# WEAU 13 News — user reviews > 61 indexed App Store user reviews of WEAU 13 News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 2.30/5 from 141 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weau-13-news/id420694484/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weau-13-news/id420694484.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 30 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 76 ## Newest reviews (16 of 61) ### 1/5 — One sided *2024-08-12, version 4.0.14* It seems funny to me that your views seems very one sided for Democrats. As journalists I assumed you would be reporting views but not pushing your own ideas upon others. Reporting should be neutral. WEAU is a thing but that!!!!!! ### 1/5 — To much fake news you added to the app. *2023-05-17, version 4.0.7* Sick of your pop up fake news app. Switch to WQOW 18 news app. Which doesn’t have all those fake news pop up news advertising. Make that one Star I gave you a -10. So good by to you 13 news app, say Hello WQOW 18 news app. Tom Brulport ### 1/5 — What’s the purpose of it??? *2023-03-05, version 4.0.4* I try to look at the weather report and it wants me to download another app, so why have this one. Then I’m trying to write this review and there is two ads planning over each other in the background. About as useless as their left wing politics! Deleting since it’s completely useless!!! ### 1/5 — Fake news, *2022-05-16, version 3.4.12* Very opinionated about republicans ### 1/5 — Your app is poorly designed, difficult to maneuver *2022-04-05, version 3.4.10* Apparently it doesn’t work unless you give it permission to track you ### 1/5 — New version doesn’t open *2021-11-23, version 3.4.6* Looks like you up dated to a new version 4 days ago. And now it no longer opens on my iPhone. ### 1/5 — App not opening!!! *2021-11-22, version 3.4.6* Every time I open the app it flashes and reverts back to my Home Screen, very annoying especially when I want to read the headlines. ### 1/5 — Bad update *2021-11-22, version 3.4.6* App will not open now after update ### 1/5 — IOS 15 *2021-11-22, version 3.4.6* Won’t open after upgrading to IOS 15 ### 1/5 — Horrible media *2021-11-21, version 3.4.6* Horrible Leftest news reporting A disgrace to eau claire ### 1/5 — It works, but ... *2021-09-04, version 3.4.5* Edit: One star, after seeing through iOS 15’s privacy report just how many trackers this app was reporting to! The ads were annoying but the tracking has pushed me to delete it. Visit the web site in a private window (to avoid some tracking, though not all) instead. This is an improvement from just using the web site, but there’s more work to do. The weather link from the home page is nice, though it’s a bit disconcerting that tapping on the time/date icons brings up a modal dialog with more information. Oddly, however, the “local weather” link (vs. “current conditions” or the home page) just goes to the WEAU web site, and has a slightly different forecast than that shown in the home page link. The menu on the iPad (oddly, reached by clicking on three lines) is a mess — each entry is so large that you have to scroll through them, even though there are only 11 of them, and for 7 of the 11, you need to click twice (clicking on "Closings" results in a second menu with just "Closings" as a choice). This really needs a redesign; a standard iOS pop-over would be a far better way of doing it. The "Settings" button changes its function depending on the page you’re on, which isn’t obvious. (In the weather page, it brings up a location editor — which only accepts zip codes — but in a story page, it brings up settings.) (I'll be looking through the new version to see if these are improved!) The “Today’s events” screen shows only the first four events, and doesn’t allow them to be scrolled through — so you’ll miss a lot! The “Terms of Use” comes up in a tiny modal dialog, which makes them rather hard to read. (OK, not that anyone does.) So, better than the web site (except for “today’s events”), but hopefully it will be improved over time! ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2021-07-03* Had an iPhone 8. This app ran fine on it for 2 years. Then it quit loading. Can get notifications but nothing else. App will not open. Same on my brand new iPhone 12 Pro. Did the usual uninstall reinstall. Still not working. 👎👎👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — App crashes *2020-09-08, version 3.3.2* Whenever I open app it closes immediately! Not happy !! ### 2/5 — Not working properly *2020-07-15, version 3.2.9* The weather widget isn’t working properly anymore. It’s been 54 degrees and sunny for like 3 months now. I like using WEAU for my weather rather than the iPhone weather app because it gives a more accurate prediction but now the widget isn’t working so I don’t use WEAU anymore. Bummer ### 1/5 — If you like ads and crashes, this app is for you. *2020-03-23, version 3.2.8* There are more ads then news. Now there are ads mixed in with the headlines and in every story. We'll I guess they figured more ads is more important then the news. As far as the articles, not only are they inaccurate the spelling mistakes are usually numerous. Haven't they learned about proof reading or using a spell checker at least. Terrible! ### 1/5 — Still a worthless app *2019-12-06, version 3.2.8* Ok for local news but will lock on to certain locations for weather and not use current location. I vacationed in Oregon and all my weather still opens to Oregon forecasts and radar. Now you must watch full screen commercials before entering app. App just not worth it. They should take a lesson from local competitors app. Deleted for good ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lemon *2026-03-08, version 5.0.1* Does not open on older iPad. I have OS 5.1 and despite promise, it does not open. ### 1/5 — Hate the new version!!! (03/05/25) *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* Why mess with the app? I liked how it worked before and hate the new set up. Please change it back!!! ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* Had an iPhone 8. This app ran fine on it for 2 years. Then it quit loading. Can get notifications but nothing else. App will not open. Same on my brand new iPhone 12 Pro. Did the usual uninstall reinstall. Still not working. 👎👎👎👎👎 ### 1/5 — Hot garbage *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* Even after the recent update it still sucks. Sometimes you get stuck with the ads and can’t load. Then you scroll past a few stories and you get met with absurd ads. I just had four in a row with old people’s faces looking near death and all said “Alzheimer’s starts when you can say this word”. Poor directive advertising. Just garbage all over ### 1/5 — New app *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* Old app was better don’t like it at all😡 ### 1/5 — You’re a disgrace *2026-03-05, version 4.0.16* You sure do love to push the Democrats agenda. Gas prices are now on your concern? Where were you during the last administration when prices were double? You’re a disgrace!!!! ### 1/5 — Website will it open *2025-12-09, version 4.0.16* Crashes ### 1/5 — Bigger text *2025-11-02, version 4.0.16* This app should allow for text to be enlarged for easier reading ### 1/5 — Videos Don’t work *2025-10-27, version 4.0.16* Click on a news story, what happens? Two ads and then the video skips to a story that isn’t even in the current lineup of stories on the app… ### 1/5 — Hate your stupid ads. *2025-03-29, version 4.0.16* The ad at opening is annoying but adding sound makes it too much!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great *2018-10-28, version 3.1.9* I’ve been using this app for a couple of years it’s just fine, no complaints here! ### 5/5 — New website *2015-03-03, version 2.0.1* Really like the new app. Much easier to read and navigate ### 5/5 — Update *2015-02-28, version 2.0.1* Like the new layout of the app. ### 5/5 — Nice *2014-08-11, version 1.09* Very good app ### 4/5 — Font size *2026-02-20, version 4.0.16* I usually read the news on my iPhone. I purchased an iPad looking forward to a larger font. I was disappointed to find out the font was about the same size and my iPad just allowed more words per line. I adjusted the font on my iPad and the app font does not change. ### 4/5 — Great app *2015-06-21, version 2.0.2* Go to local news app, would love to be able to send stories on Messenger but app won't allow or 5 star ### 3/5 — Okay *2020-04-21, version 3.2.8* Good local news weather is hit or miss ### 3/5 — Can't get site I want to show *2017-02-23, version 3.1.3* I want Rock Falls to show and only thing that comes up is Mondovi as a home site ### 2/5 — Another left leaning news agency *2022-11-25, version 3.4.14* Looking for local news reporting, but get tired of the definite tilt to the left. Wouldn’t mind if reporting was more balanced, but it just isn’t. ### 2/5 — Blares ads when opening app *2020-09-14, version 3.3.2* And the app is poorly designed. Lots of misleading ads. Get your news somewhere else. --- *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 2026-07-17.*