# WHO 13 — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of WHO 13 by Local TV LLC, rated 4.50/5 from 518 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/who-13/id324711668/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/who-13/id324711668.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 382 · 4★ 89 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of WHO 13? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📰 Local news content availability - 🌦️ Weather updates and alerts - 📱 Free app with no paywall - 🎯 Clean and intuitive layout (in recent versions) - 📡 Live streaming capability (when working) **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 📺 Intrusive and excessive advertising - 🎬 Poor video player performance - ⚠️ Live stream reliability issues - 🔄 Accidental ad clicks redirect users - 📖 Autoplay videos distract from reading - 🔊 Audio issues in videos - 📱 iPad landscape mode not supported - 🚫 Accessibility failures for visually impaired users - ⏱️ Slow app performance and loading times - 🔐 Requires account creation for some features - 🌐 Outdated design in some versions **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when opening or loading - Black screen on startup - Live video streaming cuts out mid-story - App freezes while waiting for ads to load - Video player won't pause or go fullscreen - Weather data displays incorrectly (temperature equals precipitation percentage) - Stories cut off or incomplete text display - Unintended redirects to external websites - Audio missing from videos - App closes after tapping 'Watch Live' - iOS compatibility issues after updates - Landscape video viewing broken - Static weather graphics not functional **Most requested features** - Rewind/scrubbing controls for videos - Ability to pause or disable autoplay videos - Separate local and national news sections - Apple TV app version - Landscape mode support for iPad - Improved video player controls - Dark mode option - Better accessibility features for VoiceOver - Reduced advertising duration - On-demand video content library ## Newest reviews (14 of 69) ### 2/5 — Potentially Dangerous Ads *2026-06-11, version 508.0.0* “Tornado in your area watch now - after this ad! “ ### 2/5 — All mixed up *2024-03-07* Should separate local news segments from national news segments and shorten the advertising times. ### 2/5 — Seems antiquated *2024-03-04* The app doesn’t play video very well. Most of the controls are very different from other video players. The most frustrating part is not being able to rewind videos. If we can land a person on the moon, why can’t we rewind the video?? (That last part is in jest, but seriously I want the rewind button/scrubbing). ### 3/5 — News *2023-01-01, version 41.16.0* Not up to date. Stories are usually dated. I expect to see advertisements but you carry way to many ### 2/5 — Confusing *2020-12-04* The main page of this app is a vomit of local news, national news and a LOT of paid advertising. I got this app with the idea that I would have up to date/pertinent news information from my state first and foremost....then accurate up to date national and breaking news. This looks like somebody took random handfuls and news and just sprinkle them wherever they wanted to. Very annoying to the point where I will be removing this out from my device. ### 2/5 — 2 hr watch time for 30 min or less program *2020-08-30* I love the fact that 13 news has a free app to watch live news! This is my favorite Iowa News station for the 20 years that I’ve been in Iowa. Hate that it takes 2 hrs for me to watch a 30 minute or less news program! The app constantly freezes and plays more of the ad well instead of the actual news!!! Plz! Plz! Fix this issue cause this app will Be Awesome and Get a 5 ⭐️ rating! ### 2/5 — Used to be my 1 news app... *2019-07-22* I don’t know what they did recently in an update, but the app freezes up now while waiting for ads to load. So, app freezes, ad never loads, reader is frustrated by getting mid-story and having to force quit the app. Please, look into this. It’s too bad to not be able to get my local news from you guys. ### 1/5 — The video player is trash *2019-03-07* Tried to watch a video where there were multiple videos for the same story and 2 or 3 commercials started playing and I never got to watch the video I wanted to see. ### 3/5 — Needs Work *2018-12-03, version 6.1.4* Not optimized for 2018 iPad Pro. iPhone version is fairly good. ### 1/5 — Live stream unusable *2018-10-24* If like me you would like to be able to watch news and weather through this app, I recommend you find another. The live stream crashes constantly and is unusable. I recommend trying another network app. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2018-07-20* If I could rate this app zero stars I would.. horrible, horrible app. Live video player is a joke and rarely works well. Why can't news channels actually pay for someone to develop good websites and apps??? ### 3/5 — Smart invert colors *2018-02-16* It would be nice to see the app take full advantage of what iOS 11 has tI offer. I wish it supported smart invert colors. ### 1/5 — Latest version glitchy *2018-01-31* Can’t pause video or watch full screen video in latest version! ### 4/5 — Great but needs Apple TV app *2017-01-30, version 5.9.1* Works great. A Apple TV app world be awesome ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads are terrible *2026-01-29* I understand that advertising is required to make things profitable. But it’s so easy to touch the giant ads on the screen that your instantly taken to the webpage and have to constantly go back to the app. Kcci doesn’t do this. Be like kcci. I never understand why companies make things difficult for users, it doesn’t make you want to use your app. ### 1/5 — Who tv *2026-01-15, version 503.0.1* I should not have to make a nectar account to watch on the app. ### 1/5 — Very poor update *2024-03-26* Ever since the update, the weather temperature and precipitation chance are always the same. I.e. if it’s 38° out then chance of precipitation is 38%. No one is addressing this. Please fix! ### 1/5 — New update *2024-02-28* I enjoy reading articles, and the new app makes that difficult. It is so distracting to have a video autoplaying right above where you are trying to read. I would appreciate the choice to pause the video, or not have it autoplay. ### 1/5 — App *2023-03-08* It will not show the morning newscast live on watch now. If you get the nbc app it l will if you pay the 10 dollars a month. ### 1/5 — App won’t open *2023-01-27* I had my news app for years and now it just opens to black screen. I have tried everything. Uninstall and reinstall, restart and open and close. Nothing works. ### 1/5 — This app is not live *2023-01-18, version 41.16.0* There is no way any more you are not showing the live show very disappointed ### 1/5 — Corrupted *2020-06-23, version 6.8.0* Just like CNN, NSNBC, and China media. ### 1/5 — Live news is not reliable at all *2020-02-19* I would give this app less stars but that is not possible. I live in central Iowa and have strong wi-go connection. The live version of the news cuts out in the middle of almost every story. It is maddening to try to watch. I would not recommend this app if you want to watch live news on a mobile device. ### 1/5 — App crashes playing live *2020-02-05, version 6.5.1* Sometimes, this app crashes when I tap “Watch Live”. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Local news *2020-11-03* I love this app - I have switched from another local news outlet ### 5/5 — Up to the minute headlines *2020-08-14* It’s wonderful to have news on my phone when we have no power at our farm. ### 5/5 — Rural Iowa doesn’t always get Iowa news *2020-01-27* Thanks to the WHO app, I am able to get Iowa news. It’s weird to live in Iowa and mostly hear Minnesota news and politics. Except during the primaries. Once that is over, we will be back to mostly news from Minnesota. ### 5/5 — Excellent Ap for Up to Date Des Moines News and Weather *2019-02-11* This is a must for any Des Moines resident! ### 5/5 — Nice new look *2018-12-02* I like the new set up needs Apple TV app ### 5/5 — Streaming Won't Start *2017-08-03, version 5.11.1* After this last update, streaming won't start. Oh, of course I can see the commercials, but live-sreaming won't work. Don't update to this version!!!!! I wish I could go back. UPDATE: Four days later, I am happy to report the live-streaming is back up. With the new features added in, this is a solid news app. ### 5/5 — Nice news app. *2016-07-26, version 5.6.0* Easy to navigate. Nice layout. I get more national/world news alerts from this app than from my Google News app. ### 5/5 — Great news, weather and live stream news app! *2016-04-27, version 5.4.0* Up to date news, weather and live streamed news app. Would highly recommend it to those wanting breaking news or those who want to catch up on news and what is going on in the viewing area. ### 5/5 — Great App! *2013-12-31, version 2.1* I love this app. I use it everyday to check the latest weather and news updates. It is designed really well. ### 5/5 — Great improvement. *2013-02-08, version 2.0* I like the update. It's clean and looks great! --- *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 2026-09-05.*