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1. [R1] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Not Reliable: 100% reliability
2. [R7] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Latest update is unusable: Latest update has made app unusable. It immediately requests two permissions but the graphics are so jacked up I can only click on one. I have also noticed the previous version no longer had information for most of the roads I use.
3. [R13] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US No connection: This app says it can’t establish a connection anthem tells me to check my (fully wi-do and also cell data) connection. Closing and reopening the app did not fix the problem. Truly useless.
4. [R23] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: When you need it the most. Roads flooding and app can’t connect.
5. [R10] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Road closed: 7/22/2024 Beltway 8 southbound "ROAD CLOSED"! The news reported correctly, but not TranStar! They show green with NO report of "all southbound lanes closed". Closed for months. TranStar is a joke!
6. [R16] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Date and time not updated: It’s not in real time because it’s still showing me information for January
7. [R26] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US No road closures posted for 290!: 290 Northwest Freeway East bound road closure due to construction Sat June 1st. Why is this not posted on the app???? I’ve been sitting in traffic for way too long. If this app served its purpose I would have jumped on 99. What’s the point of using this, very unreliable.
8. [R27] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Consistently Inaccurate: I have used this app and Waze for the last few years here in Houston and have found that Waze provides a generally accurate description of traffic conditions (as well as options to avoid), the Houston TranStar app is more usually inaccurate, generally underestimating the degree of traffic congestion. Frustratingly, as newer versions of the app are rolled out, reliability
9. [R9] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Portrait to Landscape: This app is as detailed as you want to make it w/one exception. It doesn’t change from portrait to landscape when you change the angle of your phone. That is a problem. Please correct this feature
10. [R17] Houston TranStar 5/5 · US The gray color for background: When you try to look it the stall vehicles reports you can’t see what hwy it’s on
11. [R20] Houston TranStar 2/5 · US Dark mode issues: You can't read incident details if your phone is set to dark mode. They appear as white text on a mostly white background.
12. [R28] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US need redesign UI: Wonder why Apple would allow this amateur app in the App Store. The user interface looks horrible, confusing and amateur. Back to the drawing board👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 btw, additionally to new UI. It needs to support iPhone X
13. [R3] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Bring the old version back!: I’ve deleted and re-installed the new version and it is not anywhere near as good as the older version
14. [R4] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US The previous was much better.: This app doesn’t have the rain map, I don’t like this at all.
15. [R6] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Embedded Weather: Embedded weather forecast hasn’t updated from mid-Jan, though I’ve used apps many times since. Update icon doesn’t bring up any more recent info.
16. [R12] Houston TranStar 3/5 · US Trans star stuck on radar, not loading info on the phone: Can sent
17. [R18] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Never tells you anything: The only notification you’ll get, is high water. So you’re basically screwed when an accident, stall, or roadwork happens
18. [R31] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Freezes up: This app freezes up too much!!! I downloaded the app to monitor the storm but it keeps freezing.. waste of time!!!!
19. [R33] Houston TranStar 1/5 · US Crash: Constantly crashing!
20. [R38] ABC13 Houston News & Weather 4/5 · US Best app. for local and national news: This is my number 1 app to keep abreast of the most updated news and events locally, Statewide and Nationally. It’s easy to manage and maneuver
21. [R41] ABC13 Houston News & Weather 5/5 · US The best app ever!!!: I check my phone before i turn on my TV,when news breaks I’m the first to inform my coworkers. Thanks 👁 witness news
22. [R49] KPRC 2 News 5/5 · US Best news ever,: I’ve been a fan for 65 years! KPRC has the best reporters the most detailed reporting and doesn’t leave the viewers wandering as to what the hidden facts of a story may be I find it better than watching the others
23. [R52] KPRC 2 News 5/5 · US Very cool on Breaking News: This app keeps me posted on the days events. I get all the breaking news fast. You always know the weather and how the traffic is doing before you leave your home.
24. [R55] KPRC 2 News 5/5 · US Online news: Always thorough informative news
25. [R58] KPRC 2 News 5/5 · US Love channel 2: Love to look at good news
26. [R63] Houston News from KHOU 11 5/5 · US Hello: I enjoy getting news update on this app.
27. [R66] Houston News from KHOU 11 5/5 · US Informative: I have this app along with two other Weather apps downloaded to my device in between your three of them. I stay on top of the weather. It is very informative up to the point. I can start my day with this app. No what I have to look for when I leave home.
28. [R69] Houston News from KHOU 11 5/5 · US The Best: I love that the app no longer has all the annoying advertisements you HAD to watch before watching every clip of news. I also love the new feature to be able to just scroll through them all and their anchors are amazing❣️💯
29. [R72] Houston News from KHOU 11 5/5 · US Info on time: Always on time with info👍🏽
30. [R80] Houston Chronicle 5/5 · US Great Houston News: Great articles that are spot on for Houston!
31. [R83] Houston Chronicle 5/5 · US I like it: Great, convenient source of news.
32. [R86] Houston Chronicle 5/5 · US Support Local Journalism: I love being able to read all the interesting articles in the Houston Chronicle from my phone! The app is great very user-friendly and I love supporting local, honest journalism!
33. [R91] 365 Things to Do in Houston 4/5 · US Good app: Good resource for local activities
34. [R93] 365 Things to Do in Houston 5/5 · US Fantastic!: This app is very user friendly. Has multiple options for the user to pick and choose what their interested in most. You can make a plan for days to come and even plan out your week. It’s really quite nice. Definitely a must have if you’re looking for anything to do in Houston.
35. [R95] 365 Things to Do in Houston 5/5 · US Found some fun things: Fun app found fun things to do and saved them
36. [R75] Houston News from KHOU 11 5/5 · US Happy with the app: So happy with the app I get my daily news and the weather update
37. [R53] KPRC 2 News 3/5 · US Where do I start!: Too many adds that interrupt the beginning of the import every news story. Most annoying is the old news, it’s like they don’t refresh what’s on the app but a couple of times a day. Scroll for more news and it just repeats it what’s up top!! This is the most annoying.
38. [R56] KPRC 2 News 3/5 · US Adds: As soon as you click the app, an advertisement pops up! Too many videos also!
39. [R57] KPRC 2 News 1/5 · US No dark mode and constant pop-ups: This used to be a decent app to get news on your phone from locally however since the recent updates, there’s been lots of pop-ups for ads and also there’s still is no dark mode
40. [R59] KPRC 2 News 3/5 · US Recent update with adds is frustrating: I’m a 20 year KPRC viewer, as long as I’ve been in Houston, and have loved the app as well as the 2+ app. The recent update that sends me to an add every time I click on a notification has me ready to delete the app. App designers, please consider removing this feature. I know there is a need to make money but your about to lose app users.