# KEYT Santa Barbara, SLO News — user reviews > 78 indexed App Store user reviews of KEYT Santa Barbara, SLO News by News-Press & Gazette Company, rated 4.60/5 from 635 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keyt-santa-barbara-slo-news/id668761836/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keyt-santa-barbara-slo-news/id668761836.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 517 · 4★ 61 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of KEYT Santa Barbara, SLO News? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Timely information - 🇺🇸 Supports American values - 🗺️ Provides local news coverage - 🔍 Keeps users informed **Cons** - 🗳️ Perceived political bias - 🐛 Crashes and technical issues - 📢 Excessive notifications - 💰 Ads cannot be removed **Commonly reported bugs** - Streaming issues - Compatibility problems - Unreliable updates **Most requested features** - Ability to contact developers - More in-depth news coverage - Option to customize notifications - Paid ad-free version ## Newest reviews (15 of 78) ### 4/5 — TIMELY INFO *2024-08-25, version 6.6* God Bless JOE 🇺🇸 ### 3/5 — No news for two weeks? *2023-06-01, version 6.4* This has been a good app for about a year for me, and has been one of three apps I read each morning. But after three weeks without a single new international story, I lost faith in it and I’m replacing it with another. It made me feel like I couldn’t rely on it for news any longer. ### 2/5 — App *2022-09-04, version 6.3* I had this app on phone and then it disappeared. I now I can’t download this app. ### 3/5 — Ads can’t be removed *2020-10-31, version 5.4* I would pay a couple bucks to get rid of ads, but that doesn’t seem to be an option ### 3/5 — what happened? *2019-11-01, version 5.1* Used to work but now... 2 minutes into live streaming the news it cuts out Even reading a news article - no video - is abruptly over - black screen - before i have got through a few sentences... If there is an upgrade needed i am or seeing g it... What’s UP with this APP? ### 2/5 — Liberal propaganda *2017-12-09, version 5.0* Does post important local news BUT it prioritizes fake or misleading liberal political news. And the worst part is that none of it is local. App also is not a good choice for immediate breaking news. The app seems to be their last priority in terms of all of their news outlets. ### 3/5 — No Apple Watch sync *2017-08-23, version 4.0.0* The local ad said to pair the app with your smart watch, but there is no way to do that. I can't figure out a way to contact them, either, to see if I'm doing something wrong. ### 2/5 — Junk *2017-05-17, version 3.74.0* Worked fine until the new update now you can't even open the app crashes every time junk.yep are you guys want to do is compress and save a buck worst local news app I've ever had on my phone ### 1/5 — Crashes often *2016-08-25, version 4.4.1* Local news not frequently updated ### 1/5 — Ads and more ads *2016-08-13, version 4.4.1* If these ads don't stop popping up every time I try to scroll I will Be deleting this app. ### 3/5 — Notifications/support *2016-07-18, version 4.4.1* So, I get a notification. I click on it. Then it just shows me a homepage, with no info on how to link to that notice I just received! I hit "customer support" instead of "rate this app" first, to avoid having to say all this (maybe I just need help figuring out how to do this right. Surely you're not blocking this info on purpose! But HOW?) NOT helpful in how I may link onto the notifications! Who can help me, or fix this issue? ### 1/5 — Inconsistent *2016-07-11, version 4.4.1* As much as I love the content, the app rarely works. Most days, I get the commercial, and then the screen comes up empty with a perpetual "loading". Other days, it doesn't make it that far, and still others, it comes up quite fine. On the days it doesn't work, like this morning, I switch over to KTLA 5 live stream. It always works fine so that rules out my device or the network. Sorry guys. ### 4/5 — Up to date *2016-06-26, version 4.4.1* Really enjoy local updates ### 4/5 — Local news *2016-06-25, version 4.4.1* Ok app. I like that it's local. ### 3/5 — Great notifications *2016-06-01, version 4.4.1* Their news notifications have been great for both breaking local and national news. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Left leaning channel *2025-07-22, version 7.0* Keyt needs to serve the interests of all county members and is doing a disservice to members are not progressive democrats. We prefer to watch news from SLO in terms of their reporting and reporters. ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE *2024-02-05, version 6.5* Horrible ### 1/5 — Suspicious *2022-07-04, version 6.3* This used to work with my cellular service then it stopped then I use a VPN and I used to get the news again now I no longer get thisThere’s something really fishy about this are you screening people are actually trying to access your news apart from signing in😡 ### 1/5 — Privacy concern *2020-10-21, version 5.4* The app is reading content from the iOS clipboard for no apparent reason. ### 1/5 — What happened to Live Streaming!!?? *2020-08-19, version 5.4* Page not found error message when selected ### 1/5 — Speed up the updates *2017-08-01, version 3.74.0* I can hear fireworks in my backyard...is there anything in this app that tells my or warned me what is going on... no. As always, late to deliver the news. And when they get back to you they tell meto inform them because they rely on the community... great reporting people! I already have a job I'm hoping you will do yours. Need to be more quick on updates. Other stations come up with alerts faster than this one. Add more details, as well. Other than that, we enjoy all the people working there! Thanks! ### 1/5 — Agree with other reviewer, app crashing!! *2017-07-19, version 3.74.0* Rats!! This news app used to work really well. Now stories cannot be touched to scroll without crashing. Rotten timing, too, when the Whittier Fire is affecting our area so much in SB County!! I would have liked to contact the developers and let them know about the issues, but there isn't any way to contact them. Hope this is fixed soon. Wish KCOY was still independent so I could still have a reliable source for local news. A monopoly makes it tough to get more locally based services and information. Not good. ### 1/5 — Just the ads *2016-12-08, version 3.7.0* Nothing but ads. Very hard to see news or weather. Just pop up ads ### 1/5 — Bad *2016-11-17, version 3.5.0* Need to fix the notifications to click on them and go to articles it's bs never goes to them and the videos never work plz fix!!!! ### 1/5 — Unable to Use *2016-09-26, version 4.4.1* I have been unable to complete the download and also unable to delete. The app is stuck in limbo. I tried contacting KEYT but did not get a response. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Champions Tritons *2019-12-19, version 5.2* So good to see the Triton’s Champions on film this morning. Theses kids work really hard to attain this goal. It appears that one of the players flashed what looks like a gang sign. Please review film shown at about 6:15 this morning. Number 63 holds his hand up with fingers poised. I hope this is not so. Sports need to be free of outside influences. Congratulation to the team. ### 5/5 — Excellent News App *2017-08-18, version 4.0.0* I am not sure what these other folks are referring to with their negative reviews. They probably have an old version. The app was updated in Aug. 2017 This latest KEYT/KCOY/KKFX app version is excellent. Navigation and page loads are fast. Videos play perfectly. I urge you to give it a try. ### 5/5 — Realy good! *2017-03-18, version 3.72.0* Yes ### 5/5 — Pappa *2016-08-25, version 4.4.1* I am former Vent co longtime resident now living in NW Montana. Kids and Grandkids still here. Son and son in law are wild land firefighters. I can keep current in everything happening on Central Coast. I recommend everyone get this app. ### 5/5 — Channel 3 *2016-07-06, version 4.4.1* Can always count on channel 3 news for the most accurate and up-to-date news stories and forecast! ### 5/5 — Excellent job *2016-05-04, version 4.4.1* First class reporting. Excellent job!! ### 5/5 — Great for keeping me up to date *2016-04-19, version 4.4.1* I love being able to get the recent news as it is happening ### 5/5 — Local and national news *2016-04-07, version 4.4.1* Gives me notifications on both local and national news and has in depth stories on the local. Sometimes I get too many notifications about areas in the county that don't concern me but it's ok. ### 5/5 — Informative app *2016-04-05, version 4.4.1* Have to depend on KEYT app & website for news since TWC stopped carrying KEYT news. ### 5/5 — KEYT *2016-04-03, version 4.4.1* I'm a local truck driver here in the Ventura, Santa Barbara area and your frequent traffic and local news alerts makes my long days a lot easier,,thanks for the great info that I use everyday !!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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