# WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio — user reviews > 98 indexed App Store user reviews of WLWT News 5 by Hearst Television, rated 4.60/5 from 4,857 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlwt-news-5-cincinnati-ohio/id505481301/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlwt-news-5-cincinnati-ohio/id505481301.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,755 · 4★ 675 · 3★ 188 · 2★ 98 · 1★ 141 ## What do users think of WLWT News 5? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Accurate weather forecasts - 👍 Great news team and coverage - 🚀 Prompt and informative notifications - 🚀 Comprehensive local and national news **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 🔋 High battery drain - 👎 Too many intrusive ads and autoplay videos - 👎 Incomplete or missing news articles due to ads - 👎 Outdated or stale news content - 👎 Biased or misleading news reporting **Commonly reported bugs** - Push notifications not linking to correct stories - Weather radar not updating in real-time - Sharing functionality not working properly - Frequent app crashes on older devices **Most requested features** - Option to disable autoplay videos - Improved navigation and article discovery - Ability to customize notification settings - Offline content availability ## Newest reviews (12 of 98) ### 3/5 — Be better *2026-07-16, version 5.15.2202* It would be nice if the title of articles matched the videos, ### 3/5 — Update *2026-05-07, version 5.15.2125* Desperately need to update your system ### 2/5 — Not really breaking news *2025-12-21, version 5.15.1942* Way too many notifications for things that are not breaking news. ### 2/5 — I can’t see you *2025-11-17, version 5.15.1913* With YouTube TV dropping my local lifetime news channel, I was preparing to make a wholesale change to the WLWT app, TV station, and all. Unfortunately, this app’s text is too small for me to read and unlike my old app doesn’t seem to have a way to adjust the text size. Oh well. Back to my tried and true I guess … ### 2/5 — Too many interruptions *2025-09-23, version 5.15.1840* The app interrupts the day too many times. It is only necessary to get the biggest breaking stories. Also, the app is way too loud. When using the app, the volume is so much higher in volume than other apps to where it is disruptive. I am considering just removing it from my phone. ### 3/5 — Stopped notifying me *2025-04-05, version 5.15.1664* I used to like this app. But I stopped receiving notifications about the weather and I can’t seem to fix it… I have spent too much time in the app and in iPhone settings trying to figure it out. I deleted the app and reinstalled it… still, no notifications… ### 3/5 — Unwanted Notifications *2024-09-07, version 5.15.1492* I enjoy the app. I do NOT enjoy the numerous notifications I did not ask for. In settings I have only selected severe weather and traffic, but I get random news notifications several times a day. Toggled on then off and I’m still getting them. Had to turn off ALL notifications to get them to stop. Is it really ALL or NOTHING? ### 5/5 — WLWT News 5 *2023-06-22, version 5.15.1153* You r the best news place I have ver watched and love. Thank you you guys are the best ### 5/5 — Worst traffic app ever *2022-12-11* This continues to get worse daily. You receive a notification of traffic problems near you and when you click on it you get a map of issues not at all relevant to your search. I have kids on the road and want to know what’s going on where I search. Whoever controls the traffic app needs to switch to something more befitting their experience. ### 2/5 — Won’t open *2022-12-03, version 5.15.950* Often had to delet the app and add it back. Only app I have this issue with ### 2/5 — Not available on Apple TV… *2022-11-24, version 5.15.950* As I move away from cable and on to streaming, I am disappointed that this is not available on APPLE TV. I would like to see rebroadcasts of my favorite local news on my TV, not my iPhone. Please consider having your standalone app on APPLE TV…fyi, WCPO TV does! ### 5/5 — Best *2022-08-05, version 5.15.908* Best weather app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-02-11, version 5.15.2031* The notification from you is that there’s a fireball that lit up the sky last night. But to watch the 10 second video I have to watch a 30 second ad. No thanks. ### 1/5 — Scaring People with Weather *2025-01-23, version 5.15.1567* Why do the first five headlines always have to be about the weather? Can there be some actual news posted, too? ### 1/5 — Quit sending me this ad *2024-08-14, version 5.15.1476* Stop ### 1/5 — Latest updates have major flaws *2024-08-12, version 5.15.1476* The last few updates for this app have made it less usable than before. I’m frequently sent back to the main menu every time I click on an article to read. I may be on an article for like only 15 to 30 seconds before the main menu is reloaded. I hope they can fix this issue soon because I wonder if the app is no longer usable on older phones. I have an iPhone 11 if it helps the developer. ### 1/5 — App has become unusable… *2024-08-10, version 5.15.1476* Every time I click an article, it returns me to the main page automatically after about 20-30 seconds. Hope they fix it sometime. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2024-07-28, version 5.15.1462* App crashes nearly every time I use it. ### 1/5 — App crashes and news articles close before you’re done reading *2024-07-11, version 5.15.1456* App is always crashing, open a news story and it goes back to the Home Screen or goes back to the top of the news area and you have to scroll through all the articles again until you get to the one you were trying to read. Radar map also won’t stay but, it auto closes and goes back to the home news screen. ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2022-06-23, version 5.15.883* This app is horrible. When you get an alert about a news story you might be interested in and click on it, it just takes you to the app and whatever the top story of the moment is. Not the story you wanted to read. Then it’s nothing but ads while you try and find the story you wanted. I am deleting this app. ### 1/5 — Too many weather notifications *2022-01-09, version 5.15.776* I don’t need notifications every time it is about to rain. This is annoying when the rain is off and on all day. There seems to be no way to turn it off. ### 1/5 — When it works it is great! *2021-12-30, version 5.15.776* I hate that it fails to work so often. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The news is crazy *2026-08-24, version 5.15.2202* The news is crazy ### 5/5 — Best news at *2026-03-28, version 5.15.2086* World ms best news app and it keeps up updated with new information every 24/7 and I highly recommend it to keep you guys safe and to see how not to miss out on any updates ### 5/5 — Charlie Clifford *2026-01-15, version 5.15.1997* Watch this news station for years and find it the very best. Could someone help Charlie Clifford wear clothes that fit him. He’s a great reporter but his appearance needs a lot of attention. ### 5/5 — Downhill *2025-11-11, version 5.15.1881* Your app is going downhill with less frequent updates / stories that linger for days. The recent change to force the user back to the top whenever will be the end of using this app for me if you do not fix this. 👎 ### 5/5 — Great Team of Reporters & Meteorologists *2025-08-10, version 5.15.1800* Channel 5’s reporting is up to the minute and trusted with providing accurate facts and or getting the facts for accurate reporting. ### 5/5 — Channel 5 IS the only news I watch 🥰 *2025-07-16, version 5.15.1781* I have been watching channel 5 since I was in high school 66’ that’s almost 60 years. I check on other channels but always come at to watch channel 5. Great service to Tri-State. Lots of love Nanny Sweetie from Kentucky 🐎🇺🇸🏇🏿 ### 5/5 — My favorite Local News, and Weather Channel. *2025-06-28, version 5.15.1781* It’s the BEST in Cincinnati. ### 5/5 — Love you all *2024-06-29, version 5.15.1435* Love all the channel 5 news team have watched it for 73 years. ### 5/5 — News Room *2024-02-18, version 5.15.1337* Anytime I need the news if not on air, all I have to do is call WLWT news room. Yes, I can always get an answer to my concerns. They are pleasant to speak to. Never seem to be in a hurry to rush me off. They are the top reporters when it comes to NEWS. Thank you ### 5/5 — Great wake to keep informed. *2023-10-30, version 5.15.1250* The first thing I do every morning is to check this app and see what occurred overnight and get an unbiased view of local and world news. --- *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 2026-09-16.*