# Ringside News — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Ringside News by Stephen Carrier, rated 3.11/5 from 80 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringside-news/id1199766973/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringside-news/id1199766973.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 30 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Ringside News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Good wrestling news aggregator - 👍 Easy to use layout - 👍 Smooth performance (historically) - 👍 Provides comprehensive wrestling news - 👍 Bottom ad doesn't obstruct - 👍 No redirection to other sites (historically) **Cons** - 👎 Navigation is clunky - 👎 Slow loading times - 👎 Frequent app crashes - 👎 Inaccurate or clickbait articles - 👎 One-sided news coverage (bias) - 👎 AI-generated content issues - 👎 Intrusive and unclosable ads - 👎 Dark layout is hard to read - 👎 No back button for navigation - 👎 Content can be pervy or off-topic - 👎 Login/server issues - 👎 Banning users for criticism **Commonly reported bugs** - App shows a dark screen and nothing else - App crashes constantly - App is lagging and freezes - Notifications not working on iPhone - Problems getting notifications - Cannot read stories, only scroll headlines - App crashes and redirects to unreturnable sites - App shows old news after events - Ads block content or lock the app - Cannot go back to main page from an article - Login issues and server errors - New update is buggy and freezes - Clicking on an article opens it again with loading icon - Cannot log into Disqus - Disqus buttons do not work - Cannot see replies in Disqus page - Not able to open other sites and get back - Redirects to fullscreen ad that cannot be closed - Pop-up ads covering the whole screen - App redirects to other sites and cannot get back **Most requested features** - Add a back button for easier navigation - Create a dedicated section for MMA & Boxing - Bring back like and dislike buttons - Add article posting dates - Option for an ad-free paid version - Allow swiping left/right for next story - Fix Disqus login and comment viewing issues - Option to return to article after Disqus - Get rid of dark layout ## Newest reviews (15 of 54) ### 3/5 — Still no back button for the news, you barely cover anything AEW. But at least you stopped using AI *2026-06-09* Even after you said to update the app today for easier navigation, there is still no way to go back to the main page of where I scrolled to unless I hit the home button. Also you’re very one sided on covering the news. You give WWE and TNA massive coverage but most of your AEW content is about them losing views. I mean you cover almost each match of every WWE in its own article, but AEW gets only one article about the show and ppv and then maybe about someone leave/joining the promotion. And then boom an article about the loss of viewers. I will say I’m happy you stopped using ai for your thumbnails because they showed your opinions on things (remember you did an AEW article and the thumbnail was all fat screaming guys made with ai?) ### 2/5 — Banned? *2024-08-07, version 700* Apps not bad but, here’s my complaint: I varley rarely post comments on ringside news, come to find out when I did go to post a comment that I had been banned permanently from posting any comments and I don’t know why and the developers and the person that overseas the app wouldn’t give me an explanation why ### 3/5 — No Notifications *2024-04-24, version 700* If Notifications worked on iPhone it be perfect 5 stars, but for some reasons they don’t work at all for me ### 2/5 — Problems *2024-04-23, version 700* I resentley started having problems getting notifications just from this app ### 2/5 — Good but Pervy *2023-01-04, version 700* I have had the app a while n just got fed up with all the pervy reports. If I wanna see photoshoots i would look for them ### 3/5 — Fix the Bugs *2022-03-02, version 700* I love using this app for everything about Wrestling News. But as of recent. I have noticed that the app is lagging quite a bit and that it constantly freezes from time to time where I will literally have to close the app out itself. Please fix ### 2/5 — Ringside *2022-02-15, version 700* Terrible ### 1/5 — Not recommending this app *2021-05-31, version 700* The founder and writers are Biden supporters. They can’t go one day without trashing wrestlers who support for the former president Trump. It’s sad. ### 1/5 — Used to be way better *2021-03-22, version 700* The info is great but the app is garbage that has been lit into a slow burning dumpster fire. ### 2/5 — Good If It Works *2021-03-15, version 700* The daily updates and news are great. The major issue comes when trying to actually read the news. Ads pop up, block content or even lock the app, forcing a relaunch. Too much work to read and just frustrating. If you made a paid, ad free version of the app for a few bucks, I’d definitely buy it. Until that day comes, forget it and go elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Your App Crash! *2021-02-01, version 700* The WWE ROYAL RUMBLE IS over! Your app was showing results in the read! Now your app crash! Lokks like it went back! A week ago! When you scroll though the news! It says news on upcomeing Royal Rumble. 2021. You don't have no one listed who won or stories about the Rumble! Nor results! You need too fix that crash app. I was like ing it alot! I hope you fix fast. Ty! ### 2/5 — Used to be better, ads make it difficult *2020-11-22, version 700* Been using the app for a few years. The ads that take over the entire screen are killing it. I close the ad and try to keep scrolling for it to reopen again and again. There are times where I open an article but can’t go back to the main page and have the restart the app. Doesn’t happen on all of them but does often enough. I don’t have a problem with the overhyping, that’s how all news things are but the ads make it very difficult to use the app and I may start looking elsewhere for wrestling news. ### 2/5 — NEEDS AN UPDATE!!!! *2020-07-18, version 700* Whenever I Load Up. It Doesnt Show The Page I Clicked!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Ringside news should not exist *2020-06-11, version 700* I like the app and everything... but every time I get nonfications say bikini they’re creepy and lana did this on tiktok it’s not entertaining. I downloaded this app to get some serious wrestling news not some off topic wrestling news. I think they should not continue ringside news and even the website version. Ringside news should not exist ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-05-19, version 700* This app is atrocious. If you have to type something, it’s black text on a black background. The links don’t work. It seems like a 6 year old made this. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — (Update) Still no back button for the news, you barely cover anything AEW. *2026-06-28, version 910* Swipe for back feature does not work. I’ve close the app and tested it. Doesn’t work. You’ve stopped using ai but you have used it before . You’ve used it for thumbnails and you HAVE used it for stories. This is the Trump of wrestling news apps ### 1/5 — Latest update the app *2026-05-28, version 700* This has been my favorite wrestling news aggregator for years, but the most recent update to the app make it almost unusable. The navigation stinks with no ability to get back to the news from a story. It’s clunky and slow. This is why we can’t have nice things. 🤦🏻‍♂️. My advice: Go elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Now broken *2026-03-24, version 700* No notifications for a while, but the app still loaded. I uninstalled & reinstalled, now it won’t open, gets stuck on launch screen. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2025-07-15, version 700* When I look at the app, all I see is a dark screen and nothing else. Not even able to see the articles ### 1/5 — All clickbait and AI articles *2024-12-20, version 700* It’s nothing but click bait and inaccurate articles written by AI. Hard pass. ### 1/5 — terrible! *2023-04-21, version 700* 90% of the time you can’t read the story - just scroll through the same 12 headlines and can’t open anything! literally so annoying. ### 1/5 — App crashes constantly *2023-02-11* The worst. ### 1/5 — Use to be good *2023-01-22, version 700* Don’t waste your time! App use to be good but broke and no-longer works. Email them to and they don’t seam to care!! ### 1/5 — Wwe bias *2022-09-27, version 700* By far the most anti aew wrestling news groups out there. I wonder if wwe isn’t paying them to put out negative aew content. ### 1/5 — There Really Awful. *2021-08-10, version 700* Everyone Needs To Never Read Any There Stuff, Because They Never Keep There Website And App Fix, And They Keep On Pumping Out Fake News And They Just Need To Go Out Of Business Forever. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Ringside News is great *2026-06-02, version 826* It’s the TMZ of wrestling, they are covering the topics that everybody else is afraid of! ### 5/5 — Dark layout *2024-10-29, version 700* Can you please get rid of this dark layout as it is very hard to read in either daylight or in any type of light. Also, when I type any nickname it tells me it’s already taken. What gives. Thank you. Peter P ### 5/5 — One of my favorite sports apps for reading *2023-04-04, version 700* I really enjoy reading the latest news whenever they go through. Some are that interesting, while others would make me chuckle with a bit of humor. ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-08-19, version 700* It had everything a wrestling fan could ask for and tells you everything going on in the wrestling world and all the top company’s ### 5/5 — Amazing!! *2020-04-13, version 700* I love the app and its layout. It’s so smooth and it’s just easy to use. It’s good for me as well to get the notifications of the articles and to go on the app and see all of them there! Perfect app for wrestling fans and there is no faults about it! The only ad is a bottom of the screen one, which covers up the smallest portion of the screen. Thank you Ringside News for a perfect and easy to use app ### 5/5 — GREAT APP!!! *2019-08-21, version 4.0.0* This app is GREAT!!! I love getting all the latest news on ringside. Thank You so much Ringside!! ### 5/5 — The Champ. Best Wrestling News App Out There *2017-04-11, version 1.2.1* Honestly, sometimes there are annoying adds at the bottom, sometimes it loads messed up. Overall this is the best wrestling news app out there. Without a doubt, download this if you want wrestling news. ### 5/5 — *The Rock* "Finally!" *2017-02-03, version 1.0.2* Installed it. Nice to be able to read the articles without being redirected to another site every time. The only ad on the app is the one on the bottom which stays there, but doesn't get in the way or redirects you. Thank you @ringsidenews 👍 5⭐️ ### 5/5 — Perfect *2017-02-03, version 1.0.1* A perfect app for wrestling fans, easy to navigate and works well! ### 4/5 — Please *2021-08-30, version 700* Bring back the like and dislike button. Also for MMA & Boxing make a section Called MMA&Boxing. Just like how you have sections for WWE,AEW etc... --- *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 2026-09-10.*