# News 8 WROC — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of News 8 WROC by Nexstar Broadcasting, rated 4.60/5 from 1,956 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-8-wroc/id638930553/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-8-wroc/id638930553.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,484 · 4★ 282 · 3★ 102 · 2★ 36 · 1★ 52 ## What do users think of News 8 WROC? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great team - 👍 Up to the minute info on local news - 👍 Keeps me in the know - 👍 Best app clean simple effective **Cons** - 🐛 App is stuck on notification screen - 🐛 Last update rendered app unusable - 🐛 Latest update ruined it - 🐛 Even worse after update - 🐛 Wouldn't work - 🐛 Frustrating app - 🐛 Overrun with ads - 🐛 Wheel of fortune - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 Keeps freezing - 🐛 Terrible - 🐛 Vertical scrolling annoying - 🐛 over aggressive advertising **Commonly reported bugs** - App is stuck on notification screen - Last update rendered app unusable - Latest update ruined it - Even worse after update - Wouldn't work - App freezes - Keeps freezing - Terrible **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Less aggressive advertising ## Newest reviews (10 of 37) ### 2/5 — Not worth the aggravation *2026-06-02, version 508.0.0* It cuts in and out The commercials are after every story now! Will be finding other ways to stream my local news. ### 2/5 — Latest update ruined it *2024-02-13, version 500.1.1* It won’t let me read the news unless I turn on notifications. I deleted the app. ### 3/5 — Frustrating app *2022-12-26, version 41.16.0* Very slow response. Overrun with ads. Painful getting to other articles from within an article. A very frustrating app! ### 2/5 — Great if you want ads *2021-12-11, version 41.7.1* This app is so annoying. They could not cram another ad on the screen. Everywhere you click opens a browser. Very poor design! ### 2/5 — News *2020-12-06, version 4.35.570056922* Cause I get tiered of hearing about the COVID 19 so I stopped watching all of it only till the weather then I change the station to something else ### 2/5 — App freezes *2020-09-23, version 4.35.470055333* Sometimes app freezes on news pages. Also Can’t figure how to get dismiss pop up ads. Local news is not a menu choice until you open one of the local headlines on home page. Needs work to raise its usefulness. ### 2/5 — Keeps freezing *2020-09-06, version 4.35.470055333* Your interactive ads keep freezing your stories, making it that you can’t scroll ### 2/5 — Vertical scrolling annoying *2019-12-15, version 4.34.260049928* Scrolling through an entire article to get to the next article is very annoying and Time consuming. Especially After 4 or 5 articles even takes longer on my iPad. Then usually crashes. ### 3/5 — I use it for the almanac and sometimes news *2017-08-13, version 4.24.200031322* I use the app for the weather almanac but the rest of the weather on the app seems to be off many times. The temperature will be different many times in two locations on this app. It's good for getting the news when I miss it on TV. ### 1/5 — over aggressive advertising *2017-07-31, version 4.24.200031322* Was a very good news app for the area but over aggressive advertising ruined it. Last add for wilberts wasn't just at bottom of screen but kept trying to play a video every 15 seconds! I'm done with it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SERIOUSLY *2026-05-08, version 507.0.0* Why even offer livestream coverage if you're going to throw a huge commercial break it gets stuck on? Live coverage of our children performing at the Stars of Tomorrow gala! There weren't many parent tickets available this year so I just missed all but 3 seconds of my child's performance. Awful ### 1/5 — App is stuck on notification screen *2024-02-15, version 500.1.1* For the last two weeks I will get an alert from app and when I click on the app it opens to a notification screen, I toggle them all on, it then has me put in a zip for location…then nothing! There’s no X to get to the app…I deleted and reinstalled, no change 🤷🏼‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Last update rendered app unusable *2024-02-14, version 500.1.1* After the last update was applied, the video takes up nearly the entire screen, and I can only read two lines of text at the bottom. There is no way to close the video. I basically can't read any of the news stories anymore. What the heck did you do to your app?! I guess I need to read my local news elsewhere now. ### 1/5 — What did they do to the app? *2024-02-08, version 500.1.1* Since the last update, if my iPad is in portrait mode, the video takes up the entire screen and cannot be minimized so I can read the print. And there seems to be only one size of print, which is gigantic. The option to make print smaller doesn’t work. This used to be my go to app for Rochester news, but not anymore ### 1/5 — Even worse after update *2024-02-02* After todays update it will not let you even open it,I guess it’s time to get rid of this junky app!!!! ### 1/5 — Wouldn’t work *2023-01-05, version 41.16.0* Downloaded today, opened up and it said I wasn’t connected to the internet. But I was. Just a blank screen with a not connected to the internet message. ### 1/5 — Liberal station *2021-02-24, version 4.35.570056922* Just another ### 1/5 — Wheel of fortune *2021-01-22, version 4.35.570056922* Really — two days in row you preempt for the Bills. Let’s remember that not all of your viewers are sports fans. ### 1/5 — Good when it works *2020-08-27, version 4.35.470055333* Lately it seems to freeze when I scroll through the stories. I end up having to close it and then try it again ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-06-03, version 4.35.340053634* This app constantly locks up and I have to close it down and reopen it if I want to continue. I will try one of our other news outlets. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great updates, great tone! *2020-12-04, version 4.35.570056922* Am continually pleased with topics, style, tone, coverage! ### 5/5 — Great team *2020-10-05, version 4.35.570056922* Enjoy the news that is local, factual and accurate. ### 5/5 — News *2020-01-06, version 4.34.260049928* Very grateful for the blurb giving me the best info easy reads Sr Mary Jo ### 5/5 — Best *2019-01-10, version 4.30.410039609* Best app clean simple effective ### 5/5 — Keeps me in the know *2018-12-11, version 4.30.410039609* Love my phone app for channel 8. I am always up to date with their up to the minute coverage! ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-06-04, version 4.29.630037506* Works well ### 5/5 — Bfhj *2017-09-19, version 4.24.200031322* Great job covering up to the minute local news, weather, entertainment, deaths, education, and key national news. Love it! ### 5/5 — The interactive radar interface is great! *2017-07-22, version 4.24.200031322* 99% of my usage is the look at the radar and weather forecast, and it's nice to be able to zoom in where I need it. ### 5/5 — Up to the minute info on local news *2017-07-18, version 4.24.200031322* This has been a great app to stay in the know about what's happening in the area. Notifications come in but are not annoying. A good quick glance at the news! ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-07-01, version 4.24.200029637* I get pertinent updates and news in an instant!!! Great way to stay up to date as to what's happening!!! --- *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 2026-09-03.*