# CBS 8 San Diego — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of CBS 8 San Diego by Tegna Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 8,981 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cbs-8-san-diego/id1453202435/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cbs-8-san-diego/id1453202435.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,466 · 4★ 1,153 · 3★ 258 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 78 ## What do users think of CBS 8 San Diego? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and real-time updates - 👍 Comprehensive local news coverage - 👍 Polished and friendly news team - 👍 Convenient app for news on the go - 👍 Reliable and up-to-date information **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional app crashes and freezes - 🔋 High number of ads and pop-ups - 🔍 Difficulty navigating the app and finding content - 🔍 Lack of accessibility features for visually impaired users **Commonly reported bugs** - Live video streams often fail to load properly - Scrolling issues causing content to jump back to the top - Compatibility problems with older devices **Most requested features** - Add audio-only mode for listening to news - Improve search functionality within the app - Allow users to customize news feed preferences - Implement mirroring support for Apple TV ## Newest reviews (11 of 101) ### 3/5 — No Rotation Support *2026-04-10, version 50.8.3* Without rotation support (horizontal viewing), this app is useless on my Magic Keyboard mounted iPad. ### 2/5 — App is broken on Apple TV *2026-01-21, version 46.5.3* App is broken on Apple TV ### 5/5 — Channel 8 News *2025-01-23, version 46.5.3* Enjoy getting updated news from Channel 8. ### 4/5 — Are there really other news stations in San Diego? *2024-10-01, version 46.4.1* Can’t prove it in my house. I still watch my channel my San Diego news- my padres. ### 5/5 — CBS 8 *2024-08-30, version 46.4.1* Best station on television. ### 5/5 — CBS8 SD. *2024-07-19, version 46.4.1* I love this station because all of my favorite shows are on there, including Ghosts. I am a Moderator of the Ghosts page and am a Ghostie. There are other shows I like too but sad that So Help Me Todd was cancelled. The best thing is that I love watching your weather girl who you actually can understand and of course Styles who is so cool too ### 5/5 — Great for local news. *2024-07-11* I have an app for international, national, and local news to keep me updated with everything. This app sends the right amount of breaking alerts. Not to many and not to little. Plus I can watch Live streaming of there local news. They have over 7 hours of LIVE news on the weekday and I don’t have to be at home to watch it. ### 5/5 — Watching the best *2024-04-01* I have faith in channel 8 all the time. I get an alert immediately after any incident happened. They provide great stories for reading and family entertainment. I love channel 8 for keeping me up to date. ### 5/5 — 1 *2024-03-19, version 46.1.1* Your the Best ### 5/5 — I adore the bantering between anchors *2024-03-07, version 46.1.1* I have been meaning to send this for many many months. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see all the jokes and pranks and laughter that goes on during the news segments in the evening it just makes me happy. Everyone laughs in fact just now somebody looked outside during the news to make sure it was raining Carly. The weather girl laughed so hard. Everybody laughed hard. I love this new segment keep up the fun. ### 3/5 — Too many commercials *2024-02-17, version 46.0.2* Too many commercials ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible! *2026-04-27, version 50.9.1* Used this app for years and just installed the “downgrade”. Completely unusable now. Will be looking for another local news app. You really blew it. ### 1/5 — No Search? *2026-04-23, version 50.9.1* I missed a story about SDGE changes, “News 8 Working For You” and wanted to see it. There is no search, no categories, no nothing on the app. Just scroll and scroll, all the way doren to the old news stories from weeks ago! And nothing about “News 8 Working For You”. Crazy. ### 1/5 — Complete Failure *2026-04-20, version 50.8.8* What did you do to your app??? . No way to navigate to specific topics, just a random feed. NO TRAFFIC??? Pure Frustration. Start Over. Seriously. ### 1/5 — Unnavigable & Buggy *2026-04-02, version 50.8.2* First and foremost… WHERE IS THE TRAFFIC??? I used this app for catching up on certain stories I missed, weather, and to check traffic. Now you can’t navigate anywhere, there’s no “back to top,” it refuses to save user settings, and why the Hell is all white??? Put it back. Guess I’ll switch to channel 10 or NBC. ### 1/5 — Why did it have to change? *2026-02-27, version 50.6.1* The old app worked perfect, gave access to various topics such as local, sports, etc…now all I get is just “Top Stories” Notifications also broken, was flooded on new release for any and all topics, that has been adjusted but still get “watch live” which are not wanted ### 1/5 — You Broke It *2026-02-14, version 50.4.8* No longer supports landscape on an iPad Pro. ### 1/5 — Gaming the review system *2025-12-14, version 46.5.3* I was read the news in the app and a popup asked me if I was enjoying the app. “Freeback? Sure, I said” and clicked Yes. But then they bumped me to write a review without asking. And I’m sure if I clicked “No” they would not have put me here to write a review. Be quality without using dirty tricks please. ### 1/5 — June 16 2025 *2025-06-17, version 46.5.3* This App refuse to open even after I updated ### 1/5 — Use to enjoy the app *2024-05-31, version 46.2.1* But now that CBS 8 has obviously taken a more left leaning stance towards politics and the Republican Party as well it’s see ya. I am mostly apolitical and am of the opinion that no one particularly party can or ever will have all the answers and that being said I’m out. Start reporting the news and not you slant that’s your job. ### 1/5 — No tracking = no information! DELETED! *2022-07-12, version 44.1.23* Today, 11 July 22, the app asked me to enable tracking on my iPad to "support local journalism." When I didn’t enable it, the app just went to it’s background photo - no information of any kind was available. If I do enable tracking, will you hire a weekend "journalist" who knows that the "Prix" in Gran Prix doesn’t rhyme with "sticks"? I understand limiting expanded material, like searching previous material, to those who pay, but today’s headlines? Fortunately, there are still other news departments willing to give us information about what’s happening in our city today. Buh-bye! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Source *2026-07-19, version 50.16.0* What a great resource!! ### 5/5 — My go to station!! *2026-02-25* Love everything about channel 8! Weekdays & weekends!! And love the app for keeping up during the day! Very professional & true journalists!! Have not looked at any cable TV in at least 2 years!!! Thank you for straight forward unbiased reporting! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-01-27, version 46.5.3* Great news ### 5/5 — great but add *2026-01-22, version 46.5.3* can we make a paid version with no ads? ### 5/5 — CBS8 SD. *2025-11-04* I love this station because all of my favorite shows are on there, including Ghosts. I am a Moderator of the Ghosts page and am a Ghostie. There are other shows I like too but sad that So Help Me Todd was cancelled. The best thing is that I love watching your weather girl who you actually can understand and of course Styles who is so cool too ### 5/5 — Great for the most part *2025-08-25* I watch in the afternoons and I only person I can hear without turning the sound way up is Anna Loral and the commercials. The sound balancing is way off. If you don’t mind turn the volume up and down every few minds the app is great. ### 5/5 — Connecting to the News *2025-03-05* Love this APP. I don’t subscribe to cable because it doesn’t provide value. So I cut the cable and Subscribe to entertainment content via the internet. This left me needed to rely on broadcast TV for my local news and weather. This is the best app i have found for local news and weather. Rabbit ears on my TV a a little unreliable. ### 5/5 — Nursekjf *2025-02-18, version 46.5.3* Excellent unbiased reporting! ### 5/5 — Good App works great *2025-01-31, version 46.5.3* Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Love KFMB News *2025-01-24* We rely on Channel 8 KFMB for our news, on TV and our phones, iPads and PC. when we need to watch the evening news elsewhere due to a sporting event, it always makes us appreciate your station even more. You have the best news and weather reporters and your presentations are always well done. Your staff is polished but friendly. You are the best!!! Jeff & Jeri Crockett Tierrasanta --- *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 2026-08-27.*