# CNBC: Stock Market & Business — user reviews > 916 indexed App Store user reviews of CNBC by Versant Media LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 628,201 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cnbc-stock-market-and-business/id398018310/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cnbc-stock-market-and-business/id398018310.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 489,403 · 4★ 109,357 · 3★ 21,830 · 2★ 3,253 · 1★ 4,358 ## What do users think of CNBC? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 📊 Comprehensive market data and news coverage - 🔍 Detailed stock information and analytics - 🕰️ Timely updates on market movements - 🗣️ Insightful commentary from industry experts - 🌐 Global market coverage **Cons** - 🔍 Lack of customization options for watchlists - 🐛 Buggy video streaming and playback issues - 💰 Paywall for premium content - 🔀 Redundant and disorganized news content - ⏱️ Slow app performance and loading times **Commonly reported bugs** - Watchlists not saving properly after updates - Frequent app crashes and freezes - Inconsistent audio/video sync issues - Incorrect or outdated stock price data - Login and account management problems **Most requested features** - Allow custom watchlist organization and sorting - Improve video streaming stability and quality - Offer more free content without subscription - Streamline news layout and reduce duplication - Optimize app performance for faster loading ## Newest reviews (18 of 916) ### 3/5 — Issues… *2026-08-25, version 8.8.1* Apart from technical issues like extended buffering and the need often to close and restart, CNBC limits most articles to Pro and Club. This is unfair, since when using the app, one is exposed to repetitive and annoying ads, many for CNBC shows like Shark Tank. It seems that they are pushing people to the Club, which is ridiculous in light of much skepticism about Cramer’s stock recommendations. Really a conflict of interest between financial news and sales people. Add: I use my cable subscription to allow me to use this app, having cancelled the paid CNBC Pro. However, frequently, despite the link to DirecTV working , I cannot get Livestream to function, without deleting the app, reinstalling, toggling various settings. What’s going on? ### 3/5 — Political bias *2026-08-21, version 8.8.1* Steve Less-man’s Political bias is Disgusting! And a real dis-service to your viewers. Still wrong on tariffs, still wrong on inflation,still wrong on everything due to TDS. Andrew is a child with child views of the world. Sara and Joe are both thoughtful and reasonable and clearly the adults in the room. Love watching Rick Santelli school Less-man. ### 3/5 — Charts are not refreshing *2026-08-20, version 8.8.1* Lately charts in the app are not refreshing quickly when switching length of time. Sometimes it even becomes unresponsive when switching different time durations ### 3/5 — App cant load and hold static articles *2026-08-15, version 8.8.1* I want to read an article. I swipe to it in the evening snd the app seems like it cant find the article to show me. Why not?? Then I might be reading an article snd it blips such that the artcle disappears or shrinks snd all I see is the headline and byline. No actual article. You keep putting updates for the back end into the spp store but no be is testing the fixes to see if they work! I dont use live much so i dont have those complaints. The sign in doesnt always hold so I dont bother w live. But honestly, how hard is it to load static written articles and keep the write up in the frame? ### 1/5 — Unstable audio and video *2026-08-05, version 8.8.1* Very disappointed with this app, especially live video, which is very unstable. Also, I am pretty sure they are throttling the audio, as volume is consistently low. ### 4/5 — American Greed Show *2026-08-04, version 8.8.1* I liked this show it taught me a lot about fraud, greed, Wall Street, etc. From this show it made me learn to handle my own money but I read good books from Warren buffet, John Boggle, Suze organ just to name a few that know how to handle money wisely. And thank u cnbc for Suze OrMan for 13 years of knowledge. She is great! It’s a good ap but I don’t do subscription I save the money instead! God bless!✝️ ### 2/5 — Good luck logging in *2026-07-31, version 8.8.0* You guys gotta fix your login process on certain devices. It’s completely impossible to login. Make it so I can enter my account info manually… i mean seriously what are we doing. Live streaming is shotty when its at its best…Do better. ### 1/5 — Live stream broken for a year *2026-07-27, version 8.8.0* Fix live stream. Never loads. Hasn’t worked in close to a year. ### 2/5 — Further decrease in content *2026-07-25, version 8.8.0* For years, the top ten holdings of any mutual fund could be accessed. That feature has now been eliminated. ### 1/5 — Worst App! *2026-07-24, version 8.8.0* Doesn’t work frequently, same ads back to back. Just horrible! ### 1/5 — Baneful *2026-07-17, version 8.8.0* Insanely buggy. For example how can the app cannot open when I click on the CNBC alerts after all these years? It’s appalling. ### 1/5 — Mandatory updates are a no go *2026-07-17* This app enforces mandatory updates. This is a no go for me. It is a news app, not a banking app. Therefore a hint for an update would be sufficient, but not an enforcement. The best thing is: i updated and wanted to start the app and it still says: An update is required. The app store just shows an open button, there is no update anymore, but the app still claims to need an update. Isn‘t CNBC testing its releases? ### 1/5 — Save your money, not worth the price you pay! *2026-07-15, version 8.8.0* Don't make the same mistake I did. Save your money, similar stock market information and financial news can be found elsewhere for free or at a much lower cost. Be especially careful with the auto-renew subscription. If you don't cancel it in time, you'll continue to be charged. In my experience, the stock guidance wasn't worth the subscription price, and much of the content was simply news or financial news that's widely available from other sources. I didn't feel I received enough value to justify the cost. If you're considering paying for this app, do your research first. Personally, I would have been better off investing the subscription money directly than paying for information I found to be of little value. ### 3/5 — Sounds so low *2026-07-15, version 8.8.0* I don’t know what improvements was done but the sound of streaming became very low! I need take headphones to hear what news says ### 1/5 — Woke up *2026-07-14, version 8.8.0* Articles including the best states and worst states to live in is so bias that I am deleting this app. Lost trust in anything the publish… ### 1/5 — Now I have to allow privacy access too , huh? *2026-07-06, version 8.8.0* Bogus, deleted the app ! ### 3/5 — Metals prices missing *2026-07-02, version 8.8.0* Under Commodities, the entire Metals prices are missing. Does anyone else have this problem? ### 1/5 — Unreliable App *2026-06-30, version 8.8.0* subscribed to CNBC Pro to try it. ios shows i m subscribed, but the app wont recognize it. Just paid for nothing ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does not work with pi-hole DNS ad-blocker *2026-08-29, version 8.8.1* Until they fix the app so it will work with a pi-hole DNS ad blocker, I can’t use it. When I try to click into an article, the app has a blocking call to some ad tracking site (I assume), so the article will not load. They should make those asynchronous calls so the article will load. ### 1/5 — Fix Live-streaming *2026-08-27, version 8.8.1* The live streaming no longer works. The app asks to log in with a TV provider, you enter the credentials and nothing happens - the screen is just black. I tried reopening, reinstalling, logging in multiple times but nothing works. Please fix ASAP… ### 1/5 — Worst Streaming App Ever *2026-08-21, version 8.8.1* Love CNBC, hate the mobile app & the AppleTV app. Never able to get connected - little star just spins & spins. This app is really the only reason I still have to have Cable! Absolutely awful. ### 1/5 — Watch push has been broken for way too long *2026-08-18, version 8.8.1* Don’t normally make reviews and the app is fine but the push for the notifications to my watch only work when I open the app, sending a barrage of them often days late if I don’t open the app itself on my phone. It’s a known issue and shouldve been fixed long ago. I use these notifications for work and they used to be useful, now they’re just plain irritating. ### 1/5 — Text wiped out after a few minutes *2026-08-15, version 8.8.1* I’m unable to read longer articles because the text is lost after a refresh of some kind. iPad Pro 5th gen Paid club member. I prefer to read rather than stream video. ### 1/5 — Can’t stand the increased political content in your product. *2026-08-11, version 8.8.1* After more than 30 years of watching CNBC, I am leaving to go somewhere where there is not added political content in the world of business. Too bad, just want the numbers without the political content. Just a lousy show now. ### 1/5 — Live Stream Does Not Work through TV Providers *2026-08-07, version 8.8.1* Please turn off Livestream through TV Provider. This feature has not worked since Versant Media took over. Very disappointing that Versant Developers can’t figure this out. Joe Kernen, is this acceptable? ### 1/5 — Poor sound *2026-08-06, version 8.8.1* This app prevents me from raising the volume to a level that is audible. I cannot use this at the gym or anywhere with the slightest level of ambient noise. Using headphones doesn’t work either. I need to shove my phone speaker into my ear to hear anything. Just horrible. ### 1/5 — Live video broken *2026-08-06, version 8.8.1* The live video rarely works, and I have to constantly delete the app and reinstall. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-08-05, version 8.8.1* Spending so much on a Pro subscription when this app sucks... can't even watch a full episode of anything before it crashes midstream. Happens ALL THE TIME too. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Learned so much with this app *2026-08-25, version 8.8.1* Unfortunately our education system does not teach us how to invest our finances. This app has helped me establish that knowledge! Thank you so much CNBC ### 5/5 — Bias reporting *2026-07-15, version 8.8.0* Sadly, CNBC couldn’t stay away from their liberal bias. For all the great features and news they provided, they failed to stay fair. Scott Cohen’s piece on worst states to live in proved my point. I delegated the app. ### 5/5 — Still poor “SAVED News Articles” panel *2026-04-30, version 8.6.0* SAVED News Articles still awkwardly only in tiny side panel from User drop-down. Please put SAVED News back as an available NEWS SECTION so it can be in normal FULLSCREEN area like all other news sections/articles. Also (longtime complaint), scrolling right-side “5 other articles” should be available INDEPENDENTLY of where you are at scrolling through the actual news article you’re reading. (But thanks for Light vs Dark “use System setting” option) ### 5/5 — Please Add A stock market Widget For IPhone *2026-04-21, version 8.5.0* This App Is wonderful the Benifits of knowledge is awesome I just wish it had some Widgets for I can see the updates faster thank you ### 5/5 — Privacy policy not private enough *2026-01-11, version 8.2.0* I’m grateful for the ease of use to find the day’s financial news but I’m deleting the app because I get too much advertising. ### 5/5 — Thank you for turning the annoying sound off *2025-12-29, version 8.2.0* Great that you are listening to your users. ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2025-12-18, version 8.1.0* I watch my 401k like a hawk and without this app a person is really in the dark. Watched the cable channel for 40 years but since I’ve been cord cutter, I was lost until I got this app … ### 5/5 — CNBC *2025-12-17, version 8.1.0* First to check on my phone ### 5/5 — Can’t get on app *2025-12-17, version 6.4.0* I was able to access the CNBC APP for several years and now suddenly you won’t let me on that app since my current iPhone is not new enough to upload the new CNBC app. Thanks for nothing since I no longer have access to the app. I will sign up for another financial network instead of yours! ### 5/5 — One Stop for my financial education *2025-12-16, version 8.1.0* Love the comments by experts and fed decisions which helps me to learn about economics. --- *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 2026-09-05.*