# KSTP 5 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN — user reviews > 130 indexed App Store user reviews of KSTP 5 Minneapolis by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 18,990 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kstp-5-minneapolis-st-paul-mn/id546024067/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kstp-5-minneapolis-st-paul-mn/id546024067.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,689 · 4★ 2,542 · 3★ 803 · 2★ 299 · 1★ 657 ## What do users think of KSTP 5 Minneapolis? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌟 Great for weather and news - 🌟 Excellent news coverage and anchors - 🌟 Fantastic app for cord cutters - 🌟 Reliable local news source **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent issues with streaming and buffering - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content - 📢 Too many ads and auto-playing videos - 🔄 Constant refreshing and resetting of the app - 🌐 Slow to update with breaking news **Commonly reported bugs** - Streaming issues on newer devices - Compatibility problems with iOS updates - Frequent crashes and app resets **Most requested features** - Option to disable auto-playing videos - Improved navigation and content organization - Faster updates for breaking news - Separate weather-only mode or app ## Newest reviews (14 of 130) ### 3/5 — Phishing issues *2026-06-25, version 7.0* While using the application I received a phishing attempt in the form of a advertising pop-up please address this immediately ### 4/5 — Good app *2026-06-19, version 7.0* Good app to keep up with the news. For gods sakes when there is severe weather do I really need to be notified literally every 15-30 seconds over and over and over . In the last 5 minutes a notification popped up several times annoying me ### 1/5 — Poor headline reporting *2025-12-03, version 7.0* Tell the story. Not the feelings. ### 1/5 — Too left leaning *2025-11-21, version 7.0* Your news has an unfortunate left leaning slant. It would be nice if you could provide neutral reporting. ### 2/5 — Dark Mode *2025-11-18, version 7.0* It would be nice to have the ability to use the app in dark mode instead for blaring white it currently is only an option. ### 2/5 — App doesn’t always work *2025-11-05, version 6.3* Many times I go to the streaming app and it doesn’t work on my phone so I have to go online and type it in on the web and then it will work. ### 1/5 — Not the best *2025-10-25, version 6.3* Does the video really need to automatically play when I click on a headline and then keep playing when I leave app? That alone is enough for me to delete. News rarely gets updated on the weekends, news older than 20 hours most times. Radar fails to load and work 90% of the time. Come on KSTP, do better. ### 1/5 — Loud Commercials! *2025-10-16, version 6.3* I used to like this app better than other local news apps but now I don’t like any of them. I want to watch the full replay of the most recent complete news cast not each story separately. I can’t see how to do this anymore. I’m not interested in what ever is streaming. Also your commercial adds drive me crazy because they are blasting loud. ### 2/5 — Front page *2025-10-01, version 6.3* Like most other “news” apps this is like buying a newspaper every day where the only thing that changes is the front page! ### 2/5 — Updating freeze *2025-08-05, version 6.3* Shows this small notice on main screen as updating and freezes everything. The problem is that this shows up frequently and NOT when updating the app. Seems to be a code glitch that was never tested. Apparently the developer needs better coders for the app. ### 1/5 — All ads *2025-07-29, version 6.3* Only ads and click bait ### 1/5 — Loud Commercials! *2025-06-10, version 6.3* I really like this app but there is only one big problem which is VERY LOUD COMMERCIALS! I am hard of hearing and have hearing aids. I have my hearing aids on a perfect level for me to listen to the news I cannot turn the volume of my hearing aids down low enough to avoid the commercials being blasted into my ears, which only harms my ears more than they’re already harmed. It doesn’t make me want to make me buy the products that are being advertised! this has been a problem with this app even before it was changed! For the good of everyone’s hearing please decrease the volume of your advertising! ### 1/5 — Weather *2025-06-07, version 6.3* What happened to the excellent girl on weather and why doesn’t Matt S do more weather like he used to. Chris R has taken over weather way too much! He does okay with weather but is very arrogant and has a know it all attitude. I have loved KSTP but am considering leaving so I can use another weather channel. Thank you ### 2/5 — Can’t turn off closed captioning *2025-03-21, version 6.3* Why does the closed captioning always appear on the screen? There is no way to make it go away, even when using the subtitle button on the remote. Also, get an error message occasionally saying “Error: video cannot load” so you have to close the app and start it again. So annoying. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Currant reviews *2026-08-01, version 7.0* Were are they your showing reviews from years ago show us the latest ones ### 1/5 — Fraud *2026-06-22, version 7.0* Shame on you guys these are old stories and entertainment ed with fraud already recovered or found out your commercials made me stop watching you , shame on you ### 1/5 — Click bait *2026-03-28, version 7.0* This app needs to loose all the click bait garbage and stick to news and weather ### 1/5 — Boys basketball *2026-03-24, version 7.0* Terrible, can’t get it on line ### 1/5 — Ad display at app startup *2026-02-24, version 7.0* Every time I open the app a ad for cremation services pops up. It is because of this ad that I will be deleting app and not using KSTP 5 as a source anymore. ### 1/5 — KSTP app *2026-02-22, version 7.0* It SUCKS! Never clicks onto a live game. Please give up all tournaments rights so FOX9+ can purchase to right so people can enjoy ALL of the tournaments! What Garbage!!!🤬 ### 1/5 — Extremely biased.. basically opinion only. What happened to journalism *2026-02-03, version 7.0* Extremely biased news. ### 1/5 — Legacy media is dead *2026-01-14, version 7.0* This app is corporate propaganda for a regime of morbidly rich elites ### 1/5 — Where’s the Fraud coverage? *2025-12-29, version 7.0* The most recent mention of “fraud” in this site is three days old. I’m sure the Governor appreciates 5 downplaying the issue. ### 1/5 — Takes over speaker audio *2025-12-26, version 7.0* Why do you need to take over control of the speaker audio? Not necessary for app to function. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Need notifications *2026-05-18, version 7.0* We should have notifications on each New headline. Don’t want to go to your app to try and find what I just saw on news!! ### 5/5 — Solid *2026-05-17, version 7.0* Solid app. I enjoy the flexibility this app gives to stories, albeit, lacking in the weather side. (I miss the old weather app they had) It does exactly what I need it to do. ### 5/5 — Excellent broadcast. Good announcer chemistry and production team. *2026-03-14, version 7.0* State semi girls basketball. ### 5/5 — Weather Dept *2026-01-28, version 7.0* I am glad to say your new weather man - Chris Reece is doing a great job in the weather department. I am sure you have a lot more people watching because of Chris Reece . Jim Severson St Paul ### 5/5 — Thank you! Keep it up *2025-11-03, version 6.3* We need this ### 5/5 — Good volume on the commercials *2025-04-02, version 6.3* The competitor’s app drove me away with commercials that were nearly twice as loud as the broadcast. I’m officially a KSTP guy now. ### 5/5 — Weather radar *2024-07-09* The new app has changed the weather radar so now it is too dark and hard to manipulate. The previous radar was user friendly and much easier to read. ### 5/5 — Fantastic!! *2024-03-14, version 5.03.180061320* Always on when you need it. ### 5/5 — My favorite *2024-03-07, version 5.03.180061320* I love the way you do the news. No hubris like Kare 11 ### 5/5 — Streaming MN high school sports *2024-02-23, version 5.03.180061320* This App deserves a minus rating. My efforts to stream the MN Girl High School Hockey have been fruitless. The App sends me into a circular route similar to the film GOUNDHOG DAY. In addition the App is compromised by directing visitors to misleading links that are unrelated to the desired content --- *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 2026-09-06.*