# WBRZ.com — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of WBRZ.com by Ruby Shore Software, LLC, rated 3.50/5 from 99 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wbrzcom/id355596674/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wbrzcom/id355596674.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 39 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of WBRZ.com? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📰 Always on the dime with news - ❤️ National Anthem added - 📺 Great job with HD antennas - 🚀 Useful app, easy to navigate - ✅ Works alright, better than alternatives - 👍 Great app, easy to use and accurate - 🌟 Useful app, updated often with great video - ✨ Much better than mobile site - 📺 Live news, replays, traffic cams great **Cons** - 🗑️ Garbage app, won't connect - 😩 Too many ads interrupting - 😫 Watch too many ads for news - 🗣️ She speaks way too fast - 💥 Keeps crashing when streaming - ⚠️ Not reliable, live stream down often - 😒 Annoying to click notification, go to main screen - 📱 Not good on Fire Stick - 🙄 Alerts never take to story - 🥱 Hate clicking notification for main page - 👻 Blank page on open - 📉 Poor accessibility support - 👎 Bad grammar and spelling - 🚨 Annoying church gong sound for notification - 😵 Ad insanity and very biased - 🚫 Stop forcing ads on us - 📊 Bloat, not just weather - 😩 Forced advertisements - 😵 Latest update crashes daily - 💥 Unstable, crashes constantly - 😠 Terrible, won't open - ❌ Live news stream not playing - 🚫 Can't get app to open - 🔕 Cannot turn off notifications - 🏈 Breaking news football announcement at 10pm - 📉 Get rid of play-by-play for sports - 🧊 Freezes on some screens - 🛑 Stop with forcing ads - 🔍 So many typos, short stories - 🗜️ Article zoomed in, unreadable - 💥 Crash crash crash - ⏳ Gratuitous splash screens - 👎 Crashes too much, no iPhone 5 optimization - ⏳ Used to be great, now unreliable - 🤷 Needs improvement, no new news - 😠 New advertising banner annoying - 🚫 No video - 🤔 Could be a lot better, forgotten what new is - 😥 Great app but doesn't return to scroll position - ☀️ Weather showed same thing for over a week - ☁️ Weather video needs updating more often - 🌡️ Need current conditions/temp choice **Commonly reported bugs** - Won't connect to ROKU - App keeps crashing when streaming to Google TV - Live stream not reliable, often down for a week - Works well on iPhone but not on Fire Stick - Clicking on notification takes to main news screen instead of story - Alerts take to front page instead of live stories - App opens with a blank page - Stories & videos never load, only ads - Impossible to go back when using VoiceOver - Push notification links to old story with no further info - Alert pops up, click doesn't take to article, have to search - Pictures don't always show when clicking on articles - Update changed notification sound to annoying church gong, couldn't change - No longer receiving notifications - App crashes again after complimenting it - Every video clicked is an ad, turning off video ads locks up app - App crashes at least once a day - Most recent update crashes constantly - Could not get app to open - Live news stream is not playing - Cannot turn off notifications - App freezes on some screens - Video ad before and after video, cannot get out without closing app - Article won't show zoomed out, very zoomed in - App crashes, not loading - Mandatory 2 splash screens on launch - Live feed never works and is very unreliable - Hard to believe no new news in over 12 hours - Half of the stories on the news don't appear on the app - Annoying advertising banner moves at the top of the screen - Live video doesn't load on iPod touch - App doesn't return to scroll position after going back - Weather showed the same thing for over a week - Weather video needs to be updated more often **Most requested features** - Select news, sport, and/or weather alerts - Fix accessibility bugs for visually impaired users - Enable multitasking - Replace Video with Continuous News in toolbar - Customize toolbar - Fix weather display - Update health section - Improve grammar and spelling - Get rid of play-by-play for sports - Add current conditions/temp choice for weather ## Newest reviews (15 of 72) ### 2/5 — Not reliable *2024-05-23, version 202403.1* The live stream is great when it does work. But doesn’t work all the time. It would be great if it was more reliable. When it’s down it’s usually for a week, until the IT guy comes back from vacation. ### 2/5 — Not good on Fireatick *2024-03-18* Works well on iPhone but not on fire stick ### 2/5 — No more streaming? *2022-03-16, version 202111.2* The live news no longer streams?? This was the best feature of this app!!! ### 1/5 — Great news, terrible app *2021-09-04, version 202106.2* I really like WBRZ for local news, but this app is barely operational. Stories & videos never load, only ads. ### 1/5 — Nothing but buzz feed. *2021-02-03, version 4.4.3* This is a developing review. You will most likely not hear from me again. ### 1/5 — Poor accessibility support *2020-07-25, version 4.0.5* Just installed the last update that you guys claim to fix some accessibility bugs it is still impossible to go back once reading a story when using voice over for visually impaired people ### 2/5 — Poor Upgating *2019-11-23, version 3.3* When it sends you a push notification of an update most of the time it links you to an old story no update. Just got update fatal boating accident victim named. When I click on link takes me to a story from yesterday that says there was an accident no further info available. Happens all the time. ### 2/5 — Worst news org in south Louisiana *2019-08-07, version 3.2* The Onion is more accurate and informative than WBRZ. WBRZ is basically Buzzfeed of Louisiana. Quite possibly the worst news organization isn’t the entire state. ### 2/5 — Fix all the bug *2019-06-18, version 3.1* When an alert pops up on your phone and you click, it doesn't take you to that article, you have to search for it.. i hate that. ### 3/5 — Fix needed *2019-04-14, version 3.0.4* Pictures don't always show when clicking on articles. And please update the news more often! Thank you! ### 1/5 — They real sneaky people *2018-11-04, version 3.0.4* I wonder if Apple headquarters let Brittany Weiss spy on my iPhone.....lol ### 2/5 — Daily comic relief *2017-04-30, version 3.0.3* It seems that the people writing the stories are all high (or middle) school dropouts. The lack of punctuation usually make it hard to understand what they are trying to say. Add in the misspelling, and the ability to find the most ignorant witness to interview, and you've got a very funny app. Thank god these people aren't taking this whole journalism thing too seriously. ### 1/5 — Annoying *2017-03-22, version 3.0.3* An update seemed to change the notification to some type of annoying church gong sound. Couldn't stand the sound and couldn't change it so I just deleted the app. ### 3/5 — No Notifications *2017-02-14, version 2.0.3* I'm no longer receiving notifications. I have an iPhone 7 with the latest iOS update. ### 3/5 — Notifications *2017-01-31, version 2.0.3* Since i got my iPhone 7 I noticed im not getting notifications anymore. I have deleted and reinstalled and still doesn't work. Just letting someone know so it can be fixed! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Won’t Connect to ROKU! *2025-04-18, version 202410.1* Garbage app won’t connect to ROKU, but that’s ok because WAFB’s app does. Buh-bye WBRZ. ### 1/5 — Deleting this app *2024-11-26, version 202410.1* I can’t even click on an article without adds interrupting ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2024-09-11* Watch too many ads to get to the news ### 1/5 — Brandi B Harris *2024-08-28, version 202403.1* She speaks way to fast ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing *2024-07-23, version 202403.1* The app keeps crashing when I try to stream to my Google TV. ### 1/5 — It’s very annoying *2024-03-20* To click on a notification about a story and be taken to the main news screen instead of the story you wanted to read 😒 ### 1/5 — The alert’s never take me to the story *2024-02-09* The alerts take to you to the front page instead of the live stories 🙄 ### 1/5 — I hate getting a notification with a headline *2023-06-24* Only to click on it to read it and be taken to the main page with a bunch of links that have nothing to do with the article I wanted to read 🥱 ### 1/5 — Ycch❕ *2022-01-17, version 202111.2* Yet once again, this app is giving rank amateurism s bad name. Its latest trick is to open up with a blank page. ### 1/5 — All for alert granularity *2021-11-30, version 202111.2* Users should be able to select news, sport and/or weather alerts. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 5 Stars 🌟 *2022-03-18, version 202111.2* Y’all are always on the dime with the news 📰. ### 5/5 — Eyes on You WBRZ *2019-01-05, version 3.0.4* Poche Plantation RV Resort and Sugar Hill RV Site recently set all HD antennas for our 405 RV Park Guest to WBRZ. When they turn on their TV sets to each of our parks commercial HD antenna’s coax TV Input cable. The first channel viewed is now WBRZ they see as the first programming preferred and recommended by the parks owners. Thanks for the great job WBRZ Mark J. Anderson Managing Partner ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-05-24, version 1.7* Very useful. Has a clean sharp look and it is easy to navigate through. ### 5/5 — Jed *2011-09-16, version 1.52* Check out the live news, replays and live the traffic cams are really great. Go under video ### 5/5 — Great app! *2011-08-28, version 1.52* This app is great! You can watch live news on your iPhone. Its very easy for me to watch the local new in BR while living in Laredo, Tx! Great job! ### 5/5 — great app *2010-04-08, version 0* I love this app. it's very easy to use and accurate ### 5/5 — Useful app *2010-02-23, version 0* Updated very often and has great video :) ### 4/5 — Anchors *2019-09-12, version 3.3* I love brandy but want to know what happened to Mallory? Just curious! I tub k Brandy is great! ### 4/5 — News *2019-08-20, version 3.3* Thank you for adding the National Anthem at the end of this program❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 ### 4/5 — No notifications *2017-02-01, version 2.0.3* I also have noticed that I'm no longer receiving notifications. I have an iPhone 6 with the latest updates installed. I miss my breaking 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 2026-08-25.*