# Portland, Oregon News from KGW — user reviews > 133 indexed App Store user reviews of Portland, Oregon News from KGW by Tegna Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 17,425 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/portland-oregon-news-from-kgw/id1453203194/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/portland-oregon-news-from-kgw/id1453203194.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13,025 · 4★ 3,363 · 3★ 658 · 2★ 122 · 1★ 257 ## What do users think of Portland, Oregon News from KGW? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and easy to use - 👍 Balanced and unbiased news coverage - ⭐ Excellent local news source - 🌟 Reliable and professional reporting - 💻 Convenient mobile app **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to navigate - 🔁 Repetitive and outdated content - 📺 Too many intrusive ads - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 🔌 Poor performance on older devices **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when switching pages - Weather forecast feature not working - Video playback issues - Notifications not always reliable **Most requested features** - Improved app organization and navigation - More frequent content updates - Reduced ad frequency during emergencies - Customizable news feed and notifications - Live traffic map integration ## Newest reviews (14 of 133) ### 2/5 — Font size *2026-07-18, version 50.16.0* This app gives no way to increase the font size for articles. It makes it difficult to read. ### 3/5 — Sen. Ron Wyden *2026-07-04, version 50.14.0* Didn’t listen when We warned him about closing access logging Road s to all motor vehicles? The forest became diseased pine beetle killed trees I planted 1988 his poor forest management !! 3 million acres burned 2024? 2025 Thanks Ron Look at your Californian up bringing did to ORYGUN!!! Rich Man !! ### 3/5 — Miss the old features *2026-06-24* I love the reporting. However, Since the update I can’t get the articles to increase in font size. Never had that issue before. Also since the update I can’t easily find the high & low temp for the day, forget trying to see the 10 day forecast. I used to always check KGW weather as it seemed most accurate but now I just check the google weather app. ### 3/5 — Prefer version before revamp *2026-06-15, version 50.13.0* Wish the app was still as it’s been. Wish the weather section of the app was the way it was, more content. This update doesn’t feel finished or visually interesting ### 2/5 — Changed App Format *2026-05-04, version 50.9.1* KGW changed format of App in April 2026 that drastically reduced readability and features more advertisements. Focus should remain on local and regional news and less on sensationalized national news and with content developed by human journalists. Access to insightful reporting is important and trust of news sources is critical to an educated populace. ### 4/5 — Dark Mode and iPad Landscape View *2026-04-26, version 50.9.1* Please add a dark mode option and let me use the app in landscape on my tablet. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Dark Mode and iPad Landscape View *2026-04-03, version 50.8.3* Please add a dark mode option and let me use the app in landscape on my tablet. Thank you. ### 2/5 — ADs and BREAKs *2026-01-31, version 46.5.3* I had the app as it is a local one for news; the bad part is it shows more ads than the news and then waiting for break. So, I just deleted it and find something else. ### 4/5 — Great weather info *2025-12-05, version 46.5.3* Mostly use the KGW site for checking current weather conditions & forecast. The weather radar is especially useful. ### 4/5 — Grant’s Getaways Off Road Map App Was Misleading! *2025-10-10, version 46.5.3* The Off Road X App Does Not Show Cell Towers Than Those Talked About Within Grant’s Getaways! Good that I am limiting my time on Meta Quest 2 VR Desktop Games to 2 Hours! ### 4/5 — Reporting up to me mute on federal forces invasion *2025-10-06, version 46.5.3* I appreciate their coverage of the threatened invasion of federal forces on Portland demanded by President Trump. You have found a way to keep the rest of the nation informed of the wonderful reality of Portland. Thank you for finding the goodness here. ### 4/5 — Just shy of great! *2025-08-12, version 46.5.3* I can’t give it 5 stars because the Jardiance commercial that plays on repeat every break is easily the most obnoxious, annoying, crazy-making noise I have ever been subjected to. ### 5/5 — Great! *2025-07-28, version 46.5.3* It’s good to have the capability to watch local news on my phone ### 4/5 — Grant’s Getaways Off Road Map App Was Misleading! *2025-07-26, version 46.5.3* The Off Road X App Does Not Show Cell Towers Than Those Talked About Within Grant’s Getaways! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Weather app? UPDATE IT! *2026-06-18, version 50.13.0* There is a lot wrong with the weather app. It also needs to be updated. ### 1/5 — STREAM THE GAMES! *2026-04-10, version 50.8.3* Just the Mariners games please…I’m too poor to afford even “basic” cable…poor people like sports too; why you gotta punish your poorer viewers? ### 1/5 — Boooo *2026-04-07, version 50.8.3* I do not like the new app. It is harsh, bright, no dark mode. Soooooooooo many ads. Do not support the new ownership & how they refer to their reporters as losers. The reporters are not losers. The new company that took over is. I miss the old kgw but it's gone. Therefore, I deleted it ### 1/5 — New version not as good *2026-04-07, version 50.8.3* This new version lacks font size control. There is no way to enlarge the font of articles. Using the font size adjustment in iOS has no body text effect. And there is no app feedback option within the app. ### 1/5 — Your app sucks and it never functions correctly *2026-01-12, version 46.5.3* There is something terribly wrong with your live stream. It is a coin flip whether or not your Apple TV app or your iOS app will actually stream the morning news or stop every two seconds and buffer for another 10. This has been going on for over a year. ### 1/5 — Inexplicable Nags *2025-12-17, version 46.5.3* Take the nags off the screen. People knew how to operate an app long before they got to yours. ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-04-14, version 46.5.3* No ability to scroll (I.e FF/REW) through newscasts, what's the point of this app? ### 1/5 — Glitchy app *2025-02-26* What a glitchy app. Let me list three major problems. 1. I believe the developers deliberately do not provide a fast forward option in order to force you to watch the same adds over and over, with adds taking longer than the actual news. 2. Recently, the app freezes every day. It does not respond to any attempted selection. The only solution to watch the news is to delete the app and reload. 3. Not so much a problem in the app as failure on the part of the tech crew preparing the news for the day. Often, they do nothing. I open the app and after going through all the hoops,discover I‘m watching yesterday’s news. I‘ve finally learned to look at the weather option. At least it has the date clearly visible. If it shows yesterday’s dates, the local news has also not been updated. I would love to find a local news station that has a first class tech team, fewer yet diverse adds, and operates smoothly like the major networks! ### 1/5 — Unreliable *2024-11-26, version 46.4.1* Terrible, clunky outdated platform. Notifications consistently open to wrong or outdated stories. Riddled with ads. Slow and encumbered. Crash after crash. Broadcasters need to abandon this awful platform. ### 1/5 — Terrible amount of ads *2024-08-20, version 46.4.1* You should have the option to at least pay a little more for no ads. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just nice *2026-08-04, version 50.19.0* Just nice ### 5/5 — Being Informed by KGW no Matter where we live. *2026-07-04* Being an Oregonian but, now living in Texas. I truly enjoy getting to see whatever is happening in Oregon and WA as still have family living in both states up there. Staying informed is so Important and your News Station does That. Thank You, Thank You! ### 5/5 — This version not supports rotation iPad *2026-04-05, version 50.8.3* I use this app for many years and it great. But after update to this newest version it not support rotation anymore. I uninstalled and will reinstall after this function is fix. ### 5/5 — Hot damn *2025-12-19, version 46.5.3* Hot damn Juanita ### 5/5 — LHLuxury Home Group *2025-12-09, version 46.5.3* My fav ### 5/5 — We Need Rides Into Town! *2025-11-17, version 46.5.3* We Live In The Country Side Where Walking Into Town is Hard To Do Due To Slippery Roads And The David’s Hill Overpass Being Closed Due To The Forest Trees Being Chopped Down! And If Our Parents Are Not There To Escort Us Into Town, We Need A Ride Into Town! ### 5/5 — Where Is Rod??!!! *2025-11-12, version 46.5.3* We are so disappointed that Rod is not helping to start our day. We do love the whole team and want to see them back together!!! ### 5/5 — Weather Overload Morning News *2025-09-09, version 46.5.3* (5) Five 2.5 segments per 30 minutes is OVERLOAD!!! Also do you think we could cover sports highlights and baseball box scores aka Mariners and other west coast teams. PLEASE & Thanks GW Logan ### 5/5 — Lost Local *2025-08-19, version 46.5.3* I recently lost my local stations and so I’m watching on the app and thankful for it ! ### 5/5 — Retired *2025-07-30, version 46.5.3* I like being informed of what’s going on around in the neighborhood and surrounding towns --- *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 2026-09-09.*