# Heartland News KFVS WSIL — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Heartland News KFVS WSIL by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 4,027 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heartland-news-kfvs-wsil/id449257545/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heartland-news-kfvs-wsil/id449257545.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,951 · 4★ 504 · 3★ 191 · 2★ 96 · 1★ 285 ## What do users think of Heartland News KFVS WSIL? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ⭐ Great weather coverage - ⭐ Reliable news reporting - ⭐ Professional and friendly news team **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and app instability - 💤 Boring and repetitive content - 📢 Excessive and intrusive ads - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find news - 🤖 Poor performance on older devices - 🗣️ Biased and opinionated news coverage **Commonly reported bugs** - App gets stuck on loading screen - Live stream playback issues - Notification numbers don't clear properly - Frequent app crashes after updates **Most requested features** - Customizable font size - Option to disable location tracking - Improved search and browsing functionality - Ability to disable push notifications for minor news ## Newest reviews (16 of 88) ### 2/5 — WSIL-TV app *2026-08-13, version 8.0.9* In my honest opinion, I’d rather WSIL go back to their own app. I don’t care at all for this one. ### 2/5 — Verbose and Tedious *2026-08-08, version 8.0.8* To much "filler" of non- news. Don't like the clutter! ### 3/5 — Frustrated *2026-05-05, version 8.0.4* Not an option to turn off video auto play on videos when opening app. ### 2/5 — The old app was easier to read. *2026-03-09, version 8.0.2* I much prefer the old version of the app. The old version was much easier to read and had a cleaner interface. Much easier on old eyes. This new version looks like it’s junked up with lots of news stories and a whole lot of ads. ### 3/5 — Tiny print *2026-03-07, version 8.0.2* The print is so small , it's hard for me to read . ### 1/5 — KFVS12 should keep their opinion out of their reporting. *2026-03-06, version 8.0.2* The newest update has left the app unusable for me. It has so many ads, and then when I tap on a story, it won’t open! I just deleted the app. ### 1/5 — App sucks *2026-03-06, version 8.0.2* The app was recently updated and now sucks even worse than before. Whoever is in charge of this should be fired. I'll be deleting this app. ### 3/5 — Good yet slanted views *2026-01-11, version 7.0.18* Very good local coverage of news/weather. However, the left slanted news reports is unwelcome. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2025-10-18, version 7.0.18* KFVS 12 is the winner of the worst app in the world,,, They says say on the broadcast to just go to the app and find out whatever you want from news to weather to sports …. None of these things are easily found or even possible to find in the app . The app is impossible to navigate … absolutely terrible !!!!! ### 3/5 — Font size *2025-04-13, version 7.0.18* The reason for me giving at three Stars, is your font size isn’t adjustable. My other news app from a news station I didn’t have to adjust, it adjusted to my font size. Which is nice so I don’t have to put my cheaters on the read. ### 1/5 — Ads *2025-01-31, version 7.0.18* The auto playing of ads with sound is making me think about deleting this app. ### 1/5 — Nope *2025-01-05, version 7.0.18* I can’t get it off the tracking page. It’s stuck. I even tried uninstalling and then reinstalled the app. Didn’t work. ### 1/5 — News *2024-11-11, version 7.0.17* I’ve been watching kfvs since I was a kid. I am 67. But I can’t anymore. You are the local news for predominately conservative listeners and you have become so liberal and woke. You have become disgusting and I refuse to watch you anymore. Bring back the half an hour news and only report on local occurances and weather. Why do you propose influencing people’s political views. We get enough of that with the major networks. ### 1/5 — Frustrated Also *2024-11-01, version 7.0.17* Downloaded the KFVS App and it just stays on the page about tracking !! Deleted it twice trying to figure it out!! ### 1/5 — Won’t open useless *2024-03-15, version 7.0.13* I have always used this app on my iPad however for some reason now it won’t even open. Automatically closes when I click to open. I uninstalled and reinstalled and still doing the same thing. At this point I’ve just deleted it, it’s useless to me now. ### 1/5 — Downhill *2024-01-07, version 7.0.12* Used to be able to find the news on this app, now I have to hunt for it and still cannot find it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Spam Targeting junk ads *2026-08-09, version 8.0.8* Spam Targeting junk ads ### 1/5 — All video no text *2026-07-25, version 8.0.8* It appears the app no longer has news topics that can be read, now just all video. ### 1/5 — App sucks *2026-07-08, version 8.0.7* The app was recently updated and now sucks even worse than before. Whoever is in charge of this should be fired. I'll be deleting this app. ### 1/5 — Too Much Going On *2026-05-18, version 8.0.5* The app is very busy with ALOT of advertising and in my opinion some of it is inappropriate for the image they try to portray. ### 1/5 — App sucks *2026-04-12, version 8.0.4* The app was recently updated and now sucks even worse than before. Whoever is in charge of this should be fired. I'll be deleting this app. ### 1/5 — Too Ad-Focused *2026-04-02, version 8.0.3* I really hate the ads that are forced on the user. Does not seem to be any way to turn off the auto play. Sudden play disturbs those around me. ### 1/5 — KFVS so-called app *2026-03-25, version 8.0.3* Very poorly designed. Haphazard layout. No easy way to view it, unlike the last version, which was way better than this one! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-03-08, version 8.0.2* No longer something usable ### 1/5 — Update *2026-03-07, version 8.0.2* In the new update I can’t read any news. It just shows all adds ### 1/5 — App update *2026-03-06, version 8.0.2* What did you do to the app? It’s bad enough there are spammy ads after each article but now we have to have a pop up ad everytime we open a new one? 😒👎 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Videos *2026-04-17, version 8.0.4* Is it possible to make it so the videos don’t automatically play? ### 5/5 — Love it!! *2026-03-22, version 8.0.3* Nice to have news when I need it!!! ### 5/5 — Disappointed *2024-03-21, version 7.0.13* The app would lock up my phone. I tried deleting the app restoring the app, turning the phone off, and turning it back on. It was still locked up, deleted the app and downloaded it from the app store, but it was still locked up. ### 5/5 — Grant *2023-08-26, version 7.0.9* Grant is the best weather guy I’ve ever seen explaining metrology. ### 5/5 — KFVS *2023-07-19, version 7.0.8* Keep up all of your work. I depend on your weather coverage. Hated to see Laura go. She was great. Callie Campbell if doing a good job as well. Love it when Grant Dade does the weather. Especially when we have sever weather. KFVS is my # 1 Station for news and weather. ### 5/5 — KFVS *2023-07-09, version 7.0.8* One great app…thanks for all y’all do on your reporting and keeping us safe… ### 5/5 — great app *2023-04-01, version 7.0.6* it was really nice to be able to watch the live weather broadcast while the tornado warning was passing through. i wasn’t able to be by a tv, you guys do a good job. no problems with the app, everything worked great ### 5/5 — Great *2021-08-26, version 6.7.4* We’re from Mayfield,Ky. We have been watching your newscasts for quite a while now. We consider it far superior to other channels. Not only is you news & weather much better,your hosts & personnel are much more professional than others. Keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — KFVS12 should keep their opinion out of their reporting. *2020-12-14* The app works really well and and is reliable and easy to use. KFVS12, however is losing credibility as a unbiased news source by putting the reporter and anchors personal opinions in their stories. Why can’t the news just report the news and let the viewers make up our own minds? ### 5/5 — Gayle *2020-11-01, version 6.6.4* Love this app keeps me in touch with local news! --- *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 2026-09-02.*