# Des Moines News - We Are Iowa — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Des Moines News by Tegna Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 1,937 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa/id1496847479/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/des-moines-news-we-are-iowa/id1496847479.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,538 · 4★ 324 · 3★ 59 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Des Moines News? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent weather reporting - 👍 Reliable news coverage - 👍 User-friendly app - 👍 Informative and in-depth content - 👍 Timely and up-to-date information **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional app crashes or freezes - 🔍 Intrusive advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - Reporting news before confirming details - Compatibility issues on older devices **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved video playback stability ## Newest reviews (14 of 29) ### 5/5 — Missing my news and weather 😢 *2021-12-01* Love this morning news Dish took it off and very upset but been watching on my phone! Best morning crew and especially Brandon and his experience and his personality! Hopefully I can see you all soon on my TV ! You all brighten my day!😊 ### 5/5 — Review *2021-08-13, version 43.6.35* You folks do great….Congrats!!! Too bad Mediacom ### 5/5 — Most accurate *2021-07-29, version 43.5.21* Best weather forecast in Des Moines. ### 5/5 — We are Iowa *2021-06-17, version 43.4.27* My go to channel. Best news & weather! ### 5/5 — Excellent performance WE R IOWA *2021-01-06* WE R IOWA has a news format better than other two local stations!! We only watch WE R IOWA (ch 5) on television too!!! Thanks for being IOWA’S BEST ### 5/5 — Best Weather App!! *2020-10-20* Love this app. It’s so easy to use and gets me the info I want the most right away. ### 5/5 — In Depth *2020-09-02* We Are Iowa covers issues by answering questions such as why and how better than other local news organizations. Once I found this news site, it has been my “go to” site for Iowa information. Great job! ### 5/5 — Excellent app! *2020-07-12* Just got on after great things about it! Very concise & varied stories~the news you need to know in this rapidly-changing world-Continued Success! ### 5/5 — Timely upto date *2020-06-08* Great site. Easy to negotiate. Always up to date. ### 5/5 — I like 5 *2020-05-30* Your reporters and coverage is excellent. Brad is the best weather report I have ever seen. You have the least studio video mistake of any network, which reflects on your production folks. Good job! ### 5/5 — App *2020-05-18, version 42.5.36* This is a very good, user-friendly app ### 5/5 — By far the best Iowa news app *2020-03-24* I have apps from Des Moines news sites and Waterloo/CF/CR and this app is the best by far. It is easy to navigate; the layout is clear and not cluttered with all sorts of extras; you can read the articles rather than watch if you choose which is great when you can’t listen to an audio. They also report more news! If I hear about something happening via social media and want to check it out, a few of the news stations do not have it, but WeAreIowa will. Thanks for a great app! ### 5/5 — Accurate News and Weather App *2020-03-15* Great layout and accurate news and weather without the hype. ### 5/5 — News *2020-03-10* This is the only channel I watch. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad UI updates *2026-03-16* The new updates to the weather feature have rendered it completely useless. The radar doesn’t track the full cycle, you can’t click in to see expanded weather updates by hour, the graphics are nonsensical. It’s a terrible user interface. After being the best source for local weather for years it is now a total waste. ### 2/5 — Ads too intrusive *2020-12-18* Ads on this app lately have become very in-your-face animated. I can’t concentrate on the articles anymore because of all the nonsense. Removing the app as a result. This has happened over and over since we’ve had an Internet. When will advertisers learn? ### 3/5 — No notifications *2026-04-13* Ever since I switched to my new phone, my notifications don’t work. I’ve tried going into settings through the app but every time I try to turn notifications back on it gives me an error message saying they were unable to save my settings. ### 3/5 — Reporting news before finding out for sure *2020-03-21* They reported Waukee schools were closing before they actually did, then said it was automated fake news ### 4/5 — News *2021-04-08* I watch very little news because of the political spin on Everything. I would rather read it and can quickly move on when I see something stupid trying to make us feel like the present administration in DC even deserves to be there. When the news shows Biden trying to make a point without a prompter or 2 weeks of rehearsal I will watch again. No one has anything bad to say about how the disastrous border policy. Unfortunately the news is a leftist tool and no longer trusted ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-02-09, version 46.5.2* Great local coverage, great news team! ### 5/5 — Love your new young sports broadcaster *2025-09-10* I have been using the app and I enjoy all the energy from the sports department!!! Go Cyclones ### 5/5 — Iowa *2025-04-16, version 46.5.2* ❤️ ### 5/5 — I love the app *2024-12-27, version 46.4.1* I love the app ### 5/5 — Storm Coverage *2024-05-21* It’s great to watch live WOI weather on my iPad while we are taking cover! ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Source of Iowa News *2023-11-02, version 45.30.3* The title says it all. ### 5/5 — Great Weather Team *2023-05-30* I Always watch We Are Iowa weather team, because they put all their experience into reporting severe weather. Which helps me to know what I need to do in case of emergency storm 🙏🏽 Thank you, guys🥰 ### 5/5 — Weather *2023-03-20* Your weather team is right on ! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2022-02-15* The app works great now. I love the fact that I can get news updates and weather forecasts when I want them. The watch function is a cool feature I’ve used several times as well. I’m glad I can watch your news and weather with the app, so I never miss the news or forecast if I can’t watch on my home tv. ### 5/5 — App review *2022-01-01, version 43.9.3* Your app locks up ALOT! --- *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 2026-09-01.*