# WMBF Breaking News & Weather — user reviews > 87 indexed App Store user reviews of WMBF Breaking News & Weather by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 4.63/5 from 4,035 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wmbf-breaking-news-and-weather/id449700949/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wmbf-breaking-news-and-weather/id449700949.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,230 · 4★ 467 · 3★ 128 · 2★ 65 · 1★ 134 ## What do users think of WMBF Breaking News & Weather? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Up-to-date news coverage - 👍 Informative app - 🚀 Quick news alerts **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🔍 Difficult to navigate - 💰 Excessive ads - 🔍 Outdated and missing information - 🔍 Unreliable weather updates **Commonly reported bugs** - Story narratives not loading - Links not opening - Notifications not working as expected - Constant crashing after updates **Most requested features** - Ability to enlarge photos - Customizable news alerts - Improved article organization ## Newest reviews (19 of 87) ### 2/5 — New updated app not as good *2026-03-27, version 8.0.2* The new app is not as easy to use. There no easily available way to forward or share an article from the app. Ads play automatically which is annoying of you are trying to quietly read. ### 3/5 — Alert *2026-03-07, version 8.0.1* The alert that goes off is obnoxiously loud. ### 2/5 — Stop forcing updates *2026-03-06, version 8.0.1* Prefer the old style ### 3/5 — Strengthen your editing *2026-02-14, version 7.0.16* I appreciate your news coverage of Myrtle Beach and Horry County very much. Your content though needs better editing as I frequently read the assembly of poor English writing. Words misspelled and badly constructed sentences and paragraphs are not uncommon. It negatively influences my interpretation of what I’m reading. Thank you and please continue. ### 1/5 — Need a fix *2025-10-09, version 7.0.16* Story narratives do not load. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-08-20, version 7.0.16* Your links never open ### 1/5 — Ad volume *2025-07-08, version 7.0.16* Stop cranking up the ad volume (you know you do) and you would get 5* ### 1/5 — Pathetic *2025-06-13, version 7.0.16* It never opens so you can’t read anything! ### 1/5 — News not advertising *2025-04-26, version 7.0.16* I never get the videos of the news, always advertisement. ### 1/5 — Needs reworked *2025-03-02* Constantly crashing as an app. You will get a news update but you will never find where it came from in the app. You can click the notification and then it will be gone forever, you’ll go to the app to try to find the article but you’ll never find it as it seems to get updated less than their Facebook page. Honestly as a news station they could do better, stop caring about the views or your aesthetic as a news channel and actually report on the news. 9/10 times the weather is also false, oh and you need an whole other app to view the weather. ### 3/5 — Navigate *2025-01-24, version 7.0.15* When I receive a notification I can’t tell what it’s for. Why can’t the red dot that appears on the app to notify me appear on the home page to show me what is being updated? Yes I am old and hate scrolling thru trying to determine what’s updated. Thanks for listening ### 1/5 — Pronouns *2024-11-29, version 7.0.14* Use he or she, not “they”!! ### 1/5 — Last week’s news tomorrow! *2024-08-27, version 7.0.13* Unless you’re looking for news about CCMF or school closures, WMBF is only good for outdated info. Pretty bad when I have to go to national news sources to find out what’s going on in our state because these “journalists” can’t be bothered to do their jobs. ### 3/5 — Power outage 2/1/24 in our state *2024-02-01, version 7.0.13* No explanation as to cause of outage? That’s unacceptable. What’s the secret? Hope to hear the reason soon. Amid all the terror, hacking, inept governing, we need clarity and honesty. ### 2/5 — Problem loading articles *2024-01-24, version 7.0.13* The problem is actually not a problem, but it’s a problem correlated to being on Wi-Fi. if I’m going to use this app and use it to its full potential, I have to not be using my Wi-Fi. If I’m using Wi-Fi the app will open, the ads will play the articles will not open. As soon as I turn my Wi-Fi off and use AT&T’s network, then the articles will show. it’s something I don’t like having to do by turning on and off my Wi-Fi it’s just how you have to do to use it now. Please fix. ### 2/5 — Pages won’t open *2023-12-18, version 7.0.12* When I click on the top stories, the page won’t load ! Since I own property in Surfside Beach we would like to know what is going on in the area! ### 4/5 — Great App *2023-05-24, version 7.0.7* I very much love the information and presentation presented by this app. I only have one suggestion. Like today there was a be on the lookout for a fugitive post that was informative. However, you are unable to enlarge the picture to really see the person of interest. There are lots of times that there are great photos but you can’t see them on the presentation of a phone screen because it’s too small. Please see if there is a way to allow us to enlarge photos. Would be a great help. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2023-02-18, version 7.0.3* After the last update, app no longer works. iPhone X with latest IOS ### 2/5 — App has issues *2022-05-23, version 6.7.13* Alerts are revived. When you click on the sheet the article is not available. on it - and the article has not been published to the app yet Need ability to set parameters for news alerts and only get them for areas wanted. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App update *2026-07-26, version 8.0.7* I hate it! How do I go back? ### 1/5 — Sports Ruiner *2026-07-14, version 8.0.6* Stop sending push notifications of game results! You just ruined a World Cup match for me!! ### 1/5 — Only live !!!!!! *2026-07-03, version 8.0.6* Whaat happened to having to read the news hate the live feed only ### 1/5 — Great, if you like ads *2026-04-10, version 8.0.3* After watching 4 ads to see a video about local news, the video does not match the story. More clickbait than news. Was better in the past. ### 1/5 — Stop forcing updates *2026-04-03, version 8.0.2* Prefer the old style. App also shows one unread article constantly, even if all articles are viewed. Old app worked much better. ### 1/5 — New App *2026-04-01, version 8.0.2* Not good. Your corporates choice of this app is not as welcoming as your past. ### 1/5 — Deleting this app *2026-03-27, version 8.0.2* Terrible new changes to the app. Going to delete it ### 1/5 — Not worth it there’s better *2026-03-16, version 8.0.2* If you love getting news for your non local area and weather prediction that are just guesses then this is the station for you. Not to mention you can’t view the weather truly from this application, the make you download another. Oh and if you think you will be able to view the “breaking news” quickly you will not, you’ll be bombarded by advertisements before you can even view anything (and in an county were signal can be weak and spotty , waiting for the add to load and close, then for the actual news to load up takes way to long) in a crisis this is not the app to get news from. Not to mention the lack of care this station has to even continue there contracts with the service provider, then blame the service provider. Worst station I have ever come across. ### 1/5 — Font size *2026-03-09, version 8.0.1* The font size is way to small to read on a cell phone. I prefer the older format ### 1/5 — Locks up *2026-01-03, version 7.0.16* This app is constantly locks up !!!! Horrible ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Keep in Touch *2026-08-06, version 8.0.7* A great way to know what’s happening back home when out of the country on business or vacation. ### 5/5 — WMBF *2020-02-20, version 6.3.1* Great App! I used to be contacted about traffic. I need to look to find that again! Thx! ### 5/5 — Up to the minute! *2019-12-04* WMBF gives me the up to the minute news on local and regional information ### 5/5 — THis is a great app *2019-11-11, version 6.3.0* Always othe job 24/7 ### 5/5 — I’ll keep using the old one *2019-07-20* As long as my old app works, I’ll keep using it. I happen to like it. ### 5/5 — Great app currently has bug *2019-06-22* This app is fantastic but ever since I updated this app, it instantly crashes the minute I try to even use it. It won’t even open at all now. ### 5/5 — Up To Date *2019-06-01, version 6.2.8* Great app to keep up on current news in the area. ### 5/5 — News alerts *2018-12-20, version 6.2.2* Thanks for these alerts. Merry Christmas! ### 5/5 — My WMBF *2018-11-12, version 5.1.0* Always keeps me up to date. On the go or snug in my home. ### 5/5 — Online version *2018-10-16, version 5.0.3* I am not a TV news watcher, but the online version of WMBF is awesome. Thanks --- *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 2026-08-24.*