# OzarksFirst — user reviews > 45 indexed App Store user reviews of OzarksFirst by Nexstar Broadcasting, rated 4.60/5 from 1,122 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ozarksfirst/id641350036/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ozarksfirst/id641350036.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 862 · 4★ 156 · 3★ 43 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 50 ## What do users think of OzarksFirst? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Good local news coverage - 🌟 Informative and up-to-date - ⭐ Excellent local weather app **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content - 💤 Older full newscasts not available - 🚨 Excessive and intrusive ads - 🐌 Slow and unreliable performance - 🔍 Small font size makes content hard to read **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch after recent update - Weather radar and live stream features not working - Notifications not working as expected **Most requested features** - History archive with past newscasts - Improved navigation and content organization - Reduced ad frequency and less intrusive ad placement ## Newest reviews (12 of 45) ### 2/5 — Ad phishing app *2021-06-09, version 41.2.1* Scrolling through a news story, takes me Metropolitan insurance at slightest swipe of their ad. Deleted app ### 2/5 — Hit and miss *2021-01-28, version 4.35.570057082* This pertains to the live aspect of the app. On many occasions when trying to watch the morning show, the app will flash the broadcast off and on in my screen. When that stops, the video is fine however there is no sound. This usually happens for a good 3-5 minutes of opening the app before it finally resumes a normal stream. On other occasions, I can watch the CBS Morning news instead my local channel, which I don't understand. This app is good when it works however within the last year, it has been declining with how reliable it is. ### 1/5 — Dish *2020-11-19, version 4.35.570057082* Stop holding the Chiefs hostage and settle with dish ### 1/5 — Keep trying *2020-11-19, version 4.35.570057082* I switched from ky3 app because I wanted the news without bias, however, this app is difficult to use. The stories are all over the place and the adds will play without touching them or the news will play when all your trying to do is read it. Further, it’s a very difficult app just to navigate through and find anything. ### 1/5 — Too many pop ups *2020-11-13, version 4.35.570057082* Can’t read the news with all the pop up ads ### 1/5 — Fake news *2020-11-07, version 4.35.570057082* Jesus is coming back for his people y’all better be ready prayers sent for y’all the truth will set you free ### 1/5 — Your signal is weak toward Shell Knob *2020-09-21, version 4.35.480056322* Please boost your signal. Your station and Dish network can’t agree on contact issues so I can’t watch the chiefs play on channel 10. Weak signal on antenna here in Shell Knob. Other channels from Springfield come in great. So please get your act together! ### 1/5 — Notification Mania *2020-06-09, version 4.35.340053324* Notifications and more notifications! Timmy in the town over yonder just picked a record winning booger? Here’s a notification! Oh, you turned off almost every notification category? We’ll send you notifications for other crap that has no deselectable category. *ding* ### 1/5 — KOLR 10 and Dish *2020-01-04, version 4.34.260049891* Ridiculous KOLR 10 using viewers as pawn for your feud with Dish... ### 1/5 — Very right wing bias *2019-10-15, version 4.33.550046925* Doesn’t cover everything. Burys stories about republican corruption ### 1/5 — Travis *2019-05-31, version 4.33.400045001* I feel as if you spend more time watching the “we will be right back” banner than you spend watching the actual news and most of the other news station apps let you see the commercials between breaks but I feel like all the morning news is anymore is one commercial after the other with just a snip it of news. You guys should check out the KSDK five on your side morning news and learn from them. Much more news and less commercials and at least you can watch the commercials. I feel as if you spend more time watching the we will be right back banner than you spend watching the actual news and most of the other news station apps let you see the commercials between breaks but I feel like all the morning news is anymore is one commercial after the other with just a snip it of news. You guys should check out the KSDK five on your side morning news and learn from them. Much more news and less commercials and at least you can watch the commercials. ### 1/5 — No Information on this app *2019-01-08, version 4.30.410039571* When I click on a headline it goes to a statement that says that the story will be on the television news. The app gives you no news —just says you can see the story on tv. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2025-12-15, version 502.0.2* I recently spent ten minutes trying to get to a news story that was of interest. I simply couldn’t get through the ads to get to the story and finally give up and deleted this app! ### 1/5 — Unable to use due to ads *2025-04-30, version 500.8.0* I really enjoy living in springfield with a big weather event and not being able to access the news/weather due to the pop up ad as soon as you enter the app freezing and not allowing me to do anything in the app. It is like the ap loads behind this invisible ad trying to show me the news but alas I cannot go further. ### 1/5 — Extremely small font *2024-12-29, version 500.7.0* Can’t read any of the words under the pictures. You have to actually click on it. I don’t have time to look at every article. ### 1/5 — Update didn’t work *2024-02-19, version 500.1.1* Now can’t use app since update two weeks ago! ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2024-02-14, version 500.1.1* This app was bad before but now it’s worse than ever. Crashes every time I try to open the app. Thats fine, KY3 is better anyways. ### 1/5 — App has changed. *2024-02-03, version 500.1.1* As of this morning I cannot read anything on your app. Everything is extra large and has one word per line. Don’t like and cannot read the news ### 1/5 — Ridiculous Ads *2022-05-31, version 41.10.0* You can’t scroll through any article without it opening whatever ad is being shown 30 times. I usually get so frustrated I stop reading what could be a great news piece before I finish. It doesn’t matter how carefully you scroll it seems to open every few seconds/swipes so until that’s fixed I’ll just read others news stories. They are great at news but not when you have to close out of ads 30 times to try and read them. Please fix this S it’s extremely frustrating. I get you need people to sponsor/cover your news and page but don’t make it a trap where we have no choice. ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads ads ads ads *2021-08-13, version 41.3.1* The “live” feature just alternates a string of ads followed by “We will be right back”. Repeat. You can’t be “back” is you never were present. ### 1/5 — App Terrible To Use! *2021-03-31, version 41.0.3* Every time I receive a notification I CRINGE. Why you ask? Because your responding splash page hits me in the face with an ad that is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to swipe up and dismiss. I know you need click-based revenue but please It is a most annoying pain in the… ### 1/5 — Review *2021-01-21, version 4.35.570057082* I believe that your station is to liberal based. You need to tell ALL sides ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good job *2020-09-10, version 4.35.480056322* Good job ### 5/5 — wow *2020-07-21, version 4.35.420055062* very nice. ### 5/5 — Clearly covers pertinent topics *2020-01-06, version 4.34.260049891* Enjoy each of you. Your on screen personalities shine and your knowledge of the subjects at hand are superb. ### 5/5 — Love 10 *2019-10-11, version 4.33.550046925* Thank you for this amazing app ### 5/5 — No live tv *2019-07-26, version 4.33.530045580* What happened to you live news cast? It no longer works just a blank page. ### 5/5 — Review. *2018-05-19, version 4.29.630037167* Great app. ### 5/5 — Heavykennydennis *2017-08-09, version 4.24.200029705* This is the most up to date & informative news app in the buisness always on point thanks KOLR 10!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — Bri-Bri *2013-10-28, version 1.32.0* Good local news app. Excellent local weather app. ### 4/5 — Good local news, but older full newscasts should be restored *2026-02-03, version 504.0.0* OzarksFirst has been around for a long time, going back to around 2007, and even earlier when it was connected to stations like FOX 27, KOLR 10, KSFX, Ozarks Local, and other local newscasts. These stations covered many important moments in local history, weather events, and breaking news for the Ozarks. The app today is useful for current news and weather, but I really wish it included older full newscasts and history archives. Many of those past broadcasts still exist, and it would be great to be able to watch or read them again inside the app. It would help a lot to have a History Archive section where users can pick any year, month, day, and time, and watch full newscasts, not just short clips. This would be very helpful for learning, research, schools, weather history, and people who want to remember how things were covered years ago. Older stations like FOX 27, KOLR 10, KSFX, and Ozarks Local are an important part of Ozarks media history. Bringing back those full archived broadcasts would make OzarksFirst much stronger and more complete. Other services archive their past content, and local news history deserves the same care. The app is good, but adding clear, easy-to-use history archives with full older newscasts would make it amazing and preserve local news history for future generations. ### 4/5 — Cozy TV *2020-10-23, version 4.35.570057082* It is a great way to keep up with local news on Facebook. I enjoy it very much. --- *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.*