KCTV5 News Reviews

by CynLein

Now KCTV5News tells me there is no data? I’m given the option to QUIT? I did. And I deleted KCTV5News .

I really liked the news and weather from KCTV5News years ago. Today I deleted it. I’ll check back at some point in hopes something will have been changed.

by Macdaddybob

Just moved to Kansas City and wanted to get up to speed with local news. I just want something I can open and get the gist of what’s going on. App is ad heavy, initial view only shows a couple stories then tons of icons for the various sections. Then there’s the alerts. They have an alert for everything. I had it set only for “breaking news” and was constantly bombarded with notifications. Even with everything turned off through KCTV5News I still got notifications. After about three days I deleted and will be trying the other local news apps.

by JAppleUserJ

The new layout is horrible. The weather function is horrible. The old layout was much better, offered more information and easier to access. Crashes every time I try and open weather.

by Spencer24242424

This used to be a great ap - lots of useful content and easy to navigate. No longer. The very first thing you see when you open it is a full-page ad that has to be closed before you can see any content. The Stormtrack 5 portion of the ap is a major downgrade from the old one. The radar crashes every time if you try to zoom in or out. Overall, too bloated and not well built. Whoever made the decision to replace the previous apps with this piece of junk should be fired.

by Free Cell Fan

This has been my go-to app since I first got an iPad. However, like every frustrated reviewer here, I am both irritated and astonished that KCTV5News will not open in landscape mode. I turned off all alerts. If someone actually does read these reviews, and you fix this issue, I will use your app again. Until such time, one of your competitors has my loyalty.

by Nanny6165

The old weather app was the best. Highly accurate, easy to use, and reliable. This new app the weather takes forever to open and when it does and slow and gives less info that the old app. I have gone back to using the weather channel app even though it’s not as accurate with local weather

by Spiek57

Serious lag time from touching a story to downloading the story. It’s enough lag that forces the user to touch it again. This places the user in the next story down the list. Touching the back button takes it to a blank white screen and need to restart KCTV5News . Deleting KCTV5News now and will try later to see if it’s fixed. Instead of rebranding update, try a functionality update.

by 25wssm

Channel 5 had a great traffic app that I could open on my way out to the car and check my route in 15 seconds. They’ve now disabled that app and forced me to use this piece of crap. It takes 30 seconds to load, then a dropdown to get to traffic and it opens Waze which requires two hands to operate. KCTV5News should be rated a ZERO

by Darren E Mc

I get news from multiple local news outlets, but this was my go-to for unbiased news (my other local puts selective liberal stories out...not headlines). However, KCTV5News works in a manner that is frustrating. You hit the “go back” arrow in the top left corner and it will take you to the top o the article you’re currently in...not back to the menu. Then, ice back to the top of the article, I can tap the go back arrow multiple times and there is no response or a response after nearly 60 seconds. I just want news as I want it, as fast as I can squeeze it into my day. I spend more time closing KCTV5News out and rebooting to get o the articles I want than I do reading articles.

by Tansys And Daisies

Wouldn’t it be just as easy to run the local commercials rather than just leave so much ‘dead air’ space? I believe the local offerings are more relevant to your audience. The repeated Sonic or Farmers’ commercials get boring and neither are businesses that I use.

by JulieBoooooo

There are consistently both spelling and grammatical errors in the articles and push notifications. You would think journalists would take the time to check for errors. This morning’s push notification said: “A few rounds of rains are expected through out the day, including a isolated thunderstorm.” There are three pretty blatant errors in that sentence.

by Lktwerp

I don’t care tor the new format or the fact that I have to watch a stupid ad/video before I can get to the news. Looking for a different news app that doesn’t have ads.

by Freckledginger47

I really like KCTV5News , and I had notifications turned on because I thought breaking news would be things like weather alerts or if there was an amber alert what kind of details it has. Most of the push notifications have been things I really don’t care about so my recommendation would be to have the options of specific breaking news categories, like weather, amber alerts(or any kind of bolo really), then maybe local news or national news

by Jgaudio

This is a good, functional app that downloads the news quickly and keeps you up to date. The only thing keeps by it from a 5 star is it can get annoying on the volume me of breaking news pop ups. This is probably a sign of our times but it can literally pop up break news and weather items many times a minute. How breaking of news can you have in a minute or two?

Quality - 5 stars
Quantity - 2 stars
Just tone it down a bit guys.

by 5533441122

I don't like how sometimes when I click on a story I received in a notification on my phone it doesn't always open to that specific story and to the home page. This is the only reason I docked a star. However, I love the live feed and additional information provided, such as recalls.

by Gladstone MO

Great app to have. If there is something newsworthy you know it! Keeps me updated and in the know.

by Molamae28

I live in Kansas City and it’s great to get notifications of things that are happening around me throughout the day! I know things before anyone where I work and the are like how do u know that? I’m like KCTV5 just sent me a notification it’s awesome. I’ve tried others but, this one is spot on! Would definitely recommend!

by Danielvsyj45

I like your network channel news. you guys save lives of Kansas City people when it’s come to tornado or flood. Keep Working Hard

by Niquester72

I am totally enjoying the news lay out on the 10 pm news. I actually record it so I can watch it in the morning while I’m getting ready

by Ogcc

It's a great place to read the news and great weather updates when it's bad outside! The people on the news are people just like us and they know it! It's a WIN, WIN, WIN!

by BostonBiz

I wanted KCTV5News mainly for severe weather alerts. I’ve selected off on alerts other than weather and I’m still getting all the other news item push alerts. I may uninstall and go with another local channel app.

by KU 57

I hate to have to choose categories and as a result have not watched 5 on my I-Pad for quite sometime, however watch Channel 5 on TV all the time. When I do chose a category the news is pretty good

by StacieRanee

The notifications are mostly local breaking news. Sometimes they get a bit click-bait-y.