# ABC7 Chicago News & Weather — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of ABC7 Chicago News & Weather by Disney Electronic Content, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 29,121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abc7-chicago-news-and-weather/id402259941/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abc7-chicago-news-and-weather/id402259941.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24,139 · 4★ 2,758 · 3★ 803 · 2★ 375 · 1★ 1,046 ## What do users think of ABC7 Chicago News & Weather? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Informative news content - 🚀 Easy to navigate app - 💡 Helpful weather and traffic updates - 🔍 Comprehensive local news coverage **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes - 🔇 Automatic video playback with no volume control - 💤 Outdated or missing news stories - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - Location services not working properly - Notification issues and badge indicators - Feedback form not loading - Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Customizable news feed preferences - Offline content availability - Improved search functionality - Landscape mode support for videos ## Newest reviews (17 of 117) ### 3/5 — Criticism *2026-04-25, version 8.86.0* You tell us to visit your ap to find drop off locations for obsolete drugs. I cannot find the site nor a way to search for it. ### 4/5 — Still have some bugs to fix *2025-03-19, version 8.60.0* I like the app and that I can listen to the weather reports or other news on my time. However, switching to different videos is a problem on my iPhone. I can still hear the previous video in the background, after I close it out. So I have to close the app completely to make the ghost audio stop and start watching a new news reel. ### 1/5 — Request for severe weather warning settings *2025-02-26, version 8.59.0* Hi We need more severe weather settings like Tornado watch toggles and Tornado Warning toggles, severe thunderstorm watch and severe thunderstorm warnings toggles. I don’t see any severe weather toggles. This app has too many ad toò. Can you make those changes please? I really going appreciate it. Thanks Patrick O’Came ### 1/5 — Full of spelling and grammar errors *2025-02-17, version 8.58.0* I find at least 1 spelling or grammar error daily. Apparently there are no more editors for this application. ### 1/5 — Holy smokes the ads are sooooo many *2025-01-17, version 8.56.0* Just trying to watch 5 minutes worth of news and hit with 3 minutes worth of ads everytime — I don’t know how people put up with this?! I’ll pay to have to ads removed at this point…. ### 3/5 — ABC News *2024-12-21, version 8.55.0* There are way to many ads and the topics don’t line up with the reports…very frustrating ### 2/5 — Articles not linked correctly *2024-12-16, version 8.55.0* Whenever I try to click on a notification for a news alert, it takes me to an unrelated article within the App and I’m not able to find what I’m looking for ### 1/5 — Annoying Notifications and Lack of Customization *2024-11-29, version 8.53.0* The notifications from ABC 7 have gotten very annoying, to the point where I’m almost ready to turn them off and/or delete the app. I have never watched Good Morning America and I’m not about to start. I do NOT want, nor care, about what the morning show is talking about, yet now I get a notification every morning about it. Let me turn off specific topics or I’ll delete the app completely and move to a different local news app. ### 2/5 — Don’t like the new app *2024-09-11, version 8.47.0* Nooo! There are so many spelling and grammar errors. Spell check or use AI to write the stories. It’s not professional. ### 1/5 — Former life long abc news browser *2024-09-11, version 8.47.0* After the debate tonight I am deleting my abc 7 Chicago app. What a way to throw away all creditably as a journalist. ### 1/5 — Useless *2024-07-29, version 8.45.0* None of the news stories will open ### 1/5 — Rate app *2024-04-12, version 8.36.0* New format is terrible! ### 2/5 — New ABC7 News app Layout *2024-03-05, version 8.34.0* The new layout is not as customer friendly as the old layout used to be. The snapshot of each video was larger in size and much easier to see. Also, I was able to open the first article and be able to continuously scroll to the end. Now, I have to open and then close each article to get to the next one. Unless, I’m missing some special settings I can use to change this, I’m very disappointed with this new layout. ### 1/5 — Too many commercials *2024-03-03, version 8.34.0* Live stream now starts with minutes of commercials- no thanks I’ll go elsewhere ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2024-02-16, version 8.33.0* For over a week now this app has not opened for me. I’m so mad that I can’t see Val and Terrell at 7am! I don’t know what happened. I deleted the app and then reinstalled it but no luck! ### 1/5 — Advertising inappropriate content *2024-02-12, version 8.32.0* Advertising inappropriate, miss-leading, content. ### 1/5 — ?? *2024-01-27, version 8.31.0* Not working. After upgrade. Blue screen ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-03-26, version 8.83.0* Possibly the worst “news” app from a third-rate news organization that is completely one-sided. They are too cowardly to report on what’s really going on. ### 1/5 — Deleting Disney News *2026-01-27, version 8.78.1* Most biased news station since Disney took over. Plus the overwhelming amount of ads make this app intolerable. Deleting immediately. Used to be really good. ### 1/5 — Audio Delays For Months and Getting Worse *2025-11-19, version 8.78.0* ABC7 is my preferred station but there have been unaddressed issues with the audio not matching the timing of the video for months now and the audio delays are getting worse, up to several seconds of delay. It’s become so unwatchable on streaming that I use CBS now instead. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-09-21, version 8.73.0* Weather Cheryl should be sent to a C market where she belongs. And whoever made this app that rarely works. ### 1/5 — Poor rating *2025-09-17, version 8.73.0* Often unable to tap on to preferred story; takes you to another story. Also many typos ### 1/5 — commercial *2025-09-15, version 8.72.0* The amount of commercial on ABC7 are ridiculous! ### 1/5 — Honest feedback *2025-07-20, version 8.69.0* Can you please do something about your app / website? Whenever a breaking news items is sent you click on the app and that story is nowhere to be found or buried in the app. This isn’t the case with other tv stations ### 1/5 — Pointless *2025-07-05, version 8.67.0* Most of the stories are so poorly written and abridged that they're pointless. A third-grader could produce better journalism. ### 1/5 — Notification does not open story *2025-03-28, version 8.61.0* Please fix one pressing on news story notification from the home screen, it opens the app, but I have to search for the story sometimes I can’t even find it. Kind of useless notifications. ### 1/5 — Switched to Channel 2 *2025-03-19, version 8.60.0* Due to slanted reporting and fake Sheryl Burton. We miss Mark. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mornings Inspired! Every morning I’m inspired and excited to join the experience of current events *2026-02-25, version 8.81.0* I am seriously empowered for my day and well aware of current events wherever I watch ABC channel 7 news chicago! Just want to applaud your team and crew! Superb job keeping the public informed and aware! I know the cast crew each by name and look forward to seeing everyone daily!! Great Job! ### 5/5 — Love Chicago’s 1 News! *2024-11-17, version 8.52.0* WLS-TV is Chicago’s #1 news, bringing Chicagoans the latest on breaking news, weather, sports and entertainment. It’s the only station I turn to because I trust their team of dedicated reporters and anchors. ### 5/5 — Good News App *2024-05-25, version 8.39.0* Thanks Chicago, this is a good app check the news everyday ### 5/5 — Doppler max broke *2023-07-12, version 8.18.0* Doppler max has been stuck at 9:47 am for two weeks now ### 5/5 — Great Paper sorry to say priced out our budget now. *2023-05-16, version 7.25* Sorry to leave rhe morning paper ### 5/5 — Channel 7 *2023-05-15, version 7.25* I love it. ### 5/5 — Great station *2023-05-12, version 7.25* A great station, from news to entertainment they have it all. All day long there is always something to watch and learn. ### 5/5 — Spam thought was news *2023-05-11, version 7.25* In your news was an article for stimulus for 2023 so I thought I was filling in my information to see if I was eligible. Turns out it was an advertisement for a insurance agency. Not happy. ### 5/5 — American Broadcast Corporation in Chicago *2022-11-06, version 7.25* I avidly streamline, as you probably are aware of, I enjoy how broadcast journalism majors and communication majors spread their wings in the metropolis. I am curious about the weather maps, and traffic maps. I look forward to viewing a creative image once in a while. ABC is huge, you must have contracts, that provide the quality and motivation, that keeps us going! John Corona, author Urbanization of the Chicana and Chicano during the latter half of the Twentieth Century in Chicago, IL PS a copy of my 54 page book was sent to ABC Channel 7 in Chicago. Please feel free to contact me for a media promotion. ### 5/5 — One of the best ABC news apps in the world *2022-08-28* Bring back the ABC 7 Alarm clock app for Chicago and New York. I loved those apps. If the alarm clock apps are brought back, bring in more ABC7CHICAGO and ABC7NEWYORK news people for the app. I love how there’s video footage of every news story. There should be a section for UK news and Australia news & other sections for news on other countries. I love how the video is included in every news report. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*