# KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma — user reviews > 167 indexed App Store user reviews of KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma by Tegna Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 31,784 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/king-5-news-for-seattletacoma/id1453203197/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/king-5-news-for-seattletacoma/id1453203197.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24,963 · 4★ 5,256 · 3★ 958 · 2★ 175 · 1★ 432 ## What do users think of KING 5 News for Seattle/Tacoma? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Comprehensive local news coverage - 🚀 Quick and up-to-date news delivery - 💡 Useful traffic and weather information - 👍 Reliable and trustworthy news source - 👍 Convenient mobile access to news **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches - 💸 Excessive and disruptive advertisements - 🔍 Difficulty finding and navigating content - 🔍 Lack of customization and personalization options - 🔍 Outdated or missing features compared to previous app **Commonly reported bugs** - Video playback issues and freezes - Inconsistent app performance across devices - Overlapping or cut-off text in certain views - Unreliable push notification delivery **Most requested features** - Improved search and content discovery functionality - Ability to save and access favorite articles/topics - Customizable news feed and notification settings - Integration with other local news sources - Offline content access and caching ## Newest reviews (10 of 167) ### 3/5 — Can't Read *2026-06-09, version 50.12.0* The font size is so small that even with reading glasses I find it difficult to read. Ai least give me the option to zoom in? ### 2/5 — Weather update *2026-04-07, version 50.8.3* I’m not happy with the recent changes to the weather section. I used to read the detailed weather forecast every day, and now it’s nowhere to be found. It’s been replaced by a weather forecaster’s 20-second summary of the weather via shaky handheld phone, which is not insightful at all. ### 2/5 — Update Bad *2026-03-20, version 50.7.3* I loved this app until this morning. No more seagull and app won’t load on any device. ### 3/5 — Don’t like recent update *2026-03-13, version 50.6.7* I mainly use the KING 5 app to read the weather forecast, but it’s either been removed or impossible to find with the recent update. All I see are a bunch of videos which is not how I want to consume the news. ### 2/5 — New App Update/Platform Unusable *2026-02-21, version 50.4.8* I love watching King 5 everyday, starting my day with it, driving to work, going home etc. Ever since they updated the app with this new platform there are so many glitches and I feel like I can’t watch live news anymore. Terrible AI ads, and won’t play through a whole video. Yes I’ve reset my phone, deleted the app/re-downloaded. I’m 25 years old so if it’s difficult for me to navigate then I wonder what that’s like for others. I rarely make reviews so I hope they tells you something King 5 ### 1/5 — Latest upgrade is horrible *2026-02-15, version 50.4.8* I frequently watch older newscasts (like from the Friday night if I’m watching on Saturday morning) and the new “upgrade” makes this impossible. ### 3/5 — No navigation after clicking on articles *2026-02-14, version 50.4.8* The navigation bar is lost after I click on a news article. I have to close the app and restart after every article that’s opened. I don’t see any settings that appear to control this. ### 1/5 — New look *2026-02-14, version 50.4.8* The new look is annoying and not user friendly at all! ### 3/5 — No dark mode? *2026-02-13, version 50.4.8* Overall the new layout with this update seems good but not allowing a profile setting option for dark mode makes the app almost unusable at night which is when I usually read the news. ### 1/5 — It’s a no for me *2026-02-13, version 50.4.8* I’ve used this app for years. I enjoy reading the local news on my IPAD in Landscape in the mornings; Unfortunately, the new design only offers Portrait. Plus the new layout is more difficult to capture the news quickly…time to move on… ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — New App *2026-08-10, version 46.5.3* A huge joke, terrible to say the least, don’t wast your time trying to read it , who ever runs should be fired , King you are a embarrassment to Seattle!!! ### 1/5 — They start each program with littaly 5 minutes of ads 30 seconds was ok but this is terrible *2026-07-13, version 50.15.4* It has almost all the good features of tv app except for the ability to skip adds ### 1/5 — Horrible update *2026-06-30, version 50.14.0* The redesigned app lacks a basic menu, search bar and dark mode. The ads are invasive. There’s no way to search for a story or find articles about your favorite team. For a news organization that prides themselves on excellence, their app is a massive miss. ### 1/5 — New App SUCKS *2026-03-20, version 50.7.3* The new app update that completely redesigned the app is total garbage. A huge down-grade, full of spam advertisements, terrible loading times, ugly layout and sloppy looking articles. Looks more like a knock-off click-bait news source now, not an actual place for reliable information. ### 1/5 — New App SUCKS *2026-03-10, version 50.6.7* The new app update that completed redesigned the app is total garbage. A huge down-grade, full of spam advertisements, terrible loading times, ugly layout and sloppy looking articles. Looks more like a knock-off click-bait news source now, not an actual place for reliable information. ### 1/5 — Fonts are a Mess! *2026-03-09, version 50.6.7* Headline fonts are gigantic and article text fonts are teeny tiny making text almost impossible to read. Text font size doesn’t respond to iPhone text size changes either. Recent app updates are a disaster making the app useless. AND the news is very stale these days! ### 1/5 — Updated app sucks *2026-03-02, version 50.6.7* I used to regularly check the King 5 for local news updates and weather. The updated and remodeled app has made the whole experience not worth my time. Clunky, not intuitive, and frustrating. Bye, local news. ☹️ ### 1/5 — Bring back dark mode! *2026-02-23, version 50.4.8* Update: Forced to use the light mode on this app can be managed, but seeing nearly pornographic ai generated ads on this news app, with NO way of reporting these ads, is very disturbing. Why am I being subjected to pillows and clothes meant to look like female intimate anatomy in ads. Absolutely shameful King 5 and Tegna, do better. Been using this app for nearly 6 years now, they finally updated the app a few days ago and my god is it unusable. Forced white background, unable to conform with my devices local dark mode strings is very troubling to me, as I use white text on a black background due to a visual impairment, but unfortunately this app, King 5, and Tegna don’t care about disabled Americans being able to consume news. Absolutely shameful, and to think I’ve always considered King 5 to be the preeminent news service in the region; I cannot in good conscience continue to believe and recommend that to others when they so blatantly disregard the accessibility needs to their disabled readers. Absolutely SHAMEFUL! DO BETTER ### 1/5 — Unnecessary Update *2026-02-23, version 50.4.8* A lot of features that were convenient and had me using the app suddenly no longer exist. Clips and segments have completely replaced long form videos and entire broadcast. I wish the reel/tiktok tab had just been an addition instead of a replacement for videos. ### 1/5 — Bring back dark mode! *2026-02-17, version 50.4.8* Been using this app for nearly 6 years now, they finally updated the app a few days ago and my god is it unusable. Forced white background, unable to conform with my devices local dark mode strings is very troubling to me, as I use white text on a black background due to a visual impairment, but unfortunately this app, King 5, and Tegna don’t care about disabled Americans being able to consume news. Absolutely shameful, and to think I’ve always considered King 5 to be the preeminent news service in the region; I cannot in good conscience continue to believe and recommend that to others when they so blatantly disregard the accessibility needs to their disabled readers. Absolutely SHAMEFUL! DO BETTER ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — In depth news *2026-09-08, version 50.25.0* The KING 5 app allows viewers news at their convenience. Our premier station! ### 5/5 — Informative *2026-08-26, version 50.23.1* Sends news right away and with great detail. Nice layout. I enjoy it. ### 5/5 — More information *2026-07-24, version 50.17.3* AWILD1 ### 5/5 — Tv *2026-06-29, version 50.14.0* My fubo don’t have channel 5. ### 5/5 — Straight talk *2026-06-14, version 50.13.0* I enjoy listening to there news. I also believe that is true and not manipulating it to fit the politics. ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-06-14, version 50.13.0* Gives me all the info I want ### 5/5 — Love new sports show !!!!! *2026-06-12, version 50.12.0* Love new sports show ### 5/5 — News *2026-06-11, version 50.12.0* News information I can use ### 5/5 — Best On The West Coast *2026-06-10, version 50.12.0* Born here and lived here my entire life, seen others in my travels none better than KING 5. ### 5/5 — Jjj *2026-04-16, version 50.8.8* Huh Uh Huh --- *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 2026-09-13.*