# KIFI Idaho Falls News — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of KIFI Idaho Falls News by News-Press & Gazette Company, rated 4.60/5 from 767 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kifi-idaho-falls-news/id386979322/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kifi-idaho-falls-news/id386979322.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 608 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of KIFI Idaho Falls News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great livestream video - 👍 Customizable app - 👍 Upbeat local news - 👍 Comprehensive news coverage **Cons** - 🐛 Constant freezing and crashing - 🐛 Outdated news and weather - 🐛 Poor weather forecasting - 🐛 Difficult to find local news - 🐛 Unreliable video playback - 🤖 Too many ads and notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on opening weather video - Duplicate notifications - Incomplete or outdated content - Compatibility issues with newer devices **Most requested features** - Traffic and crime reports - Ability to choose notification types - Search function for recent stories - Program schedule for live stream ## Newest reviews (14 of 82) ### 2/5 — Streaming *2026-03-18, version 7.3* Live stream lately it’s constantly freezing up ### 3/5 — Not up to date *2025-11-06, version 7.2* To much old news Back to September REALLY ### 2/5 — Shuts down all the time *2020-09-28, version 5.4* It used to be more stable, but over the past few weeks, it won’t even open a story for more than a few seconds before the entire app just quits. Irritating when you want to know about local news and it’s one of a very few sources in the area. ### 2/5 — Two of everything! *2020-04-26, version 5.3* I am getting 2 of every news item. Not necessary!!!! ### 2/5 — Never updated *2020-02-03, version 5.3* I hate that I can’t even find local sports scores. It takes days for them to post high school scores. So disappointed. They only care about the “big” stories. ### 2/5 — Not good *2017-01-08, version 3.71.0* I miss the old app, this one crashes all the time despite downloading it again and the format is difficult. I look at the ten day forecast and half the time it hasn't been updated in a couple days. ### 2/5 — Video never works *2016-12-01, version 3.7.0* I like the app, and for the most part it does work, maybe a little slow. But every time you click on the drop-down menu then go to weather, then choose the video weather, it opens you to a site that never loads any video. ### 1/5 — Worst App I've Ever Tried to Use *2016-11-30, version 3.5.0* Before the upgrade (it is really a downgrade) it was flawless. Now it never works. I wonder if the developer ever reads these reviews. ### 1/5 — No longer works *2016-11-06, version 3.5.0* The app no longer gives updates. The old app was so much better! ### 1/5 — Predictable *2016-10-18, version 3.5.0* The new update ruined the app. The content has changed tone and is slanted one way. I will no longer use the app ### 1/5 — Frustrated *2016-10-13, version 3.5.0* Since we don't have any tv this is my only means to see what is going on and the weather. This app never updates and every time I want to see the weather I have to uninstall the app and then reinstall it just to just the update. This is so frustrating..I miss the old app. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2016-10-04, version 3.5.0* App no longer works, update killed the app. ### 1/5 — Update ruined the app *2016-09-24, version 3.5.0* This app worked well until the Sept. 20, 2016 update. Content does not load anymore. Disappointing downgrade. ### 1/5 — Useless *2016-09-24, version 3.5.0* Can't get stories to come up, interface is clumsy at best. Bring back the old app! At least I could get some local news. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Would be nice if it worked that day of and not the day after for the weather video forecast *2024-12-01* Crappy ### 1/5 — So bad!!! *2021-02-16, version 6.1* I hope that I can paste the screen recording of this app. They claim a live stream can be watched, but if I’m lucky I can get a choppy slide show, with a new frame about every 5-seconds. What’s really funny is if it gives me the remix-version of the weatherman doing the floss, because it’s trapped between 2 frames. That makes for some entertainment, but not for the news and info that I’m hoping to get from here. Please look into fixing your glitches KIFI!! ### 1/5 — Copy and paste CNN *2020-12-15, version 6.0* This news app is ridiculous. If I wanted news from CNN I would download their app. Do some investigating and write your own articles. ### 1/5 — Joke *2020-07-22, version 5.4* When is channel 8 going to get some professional staff? The news in the morning is a joke. ### 1/5 — Poor *2020-01-13, version 5.3* Update to news is slow. Have to go elsewhere ### 1/5 — Do your own reporting *2019-02-13, version 5.2* It would be nice if East Idaho News could do their own reporting instead of just regurgitating news stories from national news sources that do not represent Idaho values. ### 1/5 — Poor weather forecasts *2018-07-10, version 5.1* Extremely poor forecasting of the weather. The temperatures are NEVER accurate and NEVER updated in a timely manner. Checked it at 4:30 in the morning and it said it was 93 degrees, but another weather app said it was 73, which was the real temperature. ### 1/5 — To hard to find local news *2017-08-27, version 4.0.0* The app has gotten more complicated with every update. I look to KIFI for local news, not national news. It's not good for that anymore. ### 1/5 — Really Bad *2017-07-25, version 3.74.0* Why have notifications when the app crashes immediately after selecting one? Useless. ### 1/5 — Lousy app *2017-06-11, version 3.74.0* This news app is a poor excuse for an app. It loads slow. It's choppy when scrolling. Each update it gets worse. I wish they would change app developers and get a better app experience going. Don't waste your time with this. Get east Idaho news app it's much better!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — New update for streaming player is great *2022-10-13, version 6.3* Their new livestream player is great I love watching the most recent eastern Idaho news stories when I can. It took some getting used to with the app customizations but I have it how I like I now. ### 5/5 — Great Local App *2022-10-13, version 6.3* Great for local news alerts and stying up to date. I enjoy having the news in my hands. Works great too. ### 5/5 — Love the livestream video! *2022-10-13, version 6.3* I really like the customization of the app. I love the livestream video feeds also that show the most recent news cast! ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-08-12, version 6.3* I truly love this news app. There is national and international news. The local news is upbeat. One note is that there is no ‘traffic and crime reports’ . LOL. That’s because in this Idaho city there is NO traffic and NO crime . It is so nice to be informed and not burdened with sad news. Thanks ### 5/5 — Updates are great *2019-04-25, version 5.2* I originally rated this app poorly because the pop up ads seemed to interrupt reading randomly, usually mid-sentence. I downloaded and tried it again, though, and noticed that now the ads either appear at the bottom or pop up between news articles. This is a welcome change. Thanks to the developers for addressing the reading interruptions. I look forward to using this app to keep up with the news. ### 5/5 — KIFI *2019-01-24, version 5.2* Where is Tim Time??? Please respond ### 5/5 — Love our news! *2016-07-24, version 4.4.1* I always turn to channel 8 or 3 for our news. Thank you for the coverage of what our area cares about most. ### 5/5 — 8 is Great *2016-04-25, version 4.4.1* I love watching channel 8. But mostly I am glad that they are willing to broadcast the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints General Conference every 6 months. I don't have cable so I am grateful that you offer this great service! I am a loyal KIFI CHANNEL 8 watcher! ### 5/5 — Local and National *2016-04-06, version 4.4.1* I Live out of town. This app not only keeps me informed about Idaho Falls but it also gives me a concise review of national news. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2016-03-31, version 4.4.1* I don't have cable tv or the paper. This keeps me up to date. --- *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.*