# WAFB First Alert Weather — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of WAFB First Alert Weather by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 3.10/5 from 172 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wafb-first-alert-weather/id413112585/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wafb-first-alert-weather/id413112585.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 63 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 53 ## What do users think of WAFB First Alert Weather? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Useful for storm chasing - 👍 Great for local weather - 👍 Accurate radar - 👍 Helpful future model for radar - 👍 Good for tracking other locations - 👍 Excellent for severe storm warnings - 👍 Fantastic weather map - 👍 Loads fast - 👍 Real-time maps are good - 👍 Works perfectly **Cons** - 😞 Hates new update - 😞 Terrible update - 😞 App is junk - 😞 App is useless - 😞 Gets worse instead of better - 😞 Ads ruining the app - 😞 App not functional - 😞 Needs fixing now - 😞 Too many ads - 😞 Deleted weather app - 😞 App is junk - 😞 Overlays are too much - 😞 Clunky UI - 😞 Way too many ads - 😞 Too much of the picture - 😞 Hijacks Kindle widget - 😞 Not available in my location - 😞 App freezes too much - 😞 App not functioning properly - 😞 New update is horrible - 😞 New update needs an update - 😞 App is good when it works - 😞 Not optimized - 😞 Late timing on notifications - 😞 Quit pushing app during news - 😞 App crashes iPad - 😞 Cool but not functional - 😞 Old version was better - 😞 Too complicated **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot see severe weather overlays - Cannot get past and future radar loop - Cannot get tornado warnings - Traffic portion no longer has find me feature - App closes when clicking on daily forecast - Takes forever to open - Hourly section gets stuck on ad page - Radar page not loading data due to ad bar - Map is stuck on future view, button greyed out - App keeps crashing - App insists on adding Baton Rouge - Routine weather alerts are useless - App freezes when switching radar settings - Radar locks into futurecast mode during phone calls - App doesn't work during storms, only shows old info - Cannot rewind or forward through forecast video - Support link goes to 404 - App freezes and won't open - App gets stuck on per launch page - App won't open at all after update - App crashes when trying to open - Location dot removed from map - App locks on front page with weather people - App does not open half the time - Notifications for lightning and rain are mistimed **Most requested features** - Add 'feels like temp' to Hourly for iPhone - Add widgets for home screen - Allow app to rotate to landscape view - Add push notifications for severe weather - Option to turn overlays on/off - Add a setting to pick which columns to show in hourly view ## Newest reviews (18 of 70) ### 3/5 — Crash *2025-03-03* I’ve used this app for years with no problems. Now it takes forever to open and every time i switch to the daily forecast tab it crashes. ### 3/5 — Ads ruining it *2025-02-20* You’ve rendered the app almost useless bec you’re too worried about ad money. Hourly section gets stuck on ad page with no way to x out, and radar page not loading data bec ad bar at top gets stuck trying to load. Do better. We need this info. ### 2/5 — keeps crashing, cant open it *2025-01-07, version 5.17.509* yep ### 4/5 — Please add “feels like temp” to Hourly for iPhone *2023-07-29* I believe the Hourly view on the iPad shows you the “feels like temperature” as well. That’s an extremely important number these days. Please add it to the iPhone version. I personally think you have room to add a column. Or you could add a setting to pick which columns to show. I’d rather that than wind direction. You could also allow the app to rotate to show all columns in landscape view. ### 1/5 — Bug *2023-07-08, version 5.10.500* The radar view sometimes locks into futurecast when the settings are switched from precipitation to clouds or other setting then switched back to precipitation then saved. Returning to settings & toggling the modes can unlock the future mode. ### 1/5 — Bug *2023-07-04* The radar locks into futurecast mode when the iPhone is placed into speaker mode while simultaneously on a phone call, possibly when volume adjustments are made. This has happened twice. Only solution is to delete & reinstall. ### 1/5 — Different Weather *2023-04-06* The app weather info doesn’t match the weather info on the actual news. In the hourly forecast, it states 2:00 has a 80% chance of rain. I watched the news 30 mins later, it states a max rain chance of 50% ALL DAY long… This happens everyday…just get The Weather Channel App ### 1/5 — :( *2023-01-25* Tried to look at during the storm last night, didn’t work, only had info from an hour before. Had no power, sirens blaring and had to call a friend so they could try. All they got was an add from this app while trying to look at the radar. Ps the radar wasn’t even current. Downloaded this due to how the weather is down here and needed a reliable source when power goes out. Wish it would of gave us live time feed. ### 1/5 — Too much color *2022-09-28, version 5.6.510* So many color patches can’t even see the Hurricane needs an option to turn them off and on ### 1/5 — Overlays *2022-03-22, version 5.4.933* Why are there so many colored sections on the map? It looks like an overlay but there is no way to turn them off. ### 1/5 — Support has a 404 message *2022-03-20* Clunky is not the wird. Something recently changed. I can no longer rewind or forward through a forecast video to see pertinent details, a critical thing during a forecast for active severe weather. If i try to rewind at all to see storm eta for my location, video starts over including the annoying 15-30 second ads i have already seen. If I’ve already watch the ad for the video i should be about to do a little relevant slowing and speeding. That your app support link goes to a 404 makes it clear you’re not thinking about your audience. Guess i’ll have to move on. ### 4/5 — Great App. Only Wish It Had Widgets *2021-02-27* I just wish the developers of this app would make widgets for it. I only trust WAFB WX as my source for weather and to have a Home Screen widget that I could just glance at for current temp and low temp that would be a 5 star move. Thanks in advance. ### 4/5 — Needs improvement *2020-09-14* Videos need improvement Can’t look at videos sideways and flat, have to turn phone sideways and hold it like binoculars to keep video from flipping back ### 1/5 — Way too many ads can’t see content *2020-08-25, version 5.0.802* If you want to watch a 15 second weather update you have to watch 2.5 minutes of ads. No thanks instantly deleted their app ### 2/5 — Too much of the picture! *2020-07-07* My biggest complaint is waiting for the app to load and having to look at the same picture routinely. Then if you decide to check something else after just logging out, you have to go thru the same thing again, even if only out for an instant. The other thing that drives me crazy is the infomercial they constantly do for it when you’re watching the darn weather on their newscast! ### 1/5 — Often “application not available in my location” recent weeks ?!?! *2020-07-05, version 5.0.500* After years of depending on this app and decades of depending on ch 9 now I repeatedly get a message application not available in my location. Wth Centreville, MS ### 1/5 — Hijacks Kindle widget *2020-06-28, version 5.0.500* Best weather for my region, but it opens when I activate my Kindle widget. Annoying; I’ll delete it. ### 2/5 — Need help *2020-06-05, version 5.0.500* My app since update days mot available in your area disappointed need this for when the storm hits ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — HATE the new update!! *2026-01-24* As some have said before, with the new update you can’t see the severe weather overlays. I have used this app faithfully for years, but will now be looking for a new app. I’m so confused as to why they would update and take away key features that made the app great. Really terrible decision. ### 1/5 — Terrible update! *2026-01-15* I can no longer get the past and future radar loop. You can’t overlay warnings. I don’t even see the ability to get tornado warnings anymore. And the traffic portion no longer has the find me feature. They took a decent app and made it useless. I hope they didn’t pay someone for this. ### 1/5 — used to be good *2026-01-13, version 6.1.301* the update they just did sucks doesn’t even have a current radar only past or future it was fine the way it was ### 1/5 — Always wrong!!!!! *2025-08-15, version 5.17.706* The meteorologist at this station is always wrong about the weather! I awoke this morning to an alert of a heat advisory and it’s been raining all day! How do the people really get a check for being wrong 80% of the time! This app is JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Crash *2025-05-26, version 5.17.511* Every since app was updated when I click on daily, it closes I don’t get it. Please fix it.gets worse instead of better ### 1/5 — App not functional *2025-01-28, version 5.17.511* Map is stuck on future view with no way to change it. The button is greyed out so no other view can be chosen. ### 1/5 — Crash *2024-09-09, version 5.15.417* Every since app was updated when I click on daily, it closes I don’t get it. Please fix it. ### 1/5 — Needs fixing NOW!! *2024-07-05, version 5.15.407* App insists on adding Baton Rouge. I choose Follow Me since I live an hour North of Baton Rouge. Deleting it doesn’t help. It just adds back. I prefer WAFB for severe weather warnings, but have had to resort to another channel. This happened about the time I started getting a dozen useless notifications on routine weather days. Please do an update quickly. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2024-06-10, version 5.13.1000* Too many ads and no way to purchase ad-free. Uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Deleted Weather App!!! *2024-04-16, version 5.13.1000* Downloaded the weather app prior to severe weather event. NOW I'm getting "alerts" about routine weather, like the 'cool temperatures ahead for the weekend following high temperatures this week' I just received. Give an inch, they take a mile! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very useful *2026-03-22, version 6.1.601* I use this for whenever im storm chasing! ### 5/5 — I don’t understand the low reviews *2024-02-13, version 5.13.800* If you live in Baton Rouge metro, this is the best weather app on the planet for you. ### 5/5 — App freezing fixed *2020-01-18* The latest update appears to have resolved the intermittent app freezing. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Very useful *2017-07-11, version 4.4.1302* 10/5 ### 5/5 — Best Weather App I have found! *2016-11-02, version 4.3.402* I really like this App, the Future model for Radar is really helpful! ### 5/5 — A+ app *2016-06-05, version 4.2.600* Best weather app I've got! Love the way you can add locations to track weather around the country. Great for keeping an eye on vacation weather or weather near my far flung family. ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-10-02, version 3.9.601* Great app I use whenever I travel and before I plan a trip. ### 5/5 — Great update! *2015-04-18, version 3.6.602* Love the new update! More user-friendly. I really like the new real-time maps. I didn't like the "past-future" radar maps. Thank you!! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2014-07-18, version 2.7.11* This app works perfectly!!! ### 5/5 — WAFB Titan 9 Weather App *2013-05-31, version 2.5.1* Excellent app for severe storm warnings. We used it exclusively on Christmas Day 2012 while we were in Louisiana. During that time, a tornado formed over us as it moved east. I can not say enough good things about this app. --- *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 2026-08-26.*