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Looks great but it’s not
Interface looks great however if you enjoy reading your news this app stinks. All the serious news stories are hidden between fluff and good-feely junk. Give me top US news, top local news, etc.. Every time you read an article and then go back, you return to the top of the stories list. Every time you scroll through the list of stories and a new ad loads, you are returned to the top of the stories list. It’s so frustrating I’m deleting the app. WTHR used to be my go to news source but I just can’t with this app.Show lessMckinnna
New 13 App
Not a fan of this app. Where are the sports? I must of missed it going thru the pages of stories. Not located at the bottom of my screen like the weather. Also not sure what favorited means. Not in my dictionary. Must mean “favorite”. Need to check your spelling and try using this app before releasing it.Show lesswammaw44
Please bring back old features
I agree with other reviewers. You are my favorite news channel, but this app is not helpful. I used the traffic map all the time and preferred it over Waze. I liked narrowing by category. The new layout looks nice but isn’t nearly as useful as the old app. Will switch to another local news app if it isn’t fixed soon, which makes me sad.Show lessAndersonResident
Disappointed - do UX testing
Well shoot. WTHR is by far my favorite news channel. But your app doesn’t live up in quality.
I submitted multiple reviews for the last app saying I hated getting an alert about a live, breaking news conference only to then be forced to sit thru a 15 second ad before seeing the live stream (plus sometimes the ad was highly inappropriate given the topic of breaking news). By the time I joined, I was about 30 seconds late and missed the “headline statement.”
Now, EACH STORY has a 15 sec ad. Come on, man!
Plus, gone are the icons leading us to the specific topic we want to know about (traffic, sports, closings, etc.) I’d also add that the click-bait fake news stories are not worth the $$ they give you to be present. I can tell the difference between the stories but will every user? Do you really want them going around saying, “So, WTHR reported that a leading surgeon says we can clean our bowels with 2 simple tricks!!”
I assume you’ve already invested in this new developer and can’t go backwards in design. But please - moving forward, do some User Experience testing with your client base to see what WE want, not what helps your bottom line.
I’ll keep the app for now to watch for design changes but I certainly won’t be coming here as a routine until then.Show lessZ'Mary
Do you guys use your own app? Horrible
Folks, I didn’t think it could get worse. As you scroll it repeats articles, just terrible. Come on, please resolve your issues. News wise you’re always top notch, but this app forces me to go elsewhere. And once I leave, I may not come back. Please please please help.
Eat your own dog food, and run your own app and pretend as if it’s the only news feed you will read. Within minutes you’ll stop using your own app. Sad. Technology is usually an enabler, in this case it’s ruining your brand.Show lessDave Rosenthal
Hate the new look
I haven’t used this app much, but so far I liked the old one better. This one is hard to navigate and seems to be similar to social media in how it curates what you see. I want to see it all! Let me decide by clicking what news I want to read. I really hate the new app. I have downloaded an app from a competitor and will be using it for local news and weather insteadShow lessBlessedRitch
Not A Fan of the New Update
The app is not well organized. The original map had everything visible and easy to find. I’m most disappointed with the travel section. I used that part of the app all the time locally and when traveling.Daisy Duke 1
2020 WTHR App Review
This App is so much better than the previous version. The information is easy to navigate through, the images are more crisp and
the bug that plagued the previous version seems to be fixed.R from the states
