# WAFF48 News — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of WAFF48 News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.45/5 from 2,959 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waff48-news/id449394496/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waff48-news/id449394496.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,216 · 4★ 336 · 3★ 128 · 2★ 88 · 1★ 185 ## What do users think of WAFF48 News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ⭐ Reliable and accurate - 🌟 Highly recommended for the TVA region - 💯 Flawless accuracy **Cons** - 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups - 🤖 Ads auto-play audio - 🚫 No ad blocking option - 💤 Slow to load and crashes frequently - 🤔 Cluttered and outdated UI - 🗞️ Outdated news and lack of updates **Commonly reported bugs** - Notification issues - Freezing and crashing - Incompatibility with older devices **Most requested features** - Adjustable font size - Mute option for ads - Ability to disable sports notifications - Live stream casting option ## Newest reviews (18 of 90) ### 2/5 — Annoying app changes *2026-03-21, version 8.0.2* What happened to the functionality to be able to share a link to a news story?? Why does your “video” autoplay with the volume on??!! Do you know how embarrassing it is to try to read a “breaking news” story and have your promotion blaring for all around you to hear?? Why is the “video” now only a promotion and no longer followed by the video segment?? Should I kept going here? ### 3/5 — No ad blocking *2025-07-10, version 7.0.15* They must need the ad money because you can't pay them to stop ads... ### 3/5 — Ads auto-play audio *2025-03-01* I get it that ads are necessary, but I will not “listen” to them. There are many, is not most, times and places when audio coming from me phone is inappropriate. Please provide a mute option. ### 1/5 — Clunky and Terribly Outdated App *2024-08-23, version 7.0.13* You can tell someone is REALLY been given the directive to market market market and push the ads so aggressively that their audience followers are more aware of ad space and promotions rather than news itself. Also, it can be a bit glitchy. Too many useless notifications even though you can adjust the settings ### 1/5 — Too many pop-up ads *2024-07-21, version 7.0.13* Had to update my review. This trash-tier app crashes 50% of the time when opening a story and waiting on the garbage ads to play. Use another app & news source. ### 3/5 — Review *2024-02-06, version 7.0.13* Does not show local news via the app. When the local news station WAFF 48 is not broadcasting live ### 3/5 — Fake and misleading *2024-01-14, version 7.0.13* Fake articles that are really ads! Grandma robbed at Guntersville store!!!! ### 1/5 — Ad-infested junk *2023-12-08, version 7.0.12* The app has devolved into a holder of junk ads that won’t close and prevent you from seeing any “news”. Sad state of affairs for a decently liked news station. This app is junk, and I’d be better served standing outside and listening for the goings-on around me than trying to gather the news from WAFF’s app. Do yourself a favor and don’t get the app. If you have it, delete it. ### 1/5 — Commercials *2023-12-01, version 7.0.12* Too many commercials per click. ### 1/5 — Unwatchable *2023-10-22, version 7.0.11* This app is so bad that it is totally unwatchable. I have to turn it on at 4:30 just to watch the 5:00 news which typically only comes on Monday thru Friday. I spend that 30 minutes trying to get the app to show anything at all and usually get something from Ohio, though a few nights ago I got news from Alaska. Most days it won’t come up at all. And when I do get news there are at least 15 or 20 minutes of commercial, some from Ohio and a few typical ads that display when playing computer games. I finally got the WAAY news app and now I can watch the news 😁 ### 1/5 — App Pop-ups and Alerts *2023-10-07, version 7.0.10* When sports notifications are toggled off in the app, pop ups and alerts regarding highlights and scores of high school football are still received. This has happened multiple times. I have reported my concern through the app and asked for this to be corrected, which has not happened. People are allowed to chose their own notification preferences. You should honor these preferences. Forcing app prescribers to be subject to your notifications, ignoring their preferences, makes prescribers feel you are insensitive to their concerns and requests and may cause subscribers to find other information sources. ### 1/5 — Useless clickbait *2023-08-31, version 7.0.9* This piece of junk app is useless for serious news. You have to close an ad to even get to a news story then you are assaulted by ads every time you so much as touch the screen. It’s worthless for news. Basically unusable. Shame on WAFF for putting this off on the public. ### 1/5 — Random videos *2023-07-15, version 7.0.8* I deleted your app because some stupid developer decided it was ok to allow videos to randomly blurt out when the app is opened. People are sometimes in places where this is unacceptable, like laying in bed next to someone sleeping, in the doctor waiting room etc Moron ### 1/5 — No weather. No sports scores. Late news updates. *2023-05-20, version 7.0.7* It’s really a useless app. They want you to download a separate weather app? And good luck trying to find sports scores. Many news stories are days old and don’t get updated often enough. ### 3/5 — Small text *2023-02-19, version 7.0.3* Would be great if font size was adjustable. ### 1/5 — WAFF *2023-02-16, version 7.0.2* Great news, weather, etc., but only heinous church commercials. May as well be CBN. ### 1/5 — WAFF 48 *2023-02-01, version 7.0.1* With latest update, takes forever to load. Then have to get past ads, and several clicks to get to any news. ### 2/5 — Review *2023-02-01, version 7.0.1* The news is rarely updated over the weekend and onTues you will still find Friday’s news articles. With the new update you see even less news than before. When watching Channel 48 the Broadcaster will tell you to go to the app for a link to something and the link is not there. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful *2026-04-16, version 8.0.3* I've genuinely never left a bad review on any app or restaurant, but this is the worst app I have ever used in my entire life. Half of the links don't even work, or they take forever to load. When you finally get the app to load, you're bombarded with Ads. I'll stick with my YouTube meteorologist. This app is horrible. I don't see how it has any positive reviews. They had to have paid for these positive reviews. Also, I have a brand-new iPhone that is updated. So, it isn't that. ### 1/5 — Used to be good now terrible *2026-04-06, version 8.0.2* Takes forever to open. Can not opt out of ads automatically playing. Used to be a great place to read the news. So many ads that even the videos take several minutes to just get to. So sad ### 1/5 — Auto-Play audio *2026-03-14, version 8.0.2* I understand ads may be necessary, but auto-playing audio is unacceptable! I can not trust opening the news link in a quiet environment. Will have to look elsewhere for news. ### 1/5 — Update *2026-03-11, version 8.0.1* I can no longer read the news I want to. I have to watch the video and it’s no longer user friendly. ### 1/5 — Too many advertisements *2026-03-07, version 8.0.1* Especially pop ups and banners! I really hate that advertising automatically starts when I try to read a story. There’s no way to turn it off! 😤 The app is basically useless for me. I guess I’ll start using WAAY or WHNT! ### 1/5 — Inescapable pop ups *2025-12-18, version 7.0.15* What is up with all these games ads that pop up before I can read the Breaking News updates? I have always used WAFF for breaking news and enjoyed it. Recently, I’m getting these pop ups that I can’t click out of and it’s very annoying. Is there some way to stop these inescapable pop ups before I go running to the competition for breaking news? ### 1/5 — Pop-Up Ads *2025-12-02, version 7.0.15* This app is nothing but pop-up ads and AppStore scam ads now. It’s impossible to use this for the news. Why is a local news app so heavily covered with ads? Use another app & news source. ### 1/5 — Madison county kitchen cops had to go through an ad *2025-09-12, version 7.0.15* Give me a way to “X” out of the ad. Other counties have their link going directly to scores. Madison county had some ad staying in a holding pattern forever. Not a fan of that approach. ### 1/5 — Ads *2025-03-15, version 7.0.15* I love watching a 30 second ads when there is an emergency and trying to see what the weather is doing ### 1/5 — Why are game apps popping up? *2025-03-10, version 7.0.15* There are other news outlets. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-01-27, version 7.0.15* Excellent ### 5/5 — Reliable/Accurate *2025-02-24, version 7.0.15* Very reliable/dependable app and almost always flawless accuracy! Highly recommended for the entire TVA region including AL and TN. ### 5/5 — Marty *2022-08-19, version 6.7.14* Love waff48 news & weather is the best ‼️ ### 5/5 — WAFF 48 news *2019-06-10, version 6.2.8* Oh yes I love WAFF 48 news and weather and sports nutrition news thing love it good luck ### 5/5 — 48 News Review *2019-05-08, version 6.2.8* Great news source! Accurate and detailed and dependable! ### 5/5 — 48 news review *2018-11-14* All over best in news (local and national), community events and weather! Your team is tops in my book! I are primarily tuned in in the mornings beginning with the 4:30 news cast. It is so refreshing to begin the day with a smile thanks to that crew! Professionalism is exhibited, yet the relaxed display and often bit of humor, simply starts my day with that smile! Keep in keeping on!!! Thanks for allowing me to express my opinion and appreciation! ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2018-10-28, version 5.0.3* I enjoy the news alerts. Good job 48 News Team Guntersville ### 5/5 — You can help their family to me in there are kind want to 48 *2018-10-20* I love 48 Your arm great team and we gotten good business to me I feel like 48 is their state of grandma will get paid on this team I know I’ve been there I am paying 48 what is their ETA view me all about Special Olympics your kind wonderful hard worker ### 5/5 — The Best *2018-09-22, version 5.0.3* I love 48 news. They are always on top of things here in the valley. Thanks 48 News Crew!!!! ### 5/5 — Great news source *2018-09-22* Convenient and always up to date on local news! --- *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 2026-08-22.*