# NBC10 Philadelphia: Local News — user reviews > 100 indexed App Store user reviews of NBC10 Philadelphia by NBCUniversal Media, LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 1,710 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nbc10-philadelphia-local-news/id331808522/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nbc10-philadelphia-local-news/id331808522.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,322 · 4★ 215 · 3★ 48 · 2★ 38 · 1★ 87 ## What do users think of NBC10 Philadelphia? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts - ⚡ Quick access to news and alerts - 📺 Useful for live TV viewing - 🗺️ Detailed weather maps and radar - 🕰️ Timely traffic updates **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 🚫 Inability to load weather/news data - 📢 Excessive ads and sponsored content - 🔍 Difficulty navigating and finding content - 🔄 Outdated or inaccurate information **Commonly reported bugs** - Weather data not loading properly - App freezes when switching between sections - Sharing articles not working as expected - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - Notifications not working reliably **Most requested features** - Bring back live TV streaming option - Improve article sharing functionality - Add more customization options - Enhance weather data visualization - Provide better local news coverage ## Newest reviews (17 of 100) ### 4/5 — Ok but… *2026-07-12, version 8.8* Best local news app around but man, you guys kill my notifications! I’ll get the same thunderstorm notification for example 20 times in a row. Deleted. Reinstalled. Same thing. Turned off notifications. Turned back on. Same thing. I wish I could upload a screenshot. It’s almost comical at this point. ### 2/5 — Crashes when loading *2026-06-09, version 8.8* I use the app mostly to check the weather. Unfortunately for the past several weeks I cannot get the app to even load. It just crashes rendering it useless. When it works I like it and would give it more stars ### 2/5 — Alerts are useless *2025-09-20, version 8.4* News alerts that come through as push notifications are completely useless. I click on the alert to read the article but there’s never any article. Sometimes it’s a different story altogether, sometimes it’s an unrelated video. ### 2/5 — Change the look *2025-08-14, version 8.3.2* Need new younger reporters. Tracy, BShipp they all gotta go for fresh faces or your station will remain irrelevant ### 2/5 — Story goes blank once you scroll *2025-07-26, version 8.3.2* You can start reading a story, but once you scroll the page goes blank, and you can't finish the story. It looks like it's happening when there is some ad that is supposed to show up. Since I can't see the ad, I don't know if it's after any in-story ad that the page goes blank, or if it's the same ad that creates the mess. I just see a heading that an ad is supposed to display. ### 3/5 — Something going on with Alerts *2025-03-14, version 8.1.1* Yesterday the app showed I had over 2k alerts, however there were maybe 20. I cleared them just before midnight. Woke up to 9,700 alerts. I know the news cycle is very busy but not THAT busy. ### 2/5 — Not responding *2024-09-21, version 7.13.1* The weather icons barely ever load anymore for the hourly. Now when I get into the app it freezes. This used to be my favorite app but now I can’t even use it. Frustrated. ### 3/5 — Needs work *2024-05-29, version 7.12.5* The app freezes a lot. It’s frustrating. ### 3/5 — App is good however… *2024-04-27, version 7.12.2* I like the app but it’s constantly freezing. I have to open and close the app multiple times before I can get it to work properly. ### 1/5 — nbc philly newscasters *2022-12-22, version 7.7.1* NBC has switched from local personel, to strange NY people, I won’t watch it any more! ### 3/5 — Auto play preference not respected *2022-11-02* I specifically chose to have videos NOT automatically play in the app preferences. There are occasions where I open a text based article and somehow the video manages to start playing and eating up my data, all on its own. I do not have unlimited data as part of my phone plan and appreciate the preference to let me control a potential source of heavy data usage, but the preference actually has to work properly. ### 2/5 — Favorite News Station - Crap app *2022-08-08, version 7.5* If you like ads, this app is for you. It’s nothing more than a vehicle to downloads dozens of ads per story. You can’t tell the story from the ads. Such a waste. ### 4/5 — Weather does not load *2022-06-07, version 7.4.2* Weather doesn’t load. This app has bugs. Update: The app was updated and loads with no issues. ### 4/5 — When it works, it’s great…. *2022-06-06* Update: Most of the issues were finally found dead with the most recent update. Still have occasional issues with it completely loading but it’s, by far, MUCH better than it was. Thank you!!! I used to use this app daily (mainly for checking the weather) but for the past few months, it’s been almost unusable. I try to open it and nothing loads. I’ve tried opening it at multiple locations with different wifi connections and nothing. I’ve honestly gotten it to work properly maybe 3 times in the past 4 months. I’ve just resorted to using the iPhone weather app over this one. Very disappointed I might have to delete this app soon. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry you’ve experienced issues with our app. We just released a new version, which includes fixes for the problems you’ve flagged. We hope you will update the app and continue to use it. Thanks again. ### 1/5 — No longer loading *2022-05-11, version 7.3.2* This app has been nothing but amazing since I downloaded it many many years ago until recently. Now almost every time I go to open the app to check the weather or the news it does not load at all. I’ve deleted the app from my phone and re-download it, reset my phone and this doesn’t seem to fix the issue. Not sure what’s going on, but not a satisfied customer at this point. ### 1/5 — Weather doesn’t load *2022-05-03, version 7.3.2* Past few months the app has had problems loading the weather. I’ve tried reloading app with failed results. Please fix. ### 1/5 — App literally doesn’t work anymore. *2022-04-24, version 7.3.2* Weather does not load. Then trying to load weather locks up the app and now I can’t even use it for news. USELESS. PLEASE FIX THIS. ITS NOT JUST ME. How embarrassing. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What App? *2025-12-31, version 8.6.1* I tried downloading this app to watch the NYE concert. This thing won’t even download. Haven’t seen a circle spin this long since Windows 8. I guess the last update needs some patching. ### 1/5 — Cannot finish app install *2025-07-27, version 8.3.2* I’m being asked to allow location services for a better forecast but the option to grant never appears. It just stops. No button, no next option. So, I am never able to finish the installation and my only recourse is to delete the app. Nice. It’s 2025 people. Are all the developers asleep? ### 1/5 — Stuck on allow location services screen *2024-10-12, version 8.0.1* Downloaded for iPad and it gets stuck in set up on the locations permissions screen. Closed out and came back same thing. Deleted and re-downloaded same thing. On iPhone, the allow location works, but the share article arrow does not. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2024-09-08, version 7.13.1* Horrible ### 1/5 — Genuinely despise this app *2024-06-12, version 7.13.1* I like to be able to share articles with friends but if I try to do that it just tells them to download the app. Frustrating and stupid ### 1/5 — This app keeps getting worse if that possible. *2024-03-28, version 7.12* the worst app I’ve ever had on my phone. Every time you open the app, it won’t open fully. You have to do it three times to get it to open. Scrolling gets stuck every single time I use it. It glitches and freezes worse than a computer from 1988 ### 1/5 — Why is sharing still broken? *2023-12-01, version 7.11.1* I do not understand the response from the developers about the broken sharing tool. “Our app is free to use so link recipients can just download the app” is not helpful or inclusive. I want to share stories from the app. Say I want to email a story to a group of people and I send the link. Well, not everyone who reads the email is reading it on a mobile device or even has a mobile device. They get this stupid “app.link” that tries to force them to download the app instead of taking them to the story and it just wastes everyone’s time - mine having sent something they cannot read and theirs trying to figure out how to find the story without the app. There are also people who do not have admin permission to install apps on their devices but want to be able to receive shared nbc news. I mean this is not complicated. Just let users share the actual url of the story like you used to. I am tired of having to exit the app and google the headline and find it on your website and then share it from there. It’s just a very bad user experience. Do better, people. ### 1/5 — Crashing on iPhone 12 *2023-11-16, version 7.11.1* I never used to have this issue, but the app continues crashing on the iPhone 12 on the weather tab. I always used this app and this ever happened to me. Someone please fix! ### 1/5 — Trash app *2023-11-15, version 7.11.1* It was bad in the first place but they just changed the app so that video ads automatically play before reading every article. I’ve ignored the garbage editing quality for years because it’s still local news, but it’s bad enough that I finally had to delete the app. ### 1/5 — Unable to see live program 8:30 and 9:30 Saturday 21st *2023-10-21, version 7.10.1* Hi, upset because I wanted to watch the program (I’m guessing live) that the station has on Saturday 21st and I couldn’t. Connected in my computer and nothing also. Just old news. Is there something I can do or you guys for me to watch it tomorrow Sunday? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — NBC HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND THEY ARE STILL THE BEST NEWS NETWORK EVER! *2026-07-06, version 8.8* 1000 Percent The Best News & Weather Network ### 5/5 — Great New Weather Display *2024-10-09, version 8.0.1* The newest version of the app is available and I have it. It looks fabulous, and the new features are excellent! Thank you. ### 5/5 — They finally fixed it! *2022-06-02, version 7.4.2* For over a year, this app didn’t work. Which is a shame, considering that I find it routinely has the most accurate forecasts. But it’s finally working again! ### 5/5 — JAH *2021-11-15, version 6.10.3* 5. Star rating from me ### 5/5 — NBC10 bats 1000! *2021-08-05, version 7.0.4* NBC10 may not always be first wig “breaking news”, but they make sure they get it right! Glenn “hisicane” Swartz is one of my top choices for latest weather updates along with all of the WPVI meteorological (sp.?) personnel!😀 ### 5/5 — Ms. Owens *2021-07-09* The NBC10 News App is very informative and provides to the minute weather changes i.e in 23 minutes rain will arrive in your area…how accurate and there’s No need to wait on Mother Nature…which leads me to wonder who is actually controlling the weather🤔🤔enough about that. The NBC10 news app also provides in-depth information regarding events and incidents in communities/neighborhoods…overall it’s a great app and I’m glad I’ve downloaded it…thanks to the crew of NBC10 for keeping me updated 😀😀 ### 5/5 — Weather app *2021-06-25, version 6.18* I just love the accuracy! I travel a lot by car and enjoy knowing what’s ahead!! ### 5/5 — Count on it ! *2021-05-13* Used to work for them (when they were CBS… with studios on City Line and Monument Avenue, Bala Cynwyd). They were great then and even better now. Thanks to the past, present, [and future] employees for all your loyalty, dedication and hard work. P.S. We were on the Suburban side of the street and Channel 6, [WFIL] were on the other. Because of the boundary line they paid City Wage Tax and we were spared. P.P.S. Remember the locally based Western “Action in the Afternoon” ? Fond memories from a happy past. ### 5/5 — 1 Weather forecast for 20yrs. *2021-05-11, version 6.17* Also been the best explanation of why the weather does what it does and how unpredictable it can be. Along with the greatest radar in use, you got the best information you can to predict what’s going to happen. ### 5/5 — The Best News Station! *2021-03-17, version 6.17* I have always loved NBC10 for their Breaking news, weather and local alerts. They are my go to for everything I need to start my day! Definitely a time saver when you’re on the go for traffic and daily preparation!! Thank you!! --- *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 2026-08-28.*