# WTAJ News — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of WTAJ News by Nexstar Broadcasting, rated 4.60/5 from 2,424 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtaj-news/id641341150/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtaj-news/id641341150.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,838 · 4★ 374 · 3★ 114 · 2★ 34 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of WTAJ News? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Reliable local news coverage - 👍 Unbiased reporting - 👍 Convenient app for accessing news **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🐛 Outdated or missing news content - 🔍 Lack of search functionality - 🔍 Cluttered user interface with too many ads **Commonly reported bugs** - App not working on certain devices - Font issues on some platforms - Unreliable push notifications **Most requested features** - Live TV streaming - Push notifications for breaking news - Improved weekend news updates ## Newest reviews (13 of 37) ### 3/5 — Too many Commercials *2026-02-15, version 504.0.0* When you go to watch a post you are interested in they show commercials first then when waiting for the next one it show another commercial. The other news apps I have do not do that maybe one commercial before you look at the stories you want. I will be deleting this app. ### 2/5 — What happened to this app? *2023-01-15, version 41.16.0* All I’m seeing is endless clips of the Daily Pledge. And ads. Lots of ads. This app used to be good. ### 4/5 — No reply to my email *2019-12-26, version 4.34.260049931* I sent an email to joe Margo and never heard back from him! ### 1/5 — Poor information *2019-04-29, version 4.30.410039753* Most articles are not ready to post. No information. Alot of the postings are so liberal would think it is CNN. If it wasn’t for wanting local news would not follow at all. ### 1/5 — Abusing push alerts *2018-11-08, version 4.30.410039753* “Alerts” about UFOs and petty crimes motivated me to delete this app. ### 1/5 — Dated *2018-04-07, version 4.28.180035438* For a station that prides itself on live, local, late breaking news, the web presence is disappointing. News segments are nothing more than the news that broadcast live via television a day of two previously. Not a reliable source for current news. ### 1/5 — Local news *2018-01-13, version 4.26.070032550* Very little local (city of Altoona and surrounding areas) news. Very slow to update on weekends, news does happen on Saturday and Sunday, incomplete stories, lack of details, misinformation. Archived articles are hard to retrieve. ### 2/5 — No live tv *2018-01-09, version 4.26.070032550* I should be able to watch the live news ### 4/5 — Stayed away from Sinclair *2017-12-24, version 4.26.070032550* Good for you guys instead of biased news. ### 4/5 — Can’t watch anything. *2017-12-19, version 4.26.070032550* News coverage is good but can’t watch the news. ### 1/5 — Hate the new update! *2016-11-24, version 3.7.0* Can not do anything I use to do. ### 3/5 — Great app *2016-03-31, version 2.13.0* Great app would like to see see live streaming and or on-demand a newscasts that would be awesome ### 2/5 — Crash crash crash *2016-02-10, version 2.13.0* Every time I go to see the weather, it crashes. It's irritating and I'm about to delete it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Better do another update *2024-02-04, version 500.1.1* Newest update works on my iPad but the font is not right. Won’t work at all on my iPhone SE. ### 1/5 — WTAJ tv app *2022-10-12, version 41.14.0* Why is this app not working? This is my local news channel Why don’t I get notifications even though it’s on? ### 1/5 — Fake news *2021-01-20, version 4.35.570056925* Fake news ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing *2020-09-22, version 4.35.470055336* For the past week the app crashes and freezes it’s really annoying. They don’t update the news on the weekend at all. It is horrible the people who made this new version need fired and new IT people need to fix this ### 1/5 — Junk *2020-09-04, version 4.35.470055336* App is junk. Freezes within seconds of opening. Annoying ### 1/5 — Lose the masks *2020-05-01, version 4.35.290052969* The masks the reporters are wearing are annoying ### 1/5 — News *2019-11-19, version 4.34.260049931* Your news is sometimes several days old!! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2019-06-30, version 4.33.400045060* Can’t read the news? Not sure if you updated your app or what happened. ### 1/5 — Update actually has no news *2019-06-29, version 4.33.400045060* Updated app actually has no button/link to actual news. I thought the previous version was bad. The new version has lowered the bar and buried it under a ton of dirt. ### 1/5 — No news *2019-06-28, version 4.33.400045060* Had the app for a couple of years and it was great. Opened it up today and had no news ... no button ... nothing for local news. Big Disappointment. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Update!! *2024-08-29, version 500.5.0* UPDATE!!! Found a load conflict with another national news app. Not sure if the root cause. Unloaded national news app and WTAJ news works like a charm! Will stay with my WTAJ for all media news.. like the Nextstar updates!!! App loads, then freezes on main screen. Where is the QA prior to release???? Here’s a concept: try user acceptance testing like done many years ago!!!! Ready, shoot, aim never works in code development!!!!! ### 5/5 — WTAJ NEWS *2020-10-11, version 4.35.570056925* This is the only news station I watch. The news is reported and not politicized. I like all of the reporters and weather people. This station does a good job of reporting news from Huntingdon. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-10-08, version 4.35.570056925* I love you all You an amazing job at your work and news and more And I love 814 ### 5/5 — WTAJ Kudos *2019-10-21, version 4.33.550046965* Great station and top news coverage ### 5/5 — Katie *2019-01-24, version 4.30.410039753* Katie Isenberg ### 5/5 — JR *2018-09-25, version 4.30.410039753* Nice to have local news. Thanks ### 5/5 — Love this !!! *2018-06-25, version 4.29.630037547* I love getting all the current local news👍😍 ### 5/5 — Nice *2015-01-12, version 2.9.0* Very nice ### 5/5 — Happy follower!!! *2014-01-24, version 1.36.0* Great app! :-) so much more convenient then always going to the website. ### 5/5 — Aaron *2013-07-10, version 1.29.0* This app gives you great local news,weather,sports,and alerts. --- *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 2026-08-13.*