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Breaking News Network

Breaking News Network

Real-time local news alerts

41 ratings
71 reviews
📷 Photo & Video
📡 News
Free

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Released
March 10, 2012
Updated
August 19, 2025

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Breaking News Network
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About

Receive real-time local news and fire alerts with proximity notifications. View and submit local news as it happens, complete with images and videos. This free app is for members of the Breaking News Network.

✓Real-time news alerts
✓Fire notifications
✓Proximity alerting
✓Navigation and mapping
✓Image and video viewing
✓Submit local news
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What users say about Breaking News Network

Reviews of Breaking News Network are mixed: the News app is rated 3.3/5 from 41 App Store ratings. What users like most: responsive customer service, quick and to-the-point notifications. Top complaints: extremely overpriced, app not updated in years. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • ⚡️Responsive customer service
  • 🔔Quick and to-the-point notifications
  • ✨Customizable alerts
  • 🗺️Map format searches requested
  • 📈Data export requested
  • 📍Precinct number on reports requested
  • 💡Good selectable options
  • 👍User-friendly interface (historically)
  • ✅Works well on iPad
  • 📸Ability to upload media
  • 📍Automatic address feature
  • 🗺️Mapping and photos are awesome
  • 🚀Fast updates (historically)
  • 🔔Real-time updates
  • 👍Easy to use and understand

Negative things

  • 💸Extremely overpriced
  • ⏳App not updated in years
  • 👎Subscription service is mediocre
  • 😠Unprofessional customer service
  • ⚖️Unfair sharing of events
  • 🐛App crashes regularly
  • 🔄App consistently crashes, forcing restarts
  • ⚙️Difficult to change settings
  • 🔑Need to remember login and use web browser
  • 🔇No option to unfollow/mute notifications from an incident
  • 🎶Old ringtones preferred
  • 🔕Ringtone settings reset weekly
  • 📉App has become worse over time
  • 🚫No notifications for over a week
  • 🔴Notification badge shows unread messages
  • 🐌Slow startup
  • 📱Outdated UI
  • 🔋Drains battery
  • 🔍Search not responsive
  • ⚠️Invalid device ID
  • 🐌Slow to refresh and slow all around
  • 🗑️No way to clear/delete weather alerts
  • 🔍Search function does not work
  • 💬Chat does not work
  • 🔴Red notification number stays on icon
  • 🔋Kills battery
  • 🚫Not receiving incidents
  • 🐌Old search feature preferred
  • 📅Slow update process
  • 📱Needs iPhone X/S/Max support
  • 🎛️Notification tuning within the app needed
  • 🔄App needs major update
  • 📱Incompatible with older devices (iPhone 5)
  • ⏳Long wait for updates
  • 💸Paying for something that doesn't work
  • 📱Needs iOS 7 support
  • 💥App crashes on launch
  • 🚫Notifications don't work
  • 📱Not receiving notifications
  • 💩Garbage app
  • 📱Needs iPhone 5 support
  • 📱Needs universal binary for iPad
  • 🔄Needs to be updated
  • 😴No sleep timer
  • 🔕No way to delete incidents
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What's New in Breaking News Network

2.3.1

August 19, 2025

Stability improvements

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

2 year customer

Customer service very responsive. They answered my email within minutes.
DDVC3325

Overpriced

Extremely overpriced!
DDieselkid1

BNN was once great

App hasn’t been updated in 4 years, subscription service is mediocre and customer service is extremely unprofessional to it’s paying customers
Ccoryra86

All about who you know

The app and the basis behind it is quite a great idea. Unfortunately, the app is incredibly overpriced for what it is. I would submit multiple events and they were never shared. One would finally show up an hour later and was credited to another user. I truly believe it’s all about who’s friends with who is running the office. Some emergency service departments get ALL of their basic calls shared. Others NEVER are seen. Just not a even smooth playing ground. Was glad to cancel the app. Worth the refund.
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Ttmurt14

Buggy App

App crashes regularly making it difficult to review the incidents.
MMedicAtMidnight
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

25 issues

App crashes regularly

Bug

App consistently crashes, forcing a restart

Bug

Ringtone settings reset almost weekly

Bug

App has completely shut down, no notifications

Bug

Notification badge shows dozens of unread messages

Bug

App drains battery

Bug

Search not responsive

Bug

Getting invalid device ID

Bug

New version is slow to refresh and slow all around

Bug

No way to clear or delete weather alerts

Bug

Search function does not work

Bug

Chat does not work

Bug

Red notification number stays by the icon

Bug

New app is killing battery

Bug

Not receiving incidents on iPhone 5

Bug

App needs to be updated, notifications don't work

Bug

Not receiving notifications on iPhone 5

Bug

App crashes on launch

Bug

Notifications don't work

Bug

Not receiving notifications

Bug

App won't open, crashes on black BNN screen

Bug

Incompatible with iPhone 5

Bug

App not optimized for full iPhone 5 screen

Bug

New update not working on iPhone

Bug

Problems with new iPhone 6S, can't see pictures

Bug
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Requested Features

22 requests

Searches shown in map format

Feature

Searches go back further

Feature

Data export functionality

Feature

Include precinct number on reports

Feature

Option to unfollow or mute notifications from an incident

Feature

Old ringtones from the old app

Feature

Fix ringtone settings not persisting

Feature

Mobile friendly version for subscription settings

Feature

Multiple devices using same account

Feature

Latest iPhone support (iPhone X+)

Feature

Ability to change subscription areas on the fly

Feature

Better searching of past incidents

Feature

Fix greyed out Chat

Feature

Remove weather notifications

Feature

Update UI

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

Favorite incidents feature

Feature

Customize alert tones

Feature

Sleep timer

Feature

Different tone for notification

Feature

Delete incidents

Feature

FAQ

What does the Breaking News Network app do?

This app provides real-time local news and fire notifications directly to members of the Breaking News Network. It includes features like proximity alerting, navigation, mapping, and the ability to view and submit local news with images and videos.

Is the Breaking News Network app free to use?

Yes, the application is free for members of the Breaking News Network. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

What kind of alerts can I expect from this app?

You can expect real-time alerts for local news and fires. The app also features proximity alerting, meaning you'll be notified of events happening near your current location.

Can I contribute news to the app?

Yes, users have the ability to view and submit local news as it occurs. This includes the option to include images and videos with your submissions.