# WHSV News — user reviews > 60 indexed App Store user reviews of WHSV News by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 2.90/5 from 168 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whsv-news/id420725305/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whsv-news/id420725305.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 56 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 54 ## What do users think of WHSV News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Gets important info - 👍 Great for school closings - 👍 Helpful for sports updates - 👍 Awesome for VA area jobs/events **Cons** - 📺 Frequent ads - 📺 Ads block content - 📺 Ads redirect - 📺 Loud music ads - 📺 Ads before content - 📺 Misleading ad images - 📺 Political ads - 📺 Repetitive ads - 📉 Little local news - 📉 Biased reporting - 📉 Inaccurate weather - 📉 Outdated news - 📉 Station pushes specific people - 📉 Unprofessional reporting/editing - 📉 Location services required - 📉 Separate apps for weather - 📉 Unclear notifications - 📉 Old app design - 📉 Content not local **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - App constantly crashing - App kicks user out - Cannot get alerts off - Update made app bad - App doesn't work - App keeps locking up - Review yanked, app won't open - App doesn't work on iPad without location - Spinning wheel, won't open - App won't open without location - App doesn't work after update - App crashes when clicking stories - App crashes when opening - Initial advertisement cannot be closed - App lags - Notification counter without content - Videos glitchy - Advertisement placement blocks viewing - App crashes when adding closings - App crashes when expanding view - App doesn't work with iPhone v9.1 - App closes when reading story - App doesn't load - App crashes when loading content - App crashes during reading - App is very glitchy - App crashes constantly - Weather forecast too busy - Caught in loop to download new app **Most requested features** - Add comment section - Enable traffic alerts - Add traffic cams for specific mm - Improve weather section format - Allow text to voice - More local sports coverage - Update local news more often - Fix app crashes - Improve reporting and editing - Provide unbiased news ## Newest reviews (14 of 60) ### 2/5 — String cutter *2026-03-11, version 5.0.2* Can’t get the 1 alert off. Very frustrating ### 2/5 — Not local *2024-03-14, version 4.0.13* Very little local news which stinks because local newspaper is no better. Never updates local sports unless it is JMU. Coverage on almost everything is never local. ### 1/5 — 👎👎👎👎👎 *2022-01-16, version 3.4.8* Used the app for a few years. Wrote a review that was in line with what many others had observed and echoed what they wrote. Review lasted a couple of days before it was yanked, then I simply could not even open the app afterwards. I don’t miss the app one bit, but; I wonder how long THIS review will survive? ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-09-03, version 3.4.6* Do I really have to have the location turned on for the app too work on my iPad? That is annoying. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2021-03-13, version 3.3.7* Was working fine until recently. Now after deleting and reloading the app it work’s for a day or two then just get the spinning wheel. Will not open anymore. Have been using it on iPhone 6 Plus iOS 14.4.1. ### 2/5 — Had to delete *2021-03-01, version 3.3.7* I’ve enjoyed this WHSV app for years, but recently if I don’t allow access to my location, it won’t open. Having location services turned off hasn’t crippled any other app, just this one. It’s too bad. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2021-02-28, version 3.3.7* App worked okay until last update. Now doesn’t work at all ### 1/5 — App crashes when clicking on news stories *2020-09-15, version 3.3.2* Regular occurrence. ### 1/5 — With Biden intro, I’m deleting this crap app. So much for the year unbiased opinions *2020-08-13, version 3.3.0* I would rate zero stars if it was an option ### 1/5 — Deleting the app *2020-08-11, version 3.3.0* A Joe Biden advertisement runs each time I open the app. I will be deleting the app and using one from another news source. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2020-05-20, version 3.2.8* Worked fine until the last update. Now it is worthless. Can not get into the app. Piece of crap. Initial advertisement that you have to view cannot be closed so that you can actually view anything ### 1/5 — Advertising for news articles are misleading *2020-03-30, version 3.2.8* All the pictures leading to an article are not even related to the article itself. For example they showed a pile of puppies totaling 20 puppies. However the article was about 8 baby foxes. They showed a cell phone with some kind of unique cord protection and the article was about paying $3 for malware protection. FLASE ADVERTISING!!!!!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Poor functionality *2020-03-10, version 3.2.8* You’ll get a little notification counter on your icon, but when you click the icon to open the app there is absolutely NOTHING to indicate what the counter was issued for. Even their instructional videos don’t match the app. Very poor management/service when it could be so useful to the area. ### 2/5 — Unable to read articles *2019-03-28, version 3.2.0* Advertisement placement constantly blocks viewing the article and often makes it unreadable. Large image placed underneath the text and doesn't move when scrolling through the article. Constantly occurs regardless of article type being viewed. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Constant crashing and confusing “breaking” news *2026-03-21, version 5.0.2* I constantly receive notices saying that there’s “breaking news,” yet when I go to the app there’s nowhere that shows this element! Only in the past day have I seen it — when I could get in at all since it’s always kicking me out. Please hire some programmers who can get the job done! ### 1/5 — Awful *2026-03-07, version 5.0.1* Update had made app really bad! ### 1/5 — App doesnt work *2025-12-12, version 4.0.17* Hello? ### 1/5 — ICYMI *2025-09-23, version 4.0.17* The station keeps pushing Kirk on us, He was a misogynist Bigot. So many stories about his death, But only one of the children gunned down the same afternoon. Where are their stories. ### 1/5 — Clifton family opinion *2024-03-08, version 4.0.13* WHSV news and weather are very un true. To start with if they call for rain at 9am ya gotta look outside and wait to see if the rain starts. If WHSV calls for rain or snow at 9am you can bet that it’ll never rain or snow if it does then is 8 hours after they predicted. Very in accurate or family has quit watching. They never even update there app. With good news always stupid stuff that never really ever local to us in churchville va. 🫣 ### 1/5 — Poor reporting/editing *2023-09-11, version 4.0.10* I think we can all understand that at times of great emotion or stress how, someone responds to a reporters questions may seem to be unintelligible. However, it should be the authors responsibility to ease this, otherwise the article is unintelligible and doesn’t reflect well on the author and news body. Take time to craft the story, help the reader make sense of what the quoted individual may be trying to say, and most importantly PROOF READ THE ARTICLE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING IT!!! Relying on autocorrect is unprofessional, inexcusable and lazy. ### 1/5 — Add a comment section *2023-05-06, version 4.0.7* Your app is very biased and you should at least give people the opportunity to comment and express other points of view ### 1/5 — Way better Apps *2023-03-11, version 4.0.5* Constantly lags and now you have to have two SEPARATE apps just to look at the weather. ### 1/5 — Nothing but ads! *2023-01-12, version 3.4.15* Live news feed is nothing but ads. ### 1/5 — New version *2022-07-05, version 3.4.14* Now the app keeps locking up when opening!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Horrible app *2026-06-24, version 5.0.6* So disappointing. If you like to hear/see the same commercial, this apps for you. Go out and buy an antenna if you want the local news. Lots of “click bait”. AI and anti-vaping over and over and over again. Ugh ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-06-26, version 3.2.9* This app is great for up-to-the-hour local news. ### 5/5 — Nice job👍👍 *2016-01-26, version 2.0.20* Very fast and gets me the important info I need for the day👍 ### 5/5 — WHSV is awesome 👍👍👍 👍🏻 *2016-01-15, version 2.0.20* I really do like this app because it helps me and my family for school closing sand 2 hour delays and helps my dad catch up on his sports so if any body or family's has trouble with news or closings get this app this very second nowwwwwwwwwwwwww you will love it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 ### 4/5 — Awesome app for va area *2014-05-09, version 1.07* This app has help me lot in jobs news and also social midia event anything ### 3/5 — Like ads? You’ll love this app. *2023-04-24, version 4.0.6* No! No! The first thing to come up when you launch an app should NOT be an ad with loud music. I just deleted it. ### 3/5 — Crashes frequently *2020-07-02, version 3.2.9* The app crashes frequently. It did so even while I was submitted my review. Also, lately it’s been opening with an ad for a political campaign. Every time I open the app, it’s an ad for the same candidate. While I understand that this is how paid advertising works, the optics of it says, “biased” to me. ### 3/5 — Churning Notifications *2020-05-02, version 3.2.8* Before COVID, this was my GOTO news source. App worked great, able to tailor news to just what I wanted. Much better NEWS than local newspapers. Guess click revenue is down, because I now get alerts every couple of hours for the same news story. Nothing new, just the same story “Governor ...” 4 or 5 times per day. Stopped using any alerts, will checkin when I think of it. ### 3/5 — Eh *2019-05-21, version 3.2.1* App crashes frequently. Pulling up videos from news headlines is glitchy and I never know which one is the main video. Way too many notifications about traffic and crashes on I-81. ### 3/5 — Latest update crashes *2018-11-13, version 3.1.9* The latest update has caused the app the crash frequently. --- *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 2026-08-04.*