# KWTX News — user reviews > 98 indexed App Store user reviews of KWTX News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 2.70/5 from 342 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kwtx-news/id420520635/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kwtx-news/id420520635.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 100 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 42 · 1★ 145 ## What do users think of KWTX News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📱 Good for breaking news alerts and notifications - 🌤️ Reliable weather information and forecasts - 📍 Comprehensive Central Texas coverage - 👨‍💼 Respected news anchors and reporters - 📰 Customizable news alerts by category **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - ⏱️ Long ad wait times blocking content - 🔤 Small font size and poor readability - 📢 Excessive push notifications - ⚠️ Duplicate and redundant notifications - 🗂️ Cluttered and confusing layout - 📰 Perceived liberal bias in reporting - ✍️ Numerous grammar and spelling errors - 🔍 Poor search functionality - ⏰ Outdated news content and slow updates - 🎯 Clickbait headlines and misleading alerts - 🌐 Slow performance on mobile platforms **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup or when opening articles - App freezes and becomes unresponsive - Spinning loading wheel that never completes - App won't open after updates - Notifications don't trigger app opening - Ad overlays block content and can't be closed - News stories fail to load - Battery drain issues - Incompatibility with iOS updates - App crashes when deleting notifications - Ads with same format as news content causing confusion **Most requested features** - Separate emergency and non-essential notifications - Ability to filter alerts by location/county - Text size adjustment and zoom functionality - Separate weather app from news app - Combined news and weather in single app - Sort news by date with newest first - Dark mode option - Remove or reduce advertisement frequency - Improved search engine functionality - Better article organization and navigation ## Newest reviews (16 of 98) ### 2/5 — Update *2026-03-31, version 5.0.2* The new update made it harder to use, the old one would go directly to the news but now it’s slow and hard to navigate. The adds are terrible ### 2/5 — KrazyDaisy *2026-03-19* I loved this app until the most recent update. Now, every time access it through an alert (push or text) it forces me to an advertisement, then I have to click a banner that says to go to app (which I already am in). Then if I am idle in the app it goes back to that same advertisement as it did when I first accessed it, and the banner says to return to the app. It’s very inconvenient. And the layout is very hard to follow. ### 2/5 — App *2026-03-18, version 5.0.2* Will not clear notifications after you have revised all of them ### 1/5 — Should have left the app alone. *2026-03-09, version 5.0.1* This “new & improved” update to the app is terrible. It’s difficult to read and looks jumbled. The way it was previously worked. Why the sudden change? ### 1/5 — Terrible new update! *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* I prefer to read the news, I do not want to have to listen to a commercial and then listen to the news! If it doesn’t give me an option I will delete the app. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* This new update is terrible. Should have left it alone. We want to see the news not pop up ads. SMH ### 1/5 — Sucks *2026-03-06, version 5.0.1* Font has changed hard to read ### 1/5 — App *2025-12-10, version 4.0.18* App gets stuck on saying tracking on next page ### 2/5 — Used to be good, but getting annoying *2025-12-08* Really liked this app in the past to get emergency information. Now, there are way too many non-important notifications draining my devices. PLEASE give us the option for emergency notifications separate from nonessential news notifications. ### 1/5 — Liberal *2025-09-08, version 4.0.17* Going by what cnn and other liberal news outlets. They do not do their own investigation into anything it’s sad. ### 1/5 — Facts *2025-04-28, version 4.0.17* I just need the facts on the new. I don’t need a liberal to tell me what it says. ### 1/5 — News *2025-03-17, version 4.0.17* Local news should be what is on the app ### 1/5 — Nope *2025-01-07, version 4.0.17* Gets all National news from the AP aka Associated Press, a far Left Wing Media Outlet ### 1/5 — News *2025-01-07, version 4.0.17* Too much democrat reporting.👎 ### 1/5 — App crashes *2024-10-18, version 4.0.15* The app just crashes on setup. Looks like they’re not concerned about losing viewers. ### 1/5 — Useless *2023-09-26, version 4.0.10* If you want to know what happened news wise three days ago this is the app for you. The weather site has forecasts that go back 10 days. Who is interested at this network in providing a streamlined experience? Plus, endless click bait. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Like the old format This Locks up and crashes *2026-06-27, version 5.0.6* Old format was a lot easier and you could go straight to the news article you wanted to see… then gets glitchy ### 1/5 — Awful *2026-05-04* Instead of news opening immediately you are forced to see annoying ads. Will not buy from any of those sources in future. Equally annoying are the ads that begin automatically and loudly when you want to read an article. Hard to think of this as a serious news source! ### 1/5 — New Version is trash *2026-04-28, version 5.0.3* Whatever update you guys did made this app horrible. Un skippable video ads that obscure the screen just to read an article. I’ve stopped using this since the update. ### 1/5 — Boo *2026-04-14, version 5.0.3* Sucks! Go back to the old app. I prefer to read the new. Not have a video play ### 1/5 — Annoying ads! *2026-04-11, version 5.0.3* I understand the need for ads, and I even look at some of them, but this new version of the app has taken ads to a new, very annoying level. I’ll be reading a news story that I’m very interested in, and —Bam! — without warning, an ad starts talking on top of the story I’m reading! KWTX used to be my first source for local news, but no more. ### 1/5 — Hate new app *2026-04-02, version 5.0.2* Go back to the other format, this one sucks ### 1/5 — Old app was easier *2026-03-26* The previous app allowed you to go immediately to the news stories. New app has a LONG ad that COVERS the entire page and requires you to wait 10 seconds to even TRY to go to news. Also the font, headlines and body of the stories are not easy to read. Previous app had bold lettering and was NOT cluttered with multiple ads! Too many ads blocking content now makes it less easy to navigate your site. This is NOT an upgrade to the app. It’s a cluttered mess! ### 1/5 — Hate this update *2026-03-25, version 5.0.2* I preferred the old setup it was easier to navigate and I hate the stupid ad to access the app I sometimes exit thinking I’m going back to the news stories and then have to exit the ad again. I’m not happy it’s harder for people who have vision problems to see the small print on their phone’s too. ### 1/5 — New appointment *2026-03-24, version 5.0.2* Please Bring back your old app. This new app is horrible. I get a notification and click to see the story but only get the ads first then have to hunt for the story!! ### 1/5 — If it ain’t broke don’t fix it *2026-03-14, version 5.0.2* This new & improved app is not an improvement…layouts are cluttered, font is too small, local news a chore to find, too many ads…thumbs down all around…probably going to delete this app now ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Biased *2026-02-08* A biased news review utilizing left winged sources like AP, Texas Tribune , CNN. Anti-America First. Pro woke liberal propaganda sources and priorities. Anti-Conservative points of view. Focuses on crime across the country but fails to be truthful about Soros funded Corrupt DA’s. Doesn’t run corrections even when the Truth is revealed. Typical small town local paper…covering for good old boys & covering all the details if it tarnishes their chosen agenda! ### 5/5 — Domestic Goddess *2024-09-19, version 4.0.15* This is best news app managed by a smart group of people. More news outlets should follow this delivery of information that Channel 10 demonstrates. ### 5/5 — Weather *2023-05-11* Tell Mr Brady. We watch the weather news because he explains everything and we know how hard he works. I’m 70 years old and my family all appreciate him. So keep up the good work. Tell Mr. Brady Thank you again. He’s the reason we watch your channel. Have a great day. ### 5/5 — worst news app ever *2022-03-21, version 3.4.11* most useless news app out there nothing upated ever ### 5/5 — Good news *2018-07-10, version 3.1.9* I would like to commend you for sharing such good news. It is so sad that most news is bad. Good for you for taking time to seek out some good news. ### 5/5 — Great way to get "Breaking News" *2018-04-18* I'm not always in front of my TV, and Radio may help with weather alerts, but it truly makes a difference in which Radio Station you are listening to. It seems as if the TV Networks/ Stations are partenered with each of the separate Radio Station Groups. So the information you hear are reporting from different areas of the viewing/listening audience. For example Channel 6 ABC- tends to cover Killen, Temple, Belton area News,Weather. Where KWTX Channel 10's App. And Breaking News and Weather Alerts are concerning Central Texas and are in real time exactly where I live in a 60 mile radius and the Breaking News begins with where I live and then extends out further to other Central Texas areas. Channel 10- is the best way I can get the information I need on my phone locally, nationally, and news that is important that I need to know. I use my App for Channel 10 every day multiple times a day. It's the only news I trust, and my friends also use their App. as well. ### 5/5 — Best local news app and station *2018-02-19, version 3.1.7* Good app with great customization for news alerts. This station is far and away the best local news station in Central Texas. ### 5/5 — Love it. *2018-01-12, version 3.1.6* News updates are great. Keeps me informed about local events and current news issues in central TX. ### 4/5 — Curiosity *2024-05-04* I understand Kate Carlin is very good but we also had two ladies from a that was 39-0 South Carolina team. After the game between South Carolina and Iowa, the news crew followed Katlin to her locker room and they lost. What about the winners of the game. You guys are still following Katlin and still never mentioned South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso was the first SEC player selected, going as the No. 3 overall pick to the Chicago Sky. The Los Angeles Sparks selected Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson as the No. 4 pick with LSU’s Angel Reese picked seventh by the Chicago Sky and Ole Miss’ Marquesha Davis the 11th pick by New York Liberty. The SEC has had a first round pick Why is this? ### 4/5 — Misuse of words. *2023-07-10, version 4.0.8* Writer Patrick Svitek, wrongful use of the word Democratic. Patrick look up the meaning that is far from how you used it. Democrat is proper for a person who is a Democrat. You don’t see a person being called a Republic but a Republican. --- *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 2026-09-01.*