# Action News Now Breaking News — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of Action News Now Breaking News by Allen Media Broadcasting, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 1,415 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/action-news-now-breaking-news/id1188041605/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/action-news-now-breaking-news/id1188041605.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,079 · 4★ 188 · 3★ 69 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 53 ## What do users think of Action News Now Breaking News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Best North State News - 👍 Professional news coverage - 👍 Early morning broadcast **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy app with crashes - 🐛 Slow performance - 🔒 Security issues with McAfee pop-ups - 🔍 Biased and poor-quality news coverage - 🔍 Too many ads and self-promotion **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent app crashes - Video playback issues - Outdated and incorrect news content - Deceptive and intrusive ads **Most requested features** - Improve video playback functionality - Better local news coverage - Enhance app stability and performance - Improve ad management and content - Provide better customer support ## Newest reviews (11 of 33) ### 2/5 — Could be better *2026-05-11* After downloading the App, the App freezes up. It cuts off after part of the episode, sometimes before half of the episode is completed. This happens on this App on all my devices and while on my WiFi and on cellular data. My other news Apps don’t do this. I stopped watching. Can’t figure out why this popped up. ### 2/5 — App is running slow and McAfee keeps popping up *2025-09-19* I don’t know if the app has a virus in it, but I received a McAfee notice after a couple days of the app running slow, so I uninstalled it, reinstalled the next day, and it’s still slow, and I got another notice of a virus (and trying to sell me McAfee). All my other apps are running fine. I tried ‘app support’ and it just sent me to the website, with no place to find support. ### 2/5 — Terrible *2025-09-17* Video won’t play unless app is open. Video won’t restart if another app is opened. ### 2/5 — General Articles *2025-06-26* The news articles need better editing. Too many typos and misspelled words. Focus more on local news rather than national news. ### 2/5 — Get some new ad content *2022-12-19, version 5.2* I’m done watching, constantly playing the ad for the grip, can’t you get local as content? This rims on a loop and plays over and over. I’m deleting this app. Going to KRCR news apl ### 2/5 — The New Ads Finally Made Me Delete This *2022-08-15, version 5.2* The new video ads that play every single time you open the app are ridiculous, just delete it and go to the website. This is one app that progressively got worse, not better. ### 2/5 — Too Much Self Promotion & Outdated PSAs *2021-09-24, version 5.2* Every time I open the “live” broadcast link, I get at least 5 minutes of self promotion and often outdated community event advertising. Now, I just click on the few newsworthy articles and weather report and skip the “live” broadcast. ### 1/5 — Irritating commercials *2021-08-18, version 5.2* With the new commercials I had to delete the app It’s not worth having to endure the casino app or the teen soap opera ad. I wish I could give negative stars ### 1/5 — Click Bate or News? *2021-06-19, version 5.2* If not paying attention the click bate is easily disguised as important news articles on this app. ### 2/5 — Need an Editor *2020-07-07, version 4.5* The typos and errors are constantly on the increase. When did grammar take such a low priority and is anyone smart enough to be embarrassed? ### 3/5 — Poorly designed App even after updates!!! *2018-01-18, version 4.0* What is so hard About publishing the News & Weather? Here it is Wednesday afternoon, Jan 17 2018, and they are telling me about MONDAY’s weather. But is it last Monday or next Monday? Who Cares right now about “Monday’s”weather! I just want to know about the current weather including maybe yesterday and tomorrow. What is the next storm going to bring? Also the big BANNER across the center of the screen doesn’t. The rest of the news app isn’t much better. Improve it or stop wasting your money and get rid of it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Adds and harassing antivirus mcAfee infection and tracking you on what you want to read and see *2025-09-28, version 7.1* It’s getting bad fake antivirus that attacks your phone and it’s mcAfee pop up harassment on reading news sites informing you I had to uninstall app to kill virus and all adds that well not closing and look out for mcAfee infection it affects android and iPhone this app is being hacked bye how or is just being censored to freedom of speech bye your government ### 1/5 — Very glitchy app *2025-09-22* This app is crashing all the time, it’s terrible.. You could be reading an article for 30 and it just reloads multiple times until it comes to an error page.. It’s very slow and totally unstable, what a disgrace to the news channel! ### 1/5 — Coverage you can’t count on *2025-09-16* Worst news ever except for kort, the only professional they employ! ### 1/5 — Extremely biased news *2025-06-01* The articles have improved now that AI is being used but the news source is clearly right wing biased in its wording. ### 1/5 — Terrible emergency updates *2024-07-03* The coverage of the developing Thompson fire through the app is horrendous. ### 1/5 — Poor app design and full of security flaws *2023-09-20, version 6.0* Too many advertisements and and phishing spam links not monitored by ActionNewsNow IT department. Very disconcerting and no thorough news stories to boot! I’m about to uninstall! ### 1/5 — Deceptive Ads “iPhone storage full warnings” *2023-03-08, version 5.2* The Action News Now app allows ads to run that are deceptive with false warnings to appear as if they are coming from your phone. An ad on March 8, 2023 6:50am repeats the message “storage almost full clean your phone right now” and a “clean it now!” button (a website link) is in the center of the screen. Fortunately I have some tech knowledge and know my phone has plenty of storage but I would be concerned for seniors or parents etc… seeing this. Also with the rate of fraud increasing it makes me concerned that if Action News Now allows ads with links like this on its app that they are not aware to eliminate bad actors who use deception to trick Action News Now customers into clicking on links. ### 1/5 — Action news *2022-09-17* I had this ap on my phone and it worked fine and then it got infected with a Trump Ad that wouldn’t go away and wouldn’t let the news info come through. So I had to delete the ap. I deleted and reloaded it 5 times and now the ads will play but after that they won’t go away. I am really frustrated. I will probably have to delete again and just keep it off! ### 1/5 — Another buggy news app from a Mayberry news station *2021-10-21, version 5.2* Need I say more? ### 1/5 — Can’t Be Worse *2021-08-19, version 5.2* Had it with your intrusive ads. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best North State News *2025-09-26* You have KRCR beat hands down. You cover Redding News better than they do. 👍 ### 5/5 — 5:00 AM daily *2025-05-30* We really appreciate the early AM broadcast with Kelly and Cort each weekday. ### 5/5 — Our News *2024-09-10* I thank you for keeping us upto date on everything going on in All of Our little towns up here on the Ridge. I see your lil car up in Paradise Pines sometimes and look forward to seeing what has happened. One of the things I keep asking is how come PGE doesn’t think all of Paradise Pines doesn’t deserve to have Our Electric lines put underground, where I live is a Direct path when the WINDS from Jarbo Gap blows. The wind actually shifted, the fire came up the back side of Rosewood then shifted slightly and got the Lower Paradise Pines and we didn’t burn up. But we had burnt leaves all over our 1/3 of an acre. We were stuck up here the traffic was horrible, ppls cars ran out of gas blocking road and our cars were packed and had no room to offer them rides lots of ppl were walking to get away we had to go up through Inskip and over to Hwy 32 it took over 8 hrs We got PTSD and after the Get Ready Evacuation order from The Park Fire I want to move away but can’t. We cut down trees around the 3 sides of fencing but both neighbors have lots of trees and stuff that is So flammable. Yes some company came around to cut down trees that PGE DEEMED TO CLOSE WE WERE GLAD. BUT we know the fire areas recatch fire as the Park Fire proved it can happen. So Don’t you think that PGE should put all of our power lines underground. Are we not just as Important as the lower Pines? Then to top it off our Insurance cancelled us and said because we live on a Cul-du- sac we had to have a Special Cal Fire insurance which we bought for a few months but we had to cancel because we could not afford it, you either pay for medicare and groceries or Insurance but can't do both. We are not the only ones this happened to. AND ALL THE STORIES of the Deaths up here 85 PEOPLE DIED THAT DAY and 1 more died in the hospital. His Wife died in the fire. All the heroes who saved all the school children, I Thank every day Not 1 child was killed ❤️ I used to work for the School District and Safeway and knew so many that died its hard to live here seeing some of there family, it just makes me cry survivor's guilt. Someone built all the White Crosses to represent those who died and then took them down saying They will make a Memorial for them but that hasn't happened why promise that and then Never followed thru with it. Built a short wall by the triangle stop downtown Paradise but NEVER FINISHED im sorry i have rattled on but these are issues that need to be addressed. PGE WAS NEGLIGENT and i really despise them for what they have done and they had the nerve to complain about not getting their Bonuses. So PGE GAVE IT TO THEM. CAN you explain why any of this has not been addressed ? Thank You for listening, Paradise Pines Home Owner WHO IS DISILLUSIONED UP ON THE RIDGE LINDA SUE ### 5/5 — KEEPING INFORMED *2024-07-30* REALLY APPRECIATE THE THROUGH REPORTS, GIVEN AND UPDATES . LIKE THAT WE THE PUBLIC CAN DOWNLOAD THE APP, AND NOT ONLY GET UPDATES BUT LOCATE OUR PERSONAL ZONE AREA WHEN WE ARE IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION ,TO FOLLOW ,IF WE ARE IN THE EVACUATION AREA OR WARNING AREA. THANK YOU, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO . ### 5/5 — Very Professional *2024-07-11* I appreciate the professionalism of Action News. Good job guys. ### 5/5 — Krista *2024-07-01* I like the News coming up right away on local fires. Campfire survivor and Chico Humboldt fire survivor in 2008, and Dixie Fire and my horse is near along Long Bar Rd, and there is one there working on in that area. Great work n to our fire fighters. I appreciate the professionalism ### 4/5 — Not bad, could be better though *2019-07-11* I like this app overall, but lately some stories aren’t missing anything but the photo. The load icon just keeps spinning, and it’s kind of frustrating because it seems to only happen on the stories I care about, lol Also: why ON EARTH are the only video ads FOR Action News Now? We obviously already watch/read ANN, otherwise we wouldn’t even have the app in the first place. It’s just redundant, repetitive, and annoying, cuz it’s always the same dang ad. WE GET IT. YOU ARE ACTION NEWS NOW. Please stop beating us over the head with it! Maybe offer ad slots to local businesses instead? You’d make money on those sales as opposed to wasting the ad space to shamelessly plugging yourselves, and people in the community MIGHT actually benefit from it. Just a thought. ### 4/5 — What what *2017-01-21* At a certain time of a video it stops randomly I did everything reset my phone nothing safe mode nothing close the app nothing but the vid says it's still going but it's not ### 3/5 — Poor quality *2024-07-03* I love listening to the Action News Now on the app, However, I cannot watch it on full screen, if I get out of the app for a few seconds, the screen turns black and spins and spins having to restart the news from the beginning if I’m not watching live… Also? Pretty often I have to delete and remove the app off my phone as it starts given me trouble to ‘turn it on’ to watch news at any time. ### 3/5 — Needs Work *2020-04-28* A news story notification come on the screen and I click on it. One would think it would open the app and take you to the story. But not always and then you can’t find the news you were interested to see. Try the search, stories from last year pop up, but not the current news. I can’t go back a re-tap the notification because that’s gone too. The item I was interested in was real relevant to something happening now, I won’t even care tomorrow. The app is titled Action News “NOW” isn’t it? --- *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 2026-09-08.*