# WCSC Live 5 News — user reviews > 107 indexed App Store user reviews of WCSC Live 5 News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.62/5 from 6,569 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wcsc-live-5-news/id449277034/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wcsc-live-5-news/id449277034.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,318 · 4★ 647 · 3★ 211 · 2★ 105 · 1★ 265 ## What do users think of WCSC Live 5 News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📰 Good news reporting - ⭐ Reliable source of local news - 🗺️ Useful traffic and weather information **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content - 💤 Outdated and stale news - 📢 Excessive ads and notifications - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔒 Privacy and tracking concerns - 📺 Poor video playback experience **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch after updates - Videos fail to load or play properly - Notifications don't link to the correct stories - Landscape mode not supported on tablets **Most requested features** - Improve app layout and navigation - Provide more up-to-date and relevant news - Reduce ads and allow customization of notifications - Fix bugs and improve app stability - Offer more privacy controls ## Newest reviews (19 of 107) ### 3/5 — Closed Caption *2026-03-14, version 8.0.7* Love the app , just need a way to view it without closed caption ! ### 2/5 — Weather *2026-01-24, version 8.0.3* Very annoying excessive ads and difficulty navigating and loading! ### 2/5 — News printing is too small *2025-11-29, version 8.0.3* The print for the stories is much too small to comfortably read. Characters need to be enlarged. ### 1/5 — Bad news app. Rate it as a zero! *2025-09-28, version 8.0.2* This news app is horrible and does not fit my IPad. You folks have really messed it up this time. I thought, Delete ### 1/5 — Too Much Advertising *2025-09-12, version 8.0.1* They changed it and added so much advertising that the app has now become unusable. ### 1/5 — The old app was fine *2025-09-12* Most of the stories will not open when you click on them, but magically advertisements open instantly. When you think you're about to read a story, some loudmouth car salesman's ad starts up. I've had to turn off notifications because someone feels like it's necessary to send out multiple alerts about the low country morning. I really used to like live 5 but they've decided to sell out instead of offer the quality news they used to. ### 2/5 — Privacy? Beware *2025-09-05, version 8.0.1* Do not like the fact that the app misleads you into accepting the fact that you will be tracked @ your information sold. You have to take steps to have your information concealed via more than one link deep in the settings. ### 2/5 — Why do I have to turn my iPad to view the news? *2025-08-30, version 8.0.0* You guys changed, I now look at channels 2 & 4 because I don’t have to turn my iPad! I’m old so set in my ways, you guys used to be my no. 1 pick! ### 3/5 — App Freezes *2025-08-22, version 8.0.0* Downloaded app a couple days ago. When a push notification comes through, the app freezes on the logo, so can't read the article. Other than that, it's good to keep up with the local news. ### 1/5 — New changes *2025-08-22, version 8.0.0* No orientation on iPad, new list form terrible. Big step down ### 1/5 — News lover *2025-08-21, version 8.0.0* Old app was much better on an ipad. This new version only works in portrait mode. Landscape is much better for ipad. Why not possible on this version? ### 1/5 — Bad news app. Rate it as a zero! *2025-08-21, version 8.0.0* This news app is horrible and does not fit my IPad. You folks have really messed it up this time. I thought, Delete ### 1/5 — Live 5 News App *2025-05-23, version 7.0.15* App will not open live news ### 1/5 — False claims with no proof *2025-01-14, version 7.0.15* This new station has continuously promoted division in the American peoples eyes by showing one-sided narratives that lean more towards one party than the other and hopes to make sure that their Democratic donors are happy and cares nothing about the people who come to them for trusted news and reliable sourceschannel 5 is a big fake and liar ### 1/5 — Click bait *2024-08-15, version 7.0.13* Too many click bait ads ### 1/5 — No way to limit news alerts to specific area only *2024-04-05, version 7.0.13* Turning on notification sends alerts on events from far off places. Should allow us to filter news based on specific ZIP Codes we choose. ### 1/5 — Low country weekend, deleted. *2024-03-06, version 7.0.13* No mention of the Black Expo. ### 1/5 — Why these ads? *2023-11-28, version 7.0.13* I like the app but hate that there are ads that appear - and play at full volume - when you click on a story. It makes me want to uninstall it ### 3/5 — Glitchy *2023-08-30, version 7.0.10* Videos don’t rotate and expand on my phone. I already deleted and reinstalled the app because videos would not even load. At least I have audio and tiny videos now.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — March 2026 App update *2026-03-25, version 8.0.7* New app update was designed for advertisers, not viewers. Removing full newscasts and forcing us to click through a dozen 'segmented' clips is a blatant move to juice ad revenue at the expense of the user experience. ### 1/5 — I hope you hate functional apps!! *2026-03-11, version 8.0.7* Garbage coomercials, random ad walls, all of the sponsored links work, but guess what??? The actual headline links don't work at all!! If you love getting stupid updates at 0700 and hate when an app works correctly, this garbage app is for garbage people just like you!! ### 1/5 — Sponsored posts *2026-02-03, version 8.0.3* What the heck is up with the AI photos of old people dying in the stills of all the donated posts after an arricle? ### 1/5 — Ads. *2026-02-01, version 8.0.3* Why all the ads and false links. It is a shame when you come to this app to get latest news or weather information and instead you get ads. ### 1/5 — iPad *2026-01-14, version 8.0.3* App in my apple iPad does not rotate to landscape. This is a recent change. The weather app does rotate. Something has changed. All other apps work and auto rotate. ### 1/5 — Sick of the clickbait notification headlines *2026-01-14, version 8.0.3* The notifications that this app sends are pure clickbait. They are not helpful, and you are forced to open the app and sift through all the ads in order to actually get the information that should be in the notification headline ### 1/5 — Not in landscape *2025-12-05, version 8.0.3* I absolutely hate this update. It will not open in landscape for reading on my IPad. I don’t really use it anymore. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2025-11-22, version 8.0.3* Too many ads. Ads are very difficult to navigate around. ### 1/5 — Can’t get past first ad *2025-11-18, version 8.0.3* When launching the app, half the time the ad will load. I close it, the. It reopens, preventing use of the app. Bad developers it seems. ### 1/5 — Updates not good!!!!! *2025-09-30, version 8.0.2* The updated app will not display landscape and I am primarily a iPad user with a keyboard. It is too aggravating to pick up my device and turn it sideways when I have a keyboard attached so I will not be using this app until fixed, and until now, it was my go-to local news app. Must be the same folks that did the update to SCFCU in Charleston that really messed up theirs too….really, how hard is it to compile for use in landscape. I have not even reviewed the other pros and cons of the update due to the display issue. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Misspelling *2023-08-02, version 7.0.9* Someone needs to check the spelling on some of the articles, the article about the woman killed in the 17-A crash states with no mention of a vehicle that (it struck a semi) so the statement refers to the woman as a it. Not good. ### 5/5 — Good news *2023-05-24, version 7.0.7* Good news ### 5/5 — Channel 5 n Charleston *2020-07-13, version 6.6.4* I watch channel 5 often,I enjoy watching the daily news every evening. ### 5/5 — Stolen car *2020-05-08, version 6.6.1* Thanks to harve Jacobs and live 5 news we got our Mercedes back! Best news, best people! Live 5 is always on your side !! ### 5/5 — Ms. Helen Maxwell *2020-04-11* Miss live 5 news when I am away. Look at on my phone a couple of times a day. I have been gone for 5 weeks but not coming home until we are clear of the virus ### 5/5 — Thru the years & Thanks for the Information and Memories *2020-04-10* If you’ve lived in the tri-county area for awhile When someone mentions WCSC - Channel 5 you can’t help but smile It’s rare when journalists stay in an area so long But when they do you can tell it’s because they all really get along Fifty plus years ago my family moved just west of downtown I remember my sister and brothers watching Happy Raine instead of being outside running around We all grew up and went our separate ways Periodically returning for various reasons..but anyways One thing for sure was we all watched Channel Five And most of us live here again now and are just tryin to stay alive Many years ago there was Carroll Godwin, Mike Hiott, and Stacey and Charlie Hall Carolyn Murray, Warren Pepper were there as well and they all seemed to have a ball Bill Sharp, Debbi Chard, Harve Jacobs and Bill Walsh have shared the news, reporting and weather for many a year Through all the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes even the tears Ann, Rafael, Joey and the newer ladies too You also deserve kudos for all that you do Please accept our sincere thanks for sharing the news and weather with us year after year. We know it’s just your job, but it’s a public service also to be clear And you’ve done it so well for so many years we just want to give you a shot out and a cheer ### 5/5 — Simply the Best!! *2019-12-27, version 6.3.1* I love watching the news on television but I receive the news quicker on the app!!! My Mom, Pearl Rutledge loves her some Bill Sharpe!!! Please give her a shout out!!!! ### 5/5 — Live 5 News *2019-06-20, version 6.2.9* I have been watching Live 5News and weather from the very first time.I am now 71 yrs old. ### 5/5 — Videos/follow stories *2019-01-30* The worse app on playing videos! You always have to watch an ad then when you play video and of course you need to rotate your phone to get bigger view . Then the video disappears and most of the time causes it to pause. Then you have to scroll up to find it all over again. Quality always blurry and video half off when trying to view full screen. Follow up stories . A lot of stories are told as developing and never hear anything else on story. ### 5/5 — Very up to date *2018-11-03, version 5.0.3* Always fast with what's going on in the city!! Watch it every morning from 5-7 a. m. And every evening.!! --- *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.*