# KMBC 9 News - Kansas City — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of KMBC 9 News by Hearst Television, rated 4.59/5 from 4,963 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kmbc-9-news-kansas-city/id505211829/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kmbc-9-news-kansas-city/id505211829.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,474 · 4★ 709 · 3★ 216 · 2★ 110 · 1★ 128 ## What do users think of KMBC 9 News? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🌟 Reliable news and weather coverage - 📢 Helpful breaking news alerts - 🌍 Keeps users connected to local news while away - 👍 Trusted news source **Cons** - 🔇 Intrusive and loud ads - 🤖 Buggy app performance - 🔍 Difficulty finding specific news stories - 🗞️ Outdated or irrelevant news content - 🔔 Too many unnecessary notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - Notifications not working as expected - App crashing or freezing - Issues with video playback and content loading **Most requested features** - Ability to customize notification settings - Option to save articles for later reading - Improved weather radar and forecasting features - Streamlined navigation and organization of content ## Newest reviews (14 of 94) ### 3/5 — Be right back *2026-08-28, version 5.15.2202* It’s seems that every time I blank there is, “We will be right back” Geeez ### 2/5 — Works better on Android *2025-02-03, version 5.15.1567* A few bugs. 1: Some notifications send me to the wrong link. For example; A got a notification about Kendrick Lamar and when I clicked on it, it brought me to an article about Beyonce not Kendrick and it does this on a lot of other articles too with the incorrect linking. 2: I turned off notifications for sports and I still get notifications about the stupid Chiefs, like I don’t give a flying rats *ss about sports. I’ve never been a fan of sports and never will. The only thing nice about KMBC 9 is on iphone it follows the device theme for main page unlike the android version, although it still shows white background on articles which I don’t like. 3: The articles also jump when scrolling on main page which is super annoying. KMBC 9 needs better iOS app developers. ### 2/5 — Buggy App *2025-01-20, version 5.15.1567* The app is pretty lousy and buggy. Annoying pop-up every time you launch it. Also, any video will first play a commercial. ### 3/5 — My favorite channel *2025-01-11, version 5.15.1549* I love KMBC 9 news it’s my favorite live news to watch. The app on the other hand is not my favorite. Some of the stories stay the same for weeks or as other news channels change them more frequently. There are also so many ads that I often get frustrated and close the site. ### 2/5 — Too many Loud ads and videos pop up *2024-10-01, version 5.15.1498* If you want to quietly check news or sports , pick a different app. This one has loud ads with no way to silence the audio . It is the same with video news stories. Sorry KMBC your app is too intrusive. I will stick KSHB41 ### 3/5 — Notifications *2024-09-17, version 5.15.1492* Pretty much every time I click on a notification, the app just keeps loading and never actually opens ### 2/5 — App crashes to Home Screen *2024-08-07, version 5.15.1476* In the last month the app has begun kicking me back to the app Home Screen when I check the radar, click on an article to read, or basically anything that directs me away from the Home Screen. This is cumbersome and getting old. Please, oh please squash this bug! ### 2/5 — What changed?? *2024-08-05, version 5.15.1462* Just within the last week or so (after an update?), I’ve been getting kicked out of the articles while reading them. It takes me right back to the top story, regardless of how many times I try to go back into the story. Super frustrating. ### 3/5 — Nothing but ads *2024-04-23, version 5.15.1381* I had to turn off all notifications because any notification means watching a full ad before seeing the video the notification is about. I first just stopped clicking on the notifications because I knew that meant a full ad with no skip feature would be forced on me before seeing the video. Then, I realized why am I even allowing these notifications if I’m not going to click on the bait??? So, off they went. Ads are becoming a leading cause in attention deficit disorders. ### 2/5 — Reliable but is very glitchy *2024-01-08, version 5.15.1304* Good for storm alerts, but the app is very glitchy and hard to use at times. ### 4/5 — Keeps Telling Me To Update App *2023-05-26, version 5.15.1082* App is up to date…according to App Store! ### 2/5 — Stick app *2023-05-10, version 5.15.1082* Sticks on my ipad 9th gen running 16.4.1a. Just out. Please update. Cant scroll down. Or click on any story or weather. Thanks ### 4/5 — Trusted news source. *2022-10-30, version 5.15.935* Being a person who values the truth in a twisted “Fake News world” KMBC/ABC always hits the mark with their reporting. * I am a fan of NPR & PBS, they have no agenda other than the truth. I find ABC / KMBC to be the same, a trusted, valued information outlet. Thanks ### 2/5 — Can’t take to forced video *2022-04-11, version 5.15.785* I like channel 9 news but had to delete the app. Just can’t take the fact that they force play a video of the news story with full blown commercial first and no way to turn off. I get that they need to pay for this app somehow, but force playing video with no way to stop or turn off sound is so so annoying. Back to Fox 4 app for me where I can read the news in silence. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads During Active Tornado Sirens *2026-06-14, version 5.15.2175* Immediately uninstalled this app after it served me a THIRTY SECOND AD in the middle of active tornado sirens going off. Imagine there had been one on the ground, those 30 seconds could have killed somebody. Disgusting practice to put wealth and ad revenue over the safety of your viewers. Shameful ### 1/5 — The Worst News App *2026-02-03, version 5.15.1997* Who does KMBC source their app development to? This app is still a cluttered mess. Difficult to navigate what your looking for and confusing. It’s the worst of all the local TV news stations by far. Uninstalling. ### 1/5 — Don’t want news just weather *2025-08-11, version 5.15.1800* There’s no way to limit notifications to just weather events. I don’t want my life interrupted by what someone else thinks is newsworthy (or, more accurately, wants to hype so they make ad money). Deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Live stream doesn’t work *2025-06-28, version 5.15.1781* Live stream doesn’t work- can’t watch the current news ### 1/5 — Trash App *2025-02-25, version 5.15.1618* They send you notifications of all these cool sounding news articles and then when you go in the app there is absolutely 0 way to find them and so they get your hopes up for nothing. Probably fake news. ### 1/5 — Apple TV app *2025-02-06, version 5.15.1601* Only channel is KC without an Apple TV app. ### 1/5 — Dizzying Scrolling on iPhone *2023-10-31, version 5.15.1250* Weird application... only news app I know if that as you scroll up, or down, to see stories (headlines/pics), the stories/pics annoyingly pop-up at bottom (or top) of screen. Dizzying. Developer- please fix that... I rarely use app for that reason. Using iPhone. ### 1/5 — Fix the notifications!!! *2023-02-21, version 5.15.981* How many reviews have to say they don’t want 100 notifications from KMBC before they fix it? I have Local/National Breaking News only selected for notifications and receive notification after notification about things that couldn’t be further from breaking news. I had to turn the notifications completely off. ### 1/5 — Not impressed *2023-01-09, version 5.15.968* First of all, links to stories open with the slightest touch, but most of all, the ads with the loud audio coming on because I want to read a story are ridiculous. I’m deleting this one. ### 1/5 — Too Many Ads *2021-04-14, version 5.15.474* Forced to watch an ad and a video when all I want to do is read an article. It would be nice if ads were optional. Two thumbs down!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — KMBC9 News *2026-02-06, version 5.15.1997* Obviously the best news source in the Metro. They are the varsity news for the KC Metro. All others are the JV. ### 5/5 — Ads *2024-07-04, version 5.15.1456* I’m a long time viewer. So much that I’ve downloaded your app because I believe in your news. But can someone do something about the 2 or 3 ads that pop up. You are reading your article, an ad pops up and when going back to ghe article, it takes right back to the beginning. I understand you needing ads but stop taking me back to the beginning of the article. Please and thank you ### 5/5 — Kmbc9 is goated *2024-05-02, version 5.15.1381* You guyes are chads ### 5/5 — Nina’s *2024-04-28, version 5.15.1381* You have the VERY BEST weather team and my home ALWAYS turn to you for the up to date weather and alerts! Thank you so much; especially during today’s tornado warnings and thunderstorms! Blessings to you and your staff. ### 5/5 — To Lara and Len … *2024-02-15, version 5.15.1337* God bless you Lara and Len for your long day of coverage today. I never changed my channel and you two proved why I am a forever channel 9 news watcher. You deserve to go home, hold your loved ones tight and have a good cry. Take care of you.. a MOGS friend forever ❤️ ### 5/5 — KMBC *2023-05-11, version 5.15.1082* We enjoy the weather alerts and the new news information. Thank you KMBC. ### 5/5 — Surprisingly easy to use *2022-04-30, version 5.15.785* First off - the app helps you configure what you’re needing right off the bat. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rooted around in app settings to figure out some of these things. Well done. ### 5/5 — Great app but I do have one request *2021-10-15, version 5.15.698* It would be great if you could save stories or videos for later if possible ### 5/5 — Big Thank You *2021-03-17, version 5.15.375* Can’t thank you enough for giving Staley High Girls basketball team a spot on the 6 PM news tonight Karen Kornacki. They’ve gotten so little press (print or online) yet had an outstanding year with new Head Coach Mike Bennett who came to Staley after a stint as Head Coach of Mill Valley HS boys basketball and lead them to a State Title. Girls get the short straw in publicity. Thanks so much for giving them a great sendoff to State Final Four in Springfield Mo this weekend. ### 5/5 — Favorite! *2021-02-23, version 5.15.375* Channel 9 is my favorite News channel! --- *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 2026-09-05.*