# Erie News Now — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Erie News Now by Lilly Broadcasting, rated 3.50/5 from 50 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/erie-news-now/id523428113/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/erie-news-now/id523428113.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 21 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 12 ## Newest reviews (10 of 31) ### 2/5 — Crappy *2024-08-05* Both the IPad app and and the one I use on my Apple TV are horrible. The tv one drives me crazy. It tells you to click the menu to get rid of the bottom pop up and it always exits instead and then you have to rewatch the ads. So annoying! It’s been like this for at least three years. ### 4/5 — Good for weather info *2021-02-22* But wishing all the sky cams worked Warren sky cam is off ### 3/5 — Mobile app not optimized for mobile displays *2020-07-26* Whenever you post an article that includes a list or table, the left and right sides of the list are cut off. You can’t zoom out, and if you try to swipe a little bit to the left or right, you get a blank screen. If this is a mobile app, it should work on my iPhone and any other device. Also, what happened to the live radar feed on the weather page? People who have lived in Erie long enough know we need to see the radar to really know if rain is coming our way. My other complaint isn’t about the app itself. If concerns the chronic and appallingly horrendous grammar and punctuation abuse in the news stories. It’s painful to try to decipher some of them, and it’s embarrassing to share articles on social media. I volunteer to proofread them before they’re posted, if you’re in need of some help. ### 3/5 — Venango county *2018-11-13* I would like to see venango county included in the weather reports. Thank you ### 1/5 — Why ruin this now? *2018-03-21* So now that the apps updated no stories to read. Just a title and screen shot of the the story? What good does this serve if I have to watch an ad and watch the part of news video? I and other people do enjoy reading too. Take advice, if it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it! You barely deserve a 1 star rating. Wish I could just give you 2 thumbs down. **Developer response:** We just updated our app. It has a brand new interface, more features and is even easier to use. It should also address the issues you mentioned. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Thanks! ### 1/5 — No good ☹️ *2017-02-02* Every time I want to look at a report it starts to open up then it just goes blank and won't you exit out of it and you have to close app then open it again to have the same thing happen again and again. Really disappointed 😔 **Developer response:** Our development team just released a brand new version of the app. This should address the issue with it crashing. Try it out and let us know what you think. ### 3/5 — Content *2017-01-26* The content needs to be updated more often and it has an annoying add every time you try to open it **Developer response:** We just released a brand new version of the app. There's more content, it's easier to use and the fullscreen ad on startup is now gone. Check it out and tell us what you think. ### 3/5 — Local headlines *2016-08-26, version 4.19.210019288* Good for quick local headlines. ### 5/5 — Good *2015-01-13, version 1.5* Bdhjd ### 1/5 — Crapazoid App *2014-01-12, version 1.4* Worthless app. Little or no information in their news stories and the sports scores are over a month old. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Excessive number of Ads *2026-02-04* I understand the need for revenue but the number of ads is extreme. Especially the now add at startup. I’ll be going somewhere else for my local news. ### 1/5 — Too much focus on ads *2025-11-08* There are ads everywhere. They are not content just providing news to people. The ads prevent seeing many of the stories. Get your news from social media instead. ### 1/5 — Alerts Popup annoying *2025-05-01, version 8.9.8* Every time I open the app I get an alert to turn on notifications. This is ridiculous. I’ll be using another news app going forward. ### 1/5 — Dish *2023-12-30* The people that have Dish Network would like to thank you for shutting us off, so we can’t get local news anymore and no regular antennas don’t work so thanks for not coming to an agreement it doesn’t hurt dish just it’s customers ### 1/5 — Dish *2023-12-25* The people that have Dish Network would like to thank you for shedding us off, so we can’t get local news anymore and no regular antennas don’t work so thanks for not coming to an agreement it doesn’t hurt dish just it’s customers ### 1/5 — Poor at best *2021-09-30* “Journalist’s” and “broadcaster’s” are sub par. It’s completely left leaning politically and I am sick of hearing and seeing fake news and data. ### 1/5 — Sue Bedow *2020-11-30* I cannot open any weather alerts on my app You say there are some and a triangular symbol appears but it won’t open and tell me anything. ### 1/5 — Weather Advisory *2020-11-15* When you click on weather advisory’s nothing happens. Zero info like on the old version of the app. My goodness address this issue. Has no one noticed this? ### 1/5 — Mom *2020-10-02* New update when u click on a weather advisory nothing happens except blank screen good warning system smh ### 1/5 — Poorly updated *2019-11-07* And I thought the Times News was behind on current events. I am looking at the weather info on a Thursday and it shows info for Monday. Thumbs down. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2018-01-30* I live in ny state work on east side of Erie only get buffalo news on my direct tv love being able to know what I’m driving into daily so I always check the app !!!aaa++++ ### 5/5 — Kyle *2017-01-29* It's a good app I love it there no add I love it keep up the good work ### 5/5 — Keeps you updated *2016-06-23* This app is great at keeping you up with the local news, weather, sports, happenings, etc. It's especially handy when you are out of town. ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2016-06-16, version 4.17.680016789* This app has been super u Useful and informs me of alerts as well as local weather and events as quickly as possible. Love it ### 5/5 — Good job *2016-04-28, version 4.17.680016789* Thanks for a great app to follow the Erie news. Keep up the good work ### 5/5 — Love to watch the live news *2016-04-26* I moved to South Carolina, I like to keep up with what's happening in Erie. I just discovered I can watch the news Live when it's news time!! Love it!! ### 5/5 — fantastic live stream *2016-04-08, version 4.17.680016789* love this site for its content and dedication to news and weather ### 5/5 — Great app for Erie residents. *2016-01-24* I would recommend this app to anyone living in the Erie area who wants quick and easy access to local news. Aside from the most up-to-date news, this app also provides text messages for cancelations of schools and other community events. Definitely a great download for any Erie-ite. ### 5/5 — Channel 12 News *2015-08-19, version 4.14.5* This is home!!! ### 5/5 — WICU *2015-05-21, version 4.13.0* Good app, late breaking news and weather a lot of local info. --- *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.*