# WTAP Now — user reviews > 32 indexed App Store user reviews of WTAP Now by Gray Television Group, Inc., rated 2.70/5 from 91 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtap-now/id420945024/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wtap-now/id420945024.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 27 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 40 ## Newest reviews (12 of 32) ### 1/5 — Not very local *2019-06-14, version 3.2.2* Got it for local news. More out of state news than local. 👎🏻 ### 1/5 — Crashes so bad it restarts the phone. *2018-12-26, version 3.1.9* This app crashes so bad that it makes the apple logo come up and restart the whole phone. Don’t know why I expected different from Worst Television Any Place! ### 1/5 — Updated version causing iPhone to crash *2018-12-26, version 3.1.9* Ever since the last app update, when I open this app my entire iPhone crashes and reboots itself. I’m not talking about just the app, I’m talking about the iPhone rebooting as it does when you power down. Dangerous app! I’ve deleted it. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t open *2018-09-14, version 3.1.9* The app doesn’t open even if I delete and reinstall doesn’t work. Delete until or if it gets fixed ### 2/5 — Notifications *2018-01-08, version 3.1.5* Notifications do not work. Do not receive closing notifications. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2017-01-06, version 3.1.3* The text alerts worked better. I have yet to receive any alerts after signing up for specific ones including school delays. ### 1/5 — Too many alerts *2016-12-19, version 3.1.3* Unless the alert has an update there is no need to send it 4/5 times in a 2 minute span. I got 33 alerts in 18 hours that only needed to be 3 because it was repeated information ### 2/5 — What's up??????! *2016-12-13, version 3.1.3* I normally love your app, but yesterday and today is very frustrating. I can't get to the stories due to ads and there is no way to get past the ads. Grrrrrrrrr!! Please fix. ### 1/5 — Text vs push alerts *2016-12-11, version 3.1.3* The text messages worked better than the push alerts through the app. Nothing works in the push alerts except for the breaking news. No weather every morning. This is a very poor app. ### 1/5 — School closing *2016-11-20, version 3.1.2* There are no schools listed! How *exactly* is the alert for school closings supposed to work if you can't choose a district?? ### 1/5 — Crappy new update *2016-09-13, version 3.1.1* The new update 9/12/16 was supposed to allow weather alerts by county. My Iphone 6 crashes every time I select alert by county! ### 1/5 — Adds are too disruptive *2015-04-09, version 2.0.1* Lemon and Barrett's video keeps popping up and is very loud and disruptive. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — New app is terrible *2026-04-13, version 5.0.3* Your new app is terrible! Everyone that I know says the same thing! Who thought this was an improvement? ### 1/5 — Nisson ad is VERY Annoying *2026-04-02, version 5.0.2* When I land on this add in the App it locks up my iPad. Then I need to shut the iPad down to get out of the add. ### 1/5 — No polls *2026-02-26, version 4.0.16* How can a person find the polls listed on the newscast ### 1/5 — Horrible Stories *2024-11-01, version 4.0.15* If you’re looking for no usable information on any topic, WTAP is your news station!!! Absolutely worthless! ### 1/5 — Sports *2023-03-05, version 4.0.4* It’s really sad that there has been no coverage of Parkersburg South at their State Wrestling Tournament this past weekend in Huntington. Seems like all that’s being said is about Basketballl. Not only South but the whole area including Wirt Co and Williamstown have been wrestling and not a word has been said about this sport. These kids need work hard for their accomplishments but get no coverage !!!!! Sad sad sad ### 1/5 — IT WON’T LOAD!!?? *2023-02-01, version 3.4.14* I got this app a few days ago and every time I open it, it just loads and never opens! I have deleted and reinstalled the app multiple times! I have turned off and restarted my phone multiple times! I even updated my phone and it still doesn’t work! Btw yes, I am connected to the internet.. ### 1/5 — Me *2021-05-17, version 3.4.0* No likey since 1955 ### 1/5 — Why?? *2021-03-23, version 3.3.7* If WTAP sells ads to advertisers to bring this app to the public with no cost, then what are they doing with your location and data? Just like most apps, your information is being sold... ### 1/5 — Political adds *2020-08-10, version 3.3.0* I don’t like to have listen joe Biden every time I open the app he can’t complete a sentence that makes sense or somehow makes a racist statement ### 1/5 — No news. *2019-07-22, version 3.2.3* This station closes on the weekend. If something is happening from Friday night to Monday morning, you will not find out from this station. They only update the news on Wednesday. Parkersburg is also not a priority to them. This is a Marietta Ohio news station, even if they are located in downtown Parkersburg. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Hospital demonstration *2021-09-21, version 3.4.5* There was more than employees at that demonstration. Friends ,family members and concerned citizens were there! I don’t want my surgical nurse stroking out or having a massive heart attack while doing my surgery! Same with my doctor! I trust these folks with my health. I will not seek any medical doctor that has had this experimental gene therapy jab. What part of we don’t want to be part of an experiment do they not understand?? ### 5/5 — Wtap *2015-01-07, version 1.11* Love this! Keeps updated on the Mid Ohio valley! ### 5/5 — Good app *2014-01-02, version 1.04* Good app ### 3/5 — Constant alert? *2026-03-09, version 5.0.1* Since the new update in March, the red alert flag is on constantly! I tap it and there is no NEW news. How do you fix that? ### 3/5 — Weather *2021-03-24, version 3.3.8* Please put weather notifications back on here. Not interested in the weather app ### 3/5 — Review *2020-06-28, version 3.2.9* I like this app overall. But recently the obituary layout has changed. I do not like the new layout. The old way was easier to navigate. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Good, but... *2015-11-24, version 2.0.4* I have tried repeatedly to use the customization feature to only get severe weather alert push notifications. My phone goes off multiple times every day with all the other alerts. I really can wait for the TV to tell me there was another shooting in Columbus. Fix that and I will change my star rating. Otherwise I will likely delete the app and get something else. ### 2/5 — What happened to Parkersburg news *2025-11-13, version 4.0.16* Why do we hear every thing happening in Ohio (as far as Akron and Columbus) but very little what is going on in Parkersburg !!!!why don’t you move to Ohio? ### 2/5 — Biased *2021-02-14, version 3.3.6* The left wing bias ness of this organization is so obvious. Wasn’t really too bad up until about the time Trump was elected. Since then you may as well be listening to CNN. Only have it for local news events. Even the weather forecasts are usually wrong. Better off to just look out your window. ### 2/5 — Phone crashes *2018-12-28, version 3.1.9* My phone often crashes when I open the app. (XS phone) --- *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 2026-08-03.*