# K8 News - KAIT — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of K8 News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 4,883 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/k8-news-kait/id449621749/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/k8-news-kait/id449621749.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,647 · 4★ 567 · 3★ 214 · 2★ 116 · 1★ 339 ## What do users think of K8 News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great updates - 👍 Helpful for local news and weather - 👍 Reliable news source **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes or freezes - 🔋 Drains battery - 💩 Biased or selective news coverage - 🤖 Unreliable weather predictions - 📢 Too many ads and notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't open or load after updates - Notifications don't match in-app content - Crashes when switching between apps **Most requested features** - Improve app stability and performance - Provide more balanced news coverage - Improve weather accuracy and alerts - Reduce ads and allow customization ## Newest reviews (19 of 104) ### 2/5 — Lack of follow-up on news stories *2026-04-09, version 8.0.3* Almost without fail, kait news broadcasts incidents and stores with a tag line “ for more information go onto the kait news app” What a joke, seldom if ever anything is ever added and several times original story is deleted. Subject line searches are inept ### 4/5 — Need help *2026-03-21, version 8.0.2* Can’t find live broadcast. ### 1/5 — Unable to share anything *2026-03-14, version 8.0.2* When the app updated to the new version, it was great! I was able to share articles and news with family and friends. Now it won’t let me share ANYTHING!!!!! This app needs to be fixed ASAP ### 1/5 — Get rid of the pop up adds *2026-03-13, version 8.0.2* Too many ads. I hate the pop up ads from the exact same companies ### 1/5 — Ads ruin it *2026-03-13, version 8.0.2* Gamble Ads over the top of every story , I would drive 500 miles away to buy furniture just because. ### 2/5 — New update is a downgrade *2026-03-11, version 8.0.0* Since the app updated to the new format, it has been extremely glitchy and sluggish. Also, for the love of god, please get rid of the absurdly intrusive full page ads that have to be dismissed in order to see content. I’m not aware of a single other app that does this. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-03-11, version 8.0.0* Terrible redesign! Can’t get rid of alerts and to much advertising ### 1/5 — Ads suck *2026-03-10, version 8.0.0* Since the updates on the phone an ad that pops up and inhibits from going to the ap right away makes you wanna delete the ap ### 1/5 — The 3/26 update is awful. *2026-03-09, version 8.0.0* It’s so obnoxious for an ad to blare when I open a news story to read. I would rather pay for this app than have to deal with the way the ads are managed here. It’s awful. It was bad before, the update is a zero star update. ### 1/5 — Aggravating *2026-03-07, version 8.0.0* Can’t get the notifications to clear off the phone ### 1/5 — Last update stinks!!!!! *2026-03-07, version 8.0.0* Give us back a app that doesn’t duplicate the news and that works!!!! ### 1/5 — Red number *2026-03-06, version 8.0.0* Sucks, can’t get the red number off even after deleting it. ### 1/5 — Not a HER!! *2026-02-12, version 7.0.16* He is a man for crying out loud. ### 3/5 — Make more user friendly *2025-12-03* Please make it easier to access the most recent newscast. I use a firestick and the user has to scroll way past a bunch of other options to even get to it. You cannot see the option for it on the home screen until you get to the options and hold the right arrow to get past like 10 other options. ### 1/5 — App not working on my phone *2025-10-01, version 7.0.16* Help app not working on my phone ### 2/5 — Keeps crashing *2025-02-01, version 7.0.16* I rely on this app to keep me up to date on breaking news and dangers in my community. In the last week I haven’t been able to open one story without it immediately crashing or giving me a blank screen. ### 1/5 — Bias *2025-01-24, version 7.0.16* Very biased and selective news ### 1/5 — Bad news *2024-12-16, version 7.0.15* They could not care less about the actual community!! ### 1/5 — Clickbait notifications *2024-11-21* The local new station uses this app to send out “notifications” while leaving out the most important part of the story. A celebrity will die, and the notification will leave out their name. An important story will be missing the subject. You will be LESS informed using this app instead of any other news app from any other source. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrendous App *2026-05-01, version 8.0.3* Where do you turn off videos ### 1/5 — Terrible update *2026-04-16, version 8.0.3* This latest update is awful. Slow, tons of ads, buggy, awful UI. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-04-04, version 8.0.2* Latest update might as well have bricked the app. Slow to load, constant pop-ups, broken links, broken features. This is awful. ### 1/5 — Update *2026-04-02, version 8.0.2* There are things in the recent update to the news app that need to be modified or changed. Specifically the live news feed videos that are attached or imbedded in some of the news story links are distracting and make it difficult to focus on and read the story content. ### 1/5 — Alert *2026-03-30, version 8.0.2* Shows I have one alert and can not find it ### 1/5 — Alerts *2026-03-21, version 8.0.2* It always shows an alert! It will not go away!!!!! ### 1/5 — Latest update *2026-03-19, version 8.0.2* The latest update is awful. Navigating is slow to react. App locks up. I can’t find the news topic that I just got an alert on. Please fix. Deleted app for now. ### 1/5 — Change for the worse *2026-03-19, version 8.0.2* The old version was ok . This is terrible imho. Makes you watch a commercials. ### 1/5 — Review app *2026-03-17, version 8.0.2* New app is terrible put back the old one. ### 1/5 — New updated app *2026-03-14* The updated app is not nearly as easy to use as it was before. The text is too small for me and I don’t like how the videos automatically play when you click to Read a story. I am often in situations where I don’t need to have sounds and it automatically plays and I have not found a way In The settings to stop it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — GREAT Updates!! *2025-02-13* I have had the app for many years now as a local resident. The latest update fixed many navigational issues and improved the application speed. ### 5/5 — RYAN CHEIF METEOROLOGIST *2023-09-04, version 7.0.9* Ryan Vaughn awesome KAIT 8 METEOROLOGIST !!!Your other meteorologist That you are training have improved amazingly Years matter I know just think Ryan you were once there lol!! Jim & I throughly enjoy the KAIT CHANNEL 8 NEWS .. Thank you Jim & Bonnie Myer Paragould , Arkansas ### 5/5 — Love the app *2023-01-23, version 7.0.1* I love having this app. It helps me know what’s going on around me. I rely on getting a lot of my news from this app ### 5/5 — Region8News App *2021-12-11* Thanks so very much for sharing the news that goes on in Region 8. You guys are all very devoted to your jobs and your families. I can tell that you really care about everyone in Region 8. Thanks again for all that you do. ### 5/5 — Update problem *2021-11-23, version 6.7.4* Ever since the update, the app will not open on my iPhone. I miss it! ### 5/5 — Last up date *2021-11-23* My last up date won’t work I have missed being able to read the news on my phone. Have enjoyed the news app up until now. You get a 5 plus stars from me. ### 5/5 — Update *2021-07-16* Since I updated page won’t open always says error ### 5/5 — App will only open in App Store *2020-12-03, version 6.6.4* Can not download this app on phone. It will only open in App Store only ### 5/5 — News *2020-06-11, version 6.6.4* I love the way y’all keep people updated ### 5/5 — Region 8news *2020-03-20* I count on them like family to be honest and supportive. I have great confidence they are doing a great job informing us and protecting us to the best of their ability. Loyal viewer and friend. May God bless your efforts. Thank you. Sheila Wooldridge. --- *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 2026-08-29.*