# BBC News Hausa — user reviews

> 17 indexed App Store user reviews of BBC News Hausa by Zeno Media LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 1,052 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bbc-news-hausa/id1241224492/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bbc-news-hausa/id1241224492.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 802 · 4★ 127 · 3★ 66 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 31

## What do users think of BBC News Hausa?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Nice and important application
- 👍 Opportunity to listen to missed live programs
- 👍 Interesting and important information

**Cons**

- ⏱️ Slow updates
- 🔒 Advertisements inserted by third-party editor

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Delayed updates despite uninstalling and reinstalling the app
- Unable to listen to certain programs like news and opinions

**Most requested features**

- Update the application regularly
- Add live streaming and on-demand content
- Provide an English version

## Newest reviews (2 of 17)

### 5/5 — Nasar Issa

*2019-05-24*

Tankari

### 5/5 — I love this app. Gaskiya wannan app din yayi sosai. Magnificent

*2018-02-21, version 4.0.8*

I have checked every single part of this app and it’s just wonderful. Ko ina na duba a ciki shi wannan app din kuma yamun sosai.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — English

*2024-01-06*

Have English

### 2/5 — DECEPTIVE

*2023-08-30, version 4.10.9*

BBC has licensed an app from a editor which controls and inserts advertisements within the app (clearly stated in the app policy)

One would expect a more responsible approach from the Beeb

### 3/5 — Alhaji

*2023-11-22*

Well done BBC Hausa

### 4/5 — Pls

*2023-12-10*

I

### 4/5 — Sauraran Radio kai tsaye cikin BBC Hausa App

*2021-04-10, version 4.9.26*

Ina amfani da BBC Hausa App don sauraran  shirye-shiryen BBC Hausa. 
Amma ba daman sauraran Labaru kai tsaye ko kuma sauraran shirin Ra’ayi Riga akan wannan App da ma sauran shirye shirye na musamman. 

Gaskia hakan nakasu ne ga mu masoyan BBC Hausa, ya kamata a gyara. 

Ni mazaunin Faransa ne. 
Allah ya taimaka

### 5/5 — Comments

*2025-09-22*

The BBC Hausa application is very nice and important as listeners who might have missed the Live programme have the opportunity to listen to the programme using the Application 
We listeners therefore appreciate this application and request you to ensure that it is always updated Please 
Thanks

### 5/5 — It take weeks to update

*2024-06-07, version 4.10.18*

Today is 7th June but the last update was 31st May despite deleting the app and reinstalling it, it still couldn’t update.

### 5/5 — Really enjoyed it but more than a week without seeing an update

*2024-04-14*

Please help bring updates

### 5/5 — Alhamdullilah

*2024-03-23, version 4.10.14*

Je suis très très content si j’écoute le bbc hausa

### 5/5 — Happy

*2022-01-19*

Very good station.

## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — BBC Hausa

*2021-10-09*

Very interesting and important information

### 5/5 — Mr

*2020-10-20, version 4.9.22*

BRILLIANT

### 5/5 — Cool

*2020-03-28, version 4.9.15*

Merci infiniment 😊

### 5/5 — Deborah

*2020-01-28, version 4.9.15*

Great to listen to and quite helpful if you’re trying to learn how to speak Hausa 🙂

### 5/5 — BBC HAUSA

*2019-11-10, version 4.9.12*

The news is up to data; Latest!

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