forecast, which ends up just being a mirror of the standard website (which works fine on a PC browser by the way). Then trying to play the video is a trip back to the 90s. The video queues forever, then plays 4 seconds, repeat. I make sure I'm on Wi-Fi, set quality to lowest, it doesn't help. I'm done with this one. Please let me know when you've brought in a new app team and I'll gladly check in again.
J. M. Swinford 1
Monday, July 20, 2020
Update_June 2020 update made me uninstall the app. Finding actual news was difficult and app is hard to navigate. New app focus on ads and clickbait, no thanks. Previous review from 2015-Best local traffic, easy to use and intuitive. Only need one app for news, weather and traffic. Only downside is loose definition for push notifications, not every story deserves a notification, so that's always disabled for me. Letting me choose which notifications to receive would change to 5 stars.
A Google user 35
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Almost useless due to slow speed. I recieved a notification from this app today. I decided to time its response. When I pressed the notification the logo appeared. It took just over two minutes to change screens. I then got a notice that told me it could not reach the Internet. I pressed the "Try Again" button (I knew nothing was wrong with my connection (I am an IT professional). After 61 seconds it connected, the ads appeared, but not the story. After another 38 seconds the story came thru.
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