# WDSU News - New Orleans — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of WDSU News by Hearst Television, rated 4.70/5 from 5,943 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdsu-news-new-orleans/id506060763/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdsu-news-new-orleans/id506060763.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,971 · 4★ 664 · 3★ 157 · 2★ 61 · 1★ 90 ## What do users think of WDSU News? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 💻 Convenient mobile access to news and weather - 📢 Reliable real-time updates - 🌐 Keeps users connected to local news - 🌧️ Excellent weather coverage and forecasting - 📺 Live news streaming option **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Difficulty finding specific news articles - 📢 Too many irrelevant notifications - 🔊 Loud auto-playing ads - 🔍 Incomplete or missing news content **Commonly reported bugs** - Broken in-app contact/feedback options - Weather team bios displaying incorrectly - Video links not working as expected - Zip code validation issues - Inconsistent behavior when opening news articles **Most requested features** - Customizable notification settings - Improved article navigation and search - Option to disable auto-play videos - Font size adjustment for better readability - Streamlined user interface ## Newest reviews (11 of 88) ### 3/5 — Repeat notification *2026-08-20, version 5.15.2202* I keep getting notifications for the same story. It can be annoying. ### 3/5 — Cant even find News Notifications *2025-09-26, version 5.15.1840* We get all these messages about the news stories or something bad just happened which you are interested in. You should click on that and go to the article but you go to the website and can’t even find the story. It’s ridiculous and sad. ### 3/5 — Bugs *2025-09-15, version 5.15.1826* Can someone please remove the two extra blank “Derek Sibley” bios in the Weather tab under Weather Team? Not a big deal, it has just been there a long time. Also, I have to post this here because the option to report bugs in-app is broken. All options in the “Contact/About” tab are not functional, btw. ### 3/5 — Reloads everytime I open an article *2024-08-22, version 5.15.1486* The app reloads everytime I get a notification of a new article and click to read it. The article disappears and I have to dig through the app to find it again. ### 2/5 — Constantly Crashing *2024-08-22, version 5.15.1476* New phone ✅ Updated software ✅ Latest version of app ✅ Turn off phone & back on ✅ Still constantly crashing!! ### 3/5 — Video Glitches *2024-08-11, version 5.15.1476* Most of the time, I really like this app. But lately, I’ll click on a video attached to a story I’m reading and instead of the video relevant to that article, I get a weather video instead. Something is wrong with the in-app links and videos. ### 3/5 — Improve your app *2023-12-02, version 5.15.1267* I enjoy the app when it’s working. I find that I have to delete the app too much. This I don’t like. Hopefully this will be corrected. ### 3/5 — Viewing Reports *2023-11-04, version 5.15.1250* It would be nice to be able to see the same reports on the app as on the new from that day. ### 5/5 — Reginald Arceneaux Jr *2021-08-31, version 5.15.650* I’ve been watching channel since Dan Milhan and Norman Robinson… good news deliverance. Margret Orr is a great meteorologist. Took the bull by the horn after Dan Milhan. She’s doing great with alllll the storms and has been for Many years. I live in the Gordin Plaza Subdevision ### 5/5 — WDSU great news and people *2021-08-31, version 5.15.650* I know that at any time I will always get the latest news from the entire family of WDSU. ✌️🙏😊 ### 5/5 — Rating *2021-08-06, version 5.15.610* Awesome app, Considering the sign of the times. Keeping us all up to date..Thanks ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor Reporting *2025-12-03, version 5.15.1913* A poor example of news on social media…inaccurate reporting, poor grammar and word usage, misleading headlines, zero editing. ### 1/5 — Great station TERRIBLE app *2025-09-03, version 5.15.1826* Doesn’t seem to be compatible with iPhone 15. 80% of news stories have a weather forecast video unrelated to the story and takes up way too much screen space. ### 1/5 — Link’s don’t work *2024-07-29, version 5.15.1462* Constantly sends me notifications and if you click on them it will take you to something irrelevant. And then you can’t even find the news story you were looking for! Terrible. ### 1/5 — Worst App Ever *2024-07-15, version 5.15.1456* They send notifications of headlines, but then you can’t find the article on their homepage. The app is not organized appropriately. ### 1/5 — Reliability *2023-01-19, version 5.15.968* This is got to be one of the most unreliable apps I’ve used to date it crashes so many times I have to watch a different channels, always seeming to happen during the weather but never the commercials sometimes I get to watch all the commercials and nothing other Leaving make sure the app was updated and the same thing happens When watching it on the TV from the my local app, it seems to work fairly well but not perfect it’s really sad that we’re having bad weather. They tell you to stay tuned with the app, but the app freezes up and crashes constantly. Come on WDSU a lot of people in the greater New Orleans area in Mississippi gulf coast. Use your app for important issues. ### 1/5 — Can’t read the news for the advertisements. *2022-04-12, version 5.15.785* The advertisements come before the article and you are unable to read your article. Too much! ### 1/5 — All wrong *2021-12-28, version 5.15.776* It worked just fine and was my favorite app until recently it has been telling me that my zip code is invalid. No it’s not, the app is acting up and now I’m sad. Fix it ### 1/5 — No stars *2021-07-24, version 5.15.610* There is something wrong with the app and web site I try to play the news and neither of them will play it. I tried deleting and re-downloading the app and exiting the web site and they still don’t work. This seems to be an ongoing problem with trying to watch the news. It maybe time to change networks or something. ### 1/5 — Way too many notifications *2021-04-25, version 5.15.474* They notify you about every little thing. Even when I went to change which ones I get, so that it would only be important information which I actually want. But apparently they think everything is important and constantly send notifications to your phone even at 11pm at night. Hope you don’t like to sleep! ### 1/5 — Terrible functionality *2021-03-29, version 5.15.428* For the Nowcast: They make you listen to ads every time you open the news so you miss part of the news The news will not continue to play if you get an email or notification. You have to start over and listen to the opening ads again. You cannot do anything else on your phone or tablet while the news plays. When clicking to read a story you MUST listen to the video. There is also no place on the video to silence the video. So no checking a story at work. It’s terrible to use to try to check or to watch the news. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — WDSU News *2026-07-17, version 5.15.2202* WDSU News - New Orleans is always Outstanding! 👍🏽 ### 5/5 — Always Great *2026-05-09, version 5.15.2125* Can Always Find out what is going on Always Up To Date ### 5/5 — Keep in touch! *2025-11-07, version 5.15.1881* I moved away from the area and I use this app to keep in touch! ### 5/5 — Best Television station EVER!!! *2025-06-21, version 5.15.1772* WDSU!!!!! ### 5/5 — Channel 6 *2024-09-07, version 5.15.1492* Thanks for keeping me up-to-date with news and weather channel 6 is doing a fantastic job ### 5/5 — Best news and weather *2024-09-05, version 5.15.1492* Always reliable ### 5/5 — WDSU is Awesome *2024-07-20, version 5.15.1456* I have recently added the WDSU App onto my iPhone and absolutely love the real time news updates/alerts. The Fox 8 App does not offer real time alerts!! ### 5/5 — Live News *2024-01-23, version 5.15.1323* Just being able to watch the news at a convenience on your phone if you don’t make it home in time for the news on the tv …I love it ### 5/5 — Staying Informed *2021-12-01, version 5.15.698* I love your APP. Keep allows me to stay on top of topics and issues daily w/o the effort of googling. Sorry to stay that good news in New Orleans and in world issues have been far and in between. We are definitely in trouble time. ### 5/5 — Owner/Editor NAVARREMEDIA NEW ORLEANS *2021-10-03, version 5.15.650* I monitor and post the news from most of the major cities in America. WDSU TV 6 has some of the most informative news in Southeast Louisiana. They also have some of the most professional news anchors , reporters , and meteorologist in the industry. I turn to WDSU daily for up to the minute news in the greater New Orleans area and all of South East Louisiana. Sincerely Yours, MD NAVARRE NAVARREMEDIA NEW ORLEANS --- *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 2026-09-03.*