Best Boston News Apps

4.7😐(16K ratings)

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Stay informed with 24/7 local and national news, live and on-demand videos, and in-depth coverage. Get minute-by-minute weather forecasts, live traffic updates for the Boston Metro Area, and direct sports coverage of local teams. Easily share engaging content to social media.

What We Love

👍 Great app for local news and weather
🚀 Fastest notifications compared to other local news apps
💡 Excellent weather radar and forecasting

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitchy performance, app crashes and freezes
🔇 Automatic video playback with no option to disable
📢 Too many intrusive ads and commercials
⏱️ Outdated news stories staying on the app for too long

WCVB NewsCenter 5 - Boston by Hearst Television

Watch Live Local News, Weather

Strong Contender

4.6😞(16K ratings)

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Get real-time local news, weather updates, and sports highlights for Boston and New England. Submit your own news tips and share stories easily. Stay connected to your community with this comprehensive news source.

What We Love

👍 Great app
🚀 Awesome news and weather app
👍 Trusted news source
👍 Informative and interesting
👍 Excellent weather team

Room to Improve

🐛 Constant crashes
🐛 Buggy and unstable
🐛 Keeps going back to home page
🔍 Biased and political
🔍 Agenda-driven stories
💸 Too many ads
🔍 Lacks objectivity
🐛 Freezes and glitches
🔍 Misleading and sensationalized news
🔍 Unresearched information

NBC10 Boston: News & Weather by NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Local Radar, Traffic & Live TV

Worth Considering

7 News HD - Boston News Source

4.5😐(554 ratings)

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Stay informed with local news, accurate weather forecasts, and investigative journalism. Receive breaking news and weather alerts for your area, and access a free 24/7 streaming news channel.

What We Love

📰 Reliable details
🔍 Easy to navigate
🌤️ Very Accurate Weather
🔔 Informative, Innovated, and Appreciated
⚡ To the point and on point and immediate
🗞️ Excellent news source
🚨 Great features
📢 Well Sorted
📱 Great app and great station
🌇 Best Boston local news
🔄 Updated weather
🔍 News is current compared to other apps enjoy the modernization of the station

Room to Improve

💰 Charged $1 for app??
🔍 Stories never load
🤖 Can't get past setup
🔧 Where's Settings Gone To?
🔊 Too many alerts
📺 Wonky weather videos
📱 Doesn't open 9 out of 10 times
🆕 New UI is Horrible
🔄 News app change mid-July, too bad!!
💥 Crashes and burns
🔔 Thumbnail alerts
🔍 Articles stop scrolling
📺 Fix the full screen bug
💥 Keeps crashing
🎧 Kicked off
🗞️ I'm not a fan of their political news

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Real-time breaking news alertsLocal news from your townNational and world news

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