# KOTA News — user reviews > 17 indexed App Store user reviews of KOTA News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 2.90/5 from 47 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kota-news/id1102844882/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kota-news/id1102844882.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 14 ## Newest reviews (2 of 17) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-08-05* Everything KOTA does is terrible. I wonder if they had the same people make this app that does the graphics for the broadcast. ### 1/5 — Older was better *2016-07-15* You can't customize your page anymore! You can't get to the local information anymore you can't customize your whether to the location you want it's become just a very generic news app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Update Meh *2026-03-20* Previous version better. Did auto update this morning. Do not like. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2026-03-04* Does not open the news stories. When I click on the story it starts to load and then stops. ### 1/5 — Shame on you *2025-02-19* This app won't let me out and it won't let me watch anything either, don't know what to do! Just listen I guess... ### 1/5 — Hardly ever loads *2023-11-06* When I first got the app it worked just fine. I do t know if an update messed it up or what. For the last few months the articles will just not load when I click on them. So I can’t ever actually read the articles. Just the headlines before I click on them. ### 1/5 — Will Not Load *2023-01-25* Was never able to get the app to load. ### 1/5 — Biased *2021-11-06, version 1.4.6* The reporting is biased and useless. Unreliable. You do know that such a thing as spell check exists, do you not? The grammar in the articles look as if they’ve been written by a second grader. Your reporters need to learn how to write a story that is coherent to the reader as well. You cover fluff and ignore newsworthy items of real importance such as mayor Allender’s power grabs with mask mandates and the real reasons educated people leave South Dakota once their education is completed. Your weather isn’t informative at all. It’s basic and useful only for the radar. Your reporting is poor. Your coverage of important items is poor or nonexistent. The only reason I don’t give you an F minus is because the radar map on the weather is good. You can do better. ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads ads *2020-08-09* First thing I have to see is a ad from that clown joe Biden just to have even more ads while trying to view local news this app is trash gray media group is trash what a waste ### 1/5 — Name change needed *2020-06-20* Just go ahead and change from KOTA to AP already....or find local reporters without spin. ### 1/5 — Pretty sad *2018-07-25* Sometimes the news actually makes it to this app, but when it says in the article that a man “road his bike” (it should be “rode his bike”, if you’re confused), you really need a new editor. There are spelling and punctuation errors everywhere, and sometimes entire words are missing. It’s really a joke. And pathetic. ### 1/5 — C,mon with the Ads already *2017-04-29* 30 second long ads before the news bits start. You're crazy. I'll never wait that long - and neither will many others. Maybe 10 secs or give an opt-out like YouTube. Rethink your strategy. I just deleted your app ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Weather on TV vs App *2022-07-16* The new weather woman needs more practice. I’m trying to help her when she’s talking! Thanks for the App, as it gives a great silent report!.Jason Montesanto (?) Is a great delivery of weather and speaks clearly. Can we have him on weekdays at 5:30 please and thanks! My family misses Rhonda! ### 3/5 — Started crashing. Usually it works fine *2020-09-04* Every 6 months it gets this bug where it crashes.. When I click the news part of the home page, it and kicks me out of the app. Otherwise I have no issues the rest of the year aside pictures taking forever to load. I usually don’t watch tv because my (little) kids are watching cartoons all day and commercials make it too long so this app is convenient. 😩 please fix this darn bug soon ### 2/5 — Update Meh *2026-03-06* Previous version better. Did auto update this morning. Do not like. ### 2/5 — Trouble *2018-11-23* App repeatedly closes without showing content. Sometimes it works great and others not. Frustrating. ### 2/5 — So so *2016-07-06* News updates are pretty good. Lacking live newscasts that other news agency's apps provide --- *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 2026-07-21.*