# FOX 6: Milwaukee News & Alerts — user reviews > 55 indexed App Store user reviews of FOX 6 by Fox Television Stations, Inc., rated 2.86/5 from 233 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-6-milwaukee-news-and-alerts/id1515638586/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-6-milwaukee-news-and-alerts/id1515638586.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 83 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 92 ## What do users think of FOX 6? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Clean and easy-to-navigate interface - 🚀 Fast app performance and loading - 📰 Good local news coverage - 🌤️ Accurate weather reports - 📱 Reliable app functionality when working properly **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🔄 Repetitive news stories in feed - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - ⚠️ Multiple spelling and grammatical errors - 📺 Live stream interruptions with traffic cams - 🔗 Broken notification links to articles - ⏰ Outdated news stories displayed prominently - 🎯 Clickbait and sponsored content disguised as news - 🔐 Difficult to opt-out of ad tracking - 🔌 Server connection errors - 📋 Missing search functionality - 💾 No ability to save or bookmark articles - 📊 Poor content organization and curation **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when clicking on alert notifications - Live news stream cuts out and switches to traffic cams - Server errors requiring app restart - Glitchy video commercials that freeze - Notifications sent multiple times for same story - Articles display incomplete content (only 1-2 paragraphs) - Photos shown on homepage not present in actual article - Ad tracking opt-out prompt appears on every app launch - Alerts disappear after clicking without navigating to story - Traffic cam feed interrupts live news broadcast **Most requested features** - Restore search bar functionality - Add ability to save/bookmark favorite articles - Implement better news feed organization - Combine Fox 6 Storm Center with main news app - Add neighborhood-specific news filtering - Improve notification relevance and frequency - Create news archive section for older stories - Fix direct navigation from alert notifications to articles - Reduce ad frequency and improve ad placement ## Newest reviews (15 of 55) ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2024-03-11* There are so many ads in this app. When reading an article you start reading the adds as they seamlessly look like they could be part of the article. Also if your looking for the most up to date information better off looking on their social media accounts. ### 3/5 — Decent news coverage, annoying plea to enable ad tracking *2022-12-19* Fox 6's news coverage is about equal to the other Milwaukee area news stations, the app runs better than WISN 12's, and the ads aren't too bad, just regular local news stuff. However, if you have ad tracking disabled, it asks you to re-enable it every time you open the app. Not a deal breaker, but man it's annoying for those of us who want to preserve their privacy. ### 2/5 — Glitchy videos *2022-09-18* The same two Chevy and aurora commercials are played at the beginning of each video which are very glitchy most of the time, some freeze up at the very beginning and if you refresh you need to view the same commercial again before it freezes up again ### 3/5 — Good info, bad watch live link *2022-08-23* The app is great and has a lot of info. While watching live though it will cut out and go to traffic cams. Everyday when the sports segment comes on (it happens other times but never fails on sports segments) the news cuts out and it’s back to traffic cams. Then you have to close the app and reopen it and it MIGHT work again. I only get to watch the news for about 10 minutes now before I just give up. ### 2/5 — Fox 6 news app on my phone *2022-08-08, version 5.34.5* On Monday I’m reading about different locations for various shootings in Milwaukee. One location was listed as Monroe and Western. That’s impossible. I think you need to do a better job of rereading or proofreading the news stories ### 3/5 — Why Traffic Cams Pop Up during Live News? . *2021-11-06* Why does the live traffic cams pop up during or even before the live coverage and stay there and the News never appear. It never comes on. ### 2/5 — Don’t change stories *2021-10-01, version 5.27.0* Need to update stories more often. It is 10/1 and I am still looking at a story from 9/11 with a picture of a parade float that wasn’t such a good idea to start with. ### 2/5 — Meh... *2021-08-30, version 5.26.9* Trying showing some better pictures along with the super brief , barely one paragraph articles. Also ads inhibit app functionality to the point where you just want to close the app. JUNK. ### 2/5 — Junk notifications *2021-04-08, version 5.24.0* This app used to send notifications of actual news items. Now I have alerts asking me “how many pillows do you use?” and “how close is too close when driving?” I’m deleting it and looking for a better news app. ### 2/5 — Opt-out advertising *2020-11-21* It’s very difficult to opt out of ads. That’s not something that a serious news media outlet should allow ### 2/5 — Indirect *2020-11-11* When I get alerts about a particular story, I’ll click on the alert, but the app never goes directly to the story. It just goes to the main page of the app. The previous app version didn’t have this issue. Previous version worked better. It’s annoying because once I’ve clicked on it in my alerts, it disappears. ### 1/5 — New App, bad info *2020-10-11, version 5.18.2* So I just watch the SAME cricket news story for three THIRD time in the last week or so. I went to the app to send some feedback and the email addresses within the app are ‘invalid’. After 35 years, Looks like it is time for a change for multiple reasons! ### 1/5 — FOX6 has become too Liberal and one sided *2020-10-06, version 5.18.2* FOX6 was my favorite news app, newscast every day on ya and best weather app, but they have become too liberal and one sided that I will be deleting my FOX6 apps and will watch another news channel. You need to stay neutral if you want to maintain all viewers ### 2/5 — Miss the old app *2020-10-04, version 5.18.2* Too many stories are posted multiple times in my feed. I miss the search option and option to save stories. ### 2/5 — Not User Friendly *2020-09-26, version 5.18.1* The new updated version of the app makes it so hard to catch up on anything that hasn’t happened in the last 6 hours! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — New app 10x worse - click bait + errors *2023-06-03* Updated review June 2023 “TRENDING” links on pages are old old old. They rarely change for months. I just read 2 articles and saw 3 obvious spelling errors. No way to contact the station besides calling or emailing. And the ads are possibly more intrusive than when I wrote my first review several years ago (below) Original review Often only the first 1-2 paragraphs of an article appear, and photos shown on the opening page aren’t in the actual article. Between that and the unbelievable amount garbage click-bait ads, the app is almost useless. The amount of spelling errors and other mistakes is atrocious. There used to be a link where you could tell someone of an error - that’s gone with this new, gigantic-ly corporate, non-local app. What is the point of this? To inform the local public about anything at all, or just to make money from crap ads about fake things? Milwaukee needs good people, good reporting, good anything. This app is basically useless. ### 1/5 — Yeah, horrible *2022-10-30* You will like this upgrade if you like ads and ads disguised as “sponsored content”. As you scroll down, stories that apparently they really, really want you to read repeat (this was also a problem with the old app). Does anybody actually click on the ads, other than accidentally? Sad at what that media’s attempt to share the “news” has turned into. ### 1/5 — Outdated News *2022-10-13* This app should reflect only current news, not news from many days ago. Create a news archive if you want to keep the stories. Example, there are multiple headlines of “Covid Cases and Deaths”, sometimes right above or below the other one with no date on them until you open the news item. ### 1/5 — App always crashes *2021-10-03, version 5.27.0* I receive alerts, once I click on it- it crashes . Never takes you to the news . They a promoting the app on the TV but it does not seem to be managed . ### 1/5 — Terrible *2021-04-21* The old app was so much better. According to most of the reviews, I am not the only one who thinks this. Nothing has changed with this app since it was created. No new news stories, can’t search for older stories, same stories when you scroll the app. Does anyone who created this app ever look at the reviews? ### 1/5 — Watch Live *2021-04-20* I use the app because I no longer get reception to watch Fox 6 news where I live. However, the live news is often interrupted with 511 live feed or with commercials. Right in the middle of the live news. I’d like to say this is new. However, I have been experiencing these issues for over 5 years. Not positive If the app is causing this or if it’s human error. Though since it’s happening in the app I’m rating this app with a 1 star. Love the news. Cant stand the app. ### 1/5 — Perfect App for those who enjoy trivial news updates *2021-01-27* If I had a nickel for every push alert I received from this app, I’d be upgrading iPhones on a bimonthly basis. Seriously. There appears to be no editorial oversight on the “newsworthiness” of their push alerts. News alerts have ranged from covering the serious/important (like an active shooter situation or a declared winner for an important government office) to the completely non-important. This app is annoying and I’m getting rid of it. ### 1/5 — Multiple server errors *2020-11-25* The new updated version of this app is constantly dropping the connection with a “server error” which appears to be on their end which is very annoying, cannot reload live feed unless you close the app and reopen. needs work Here we are a month later and I still have to rate this app Number One for server errors ### 1/5 — New app 10x worse - click bait + errors *2020-10-30, version 5.19.0* Often only the first 1-2 paragraphs of an article appear, and photos shown on the opening page aren’t in the actual article. Between that and the unbelievable amount garbage click-bait ads, the app is almost useless. The amount of spelling errors and other mistakes is atrocious. There used to be a link where you could tell someone of an error - that’s gone with this new, gigantic-ly corporate, non-local app. What is the point of this? To inform the local public about anything at all, or just to make money from crap ads about fake things? Milwaukee needs good people, good reporting, good anything. This app is basically useless. ### 1/5 — Old App Was Better *2020-10-18, version 5.18.2* The old Fox 6 app was much better I could set the options on finding out the news in my neighborhood it’s always good to know what’s going on around you at all times I just like the other app better this one isn’t that helpful ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Real Milwaukee *2024-03-01* Good morning I would just like to say I watch Real Milwaukee religiously I don’t ever miss it. But it has gotten to the point of having a hard time watching it I’ve watched it for years an struggling to watch it now because of that news anchor Nikola she talks to much an seems to not give other anchor’s a chance sometimes it’s like she runs the show. I love fox 6 it’s the only reason I watch tv but she needs to slow down!! Not trying to be mean but it’s just to much!!! ### 5/5 — Fox 6 Is THE BEST *2023-02-11, version 5.41.0* Great out but we have a suggestion of Come binding the Fox 6 Storm Center and the Fox Six news app into one. Other than that they are the best in southeastern WI. ### 5/5 — Always from WI *2022-04-11* I only watch Fox 6. Nice, Down to earth staff to start your day off or anytime. I like the weather reports. Seem to be more accurate towards my location. ### 5/5 — Great update *2020-11-05, version 5.19.1* I love the clean new look. It’s super easy to use. Best part, it contains news from my favorite Milwaukee news outlet. ### 5/5 — Search Bar *2020-08-24, version 5.17.0* Please bring back the Search Bar. I miss it. ### 5/5 — The new version loads fast and is very clean *2020-08-03, version 5.17.0* I like the new app...easy to use and clean ### 5/5 — Review *2020-07-29, version 5.16.3* Good update! Major upgrade compared to the old version/app! ### 5/5 — Clean and easy to navigate! *2020-07-29, version 5.16.3* Love the new look and layout. ### 4/5 — Review *2023-11-01* The app is great when it works. I try to watch the 9pm newscast nightly to support local news but the fox 6 east coast news is always airing over it. It causes me to miss the start of the show and sometimes mke fox 6 local news doesn’t even come on when using the app. ### 4/5 — Fox 6 *2020-08-11, version 5.17.0* Right now, I would give the app a 4/5 stars only because it gives me the same notification three times. Please fix! --- *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 2026-06-10.*