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1. [R1] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US WBTV Weather application: This is a very disappointing app. It only gives me 10 seconds and then it locks up. However,I do use it for current radar information.
2. [R8] WBTV First Alert Weather 4/5 · US 24 hour radar freezes: For some time the 24-hour radar display freezes about half way through the timeframe. This happens on IPhone 13 and new iPhone 16.
3. [R13] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US App crashing: I never used to have a problem with your app But now it never hardly works. It is always crashing and never displays the temperature or anything like that even when I’m changing locations and reinstall your app you need to fix your application. It used to work now. It does not work anymore.
4. [R19] WBTV First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Constant glitching: Every time I open the app and go to check the Radar or Hour to Hour weather, my screen glitches to a wall of text until I return to the home tab and select what I was originally going to look at.
5. [R4] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Severe Thunderstorms: My favorite is telling you there is a severe thunderstorm and to take cover but then make you watch ads before you can see the affected area. Good times.
6. [R10] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Videos: Get rid of the stupid pop up videos!!!! If I want to watch a video I’ll click on the **** thing!!!
7. [R12] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Take my money!: This app is the most accurate if you want to know the weather forecast for Charlotte NC area, but I would gladly pay for a less cluttered ad-free experience.
8. [R16] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Ads Galore: Ridiculous amount of ads on the app. Deleted immediately after downloading it.
9. [R7] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Alerts with storm overlay?: Did you get rid of the ability to look at alerts (like a tornado warning) overlapping the radar? It seems I now have to choose between either viewing alerts or the storm systems themselves with no option to do both at the same time. Really hoping this is a user error and if so, let me know so I can change my review.
10. [R26] WBTV First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Radar not good: There are way too many overlays on the radar. I just want to see where the weather is coming from not as good as it used to be
11. [R27] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Needs to be better: The version before the current was probably the best it’s ever been. The version they have now you have so many things to choose from as far as alerts and you can’t figure out what’s what… in this version? You have so many overlays that just doesn’t need to be there…. Really all we need to see is current and future radar. Half the time the radar won’t even show up because it ju
12. [R35] WBTV First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Incorrect radar: For the last few weeks the radar on my iPhone has been incorrect while it is correct at the same time on my iPad. What can I do to correct this?
13. [R3] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Traffic: The newest version is not as good as the one a few months ago. You use to be able to toggle and see traffic anywhere in NC. Now it only covers around Charlotte. Very disappointing. Especially for people who travel around areas other than Charlotte. Please go back to the old traffic maps!
14. [R6] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Good app with an annoying bug: I don’t know why all of these apps seem to be designed to interrupt you all the time. There is a page that shows current weather stories that keeps popping up without request and I keep having to navigate away from it. Really tired of the interruption culture app developers have embraced.
15. [R18] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Was 5 stars, now 3: This latest update is a BIG disappointment. The landing page used to be compact and easily readable. I could look at current conditions that included Dew Point & Humidity. It no longer shows Dew Point. Video is running as you scroll down the page, which means reduced battery life. Will probably start looking for a replacement. And what’s with the duration of the ad splash page
16. [R21] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Focus: Prints too small for the central issue- ads override weather
17. [R31] WBTV First Alert Weather 2/5 · US Too many adds: If a severe weather alert is so important to send a notification don’t make us watch an add first. The screen is too cluttered and full of adds too. Last update once you open the app then watch the add and start to look at the weather within 5 seconds it puts up all the weather news alert articles and you can’t see the weather making the app useless. It use to be a good app.
18. [R15] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Widget: Like the App wish you could add a widget to your Home Screen showing the location weather.
19. [R41] WBTV First Alert Weather 1/5 · US No widget on ios: No widget for ios. I came from android and their widget was amazing.
20. [R51] 6abc Philadelphia 1/5 · US FIX IT!!!!! STILL BROKEN: What is the problem that can’t be fixed with the app FREEZING UP? SAME ISSUE OVER AND OVER. THE AP FREEZES EVERY TIME. CAN NOT USE THE APP WITHOUT IT LOCKING UP. FIX IT!!! Your competition doesn’t have an app that doesn’t freeze up.
21. [R55] 6abc Philadelphia 5/5 · US This App work flawlessly.: I’ve had this app on my phone for a few years now I never noticed any real major issues. The only thing that sort of annoyed me were the endless paid ads, but I do understand that’s how the new station makes revenue. it’s interesting how people complain about how the app doesn’t work how it’s frozen and glitchy. They failed to mention how old their devices which matters
22. [R59] 6abc Philadelphia 1/5 · US ADS: Too many ads
23. [R62] 6abc Philadelphia 4/5 · US News: Channel 6 news is the best I think my entire family watches channel 6 news.
24. [R65] WSB-TV Weather 2/5 · US Inaccurate many times: I’ve used WSB primarily for years to get weather information. It seems as though the weather alerts are not as accurate as they used to be. Putting in location for more specific prediction doesn’t seem to make a difference. Predictions often don’t occur. Weather is unpredictable, but with today’s technology it should be easier and more accurate to be more correct.
25. [R66] WSB-TV Weather 5/5 · US Great app !: Love this storm team they are always dependable. The app never fails to give every notification.
26. [R68] WSB-TV Weather 2/5 · US Not like it used to be: When I first got the app (the weather app & news app) it was always consistent and on point. Since the update it crashes and/or just hangs. A couple of months ago the take cover alert pinged my phone after the fact. I track the weather for family and friends to make sure they’re able to stay safe during severe weather. The old app gave plenty of time to prepare and get to s
27. [R69] WSB-TV Weather 5/5 · US Trust: Reliable weather reports that are consistent and accurate
28. [R79] WBRC First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Need to learn how to predict weather: Really really need to learn how to predict weather 97 out of 100 times they are wrong. Same as ABC 33/40 and James Spann
29. [R81] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Weather Alert Notifications: Being able to check on the weather when I want to & see the predicted weather is helpful. What isn’t helpful is hearing the loud weather alert notifications at all hours of the day, that I already turned off. The settings are useless. I may just delete the app.
30. [R83] WBRC First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Every day: Helps me plan my day 😉
31. [R84] WBRC First Alert Weather 3/5 · US “Weather update”Notifications: I am tired , once again, of this app waking me up to tell me that there is a weather update in the app. Geesh, wake me up if a F5 tornado is barreling down on me but I have looked everywhere in the app to find where to turn that annoying announcement off. Can’t find, so I deleted the app this morning.
32. [R93] WSFA First Alert Weather 1/5 · US WSFA new weather app is awful: The latest update to the WSFA weather app is terrible! Radar doesn’t work. I am deleting this app because I need a weather app that works.
33. [R95] WSFA First Alert Weather 3/5 · US 24hr radar: 24hr radar doesn't complete full 24hr cycle. It stops at 12 hours. Sure, I could delete and reinstall, but all my pinned locations would have to be set again. Please fix the best radar available, so I don't have to find another one.
34. [R96] WSFA First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Terrible forecast: I never write reviews but I do not know how this app has such high reviews. I’ve been using this app for years now and the daily and hourly forecast are extremely inaccurate time to switch to a different weather app
35. [R97] WSFA First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Weather: I think WSFA has the best weather report and news!
36. [R107] WWBT First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Traffic: No traffic for outer viewing areas.
37. [R108] WWBT First Alert Weather 5/5 · US Your porformance: As always your report was very good!
38. [R109] WWBT First Alert Weather 3/5 · US My Radar map is having issues…: This app has worked great until recently. Whenever I open the radar screen, if there is precipitation in the area, it “flashes” the image instead of displaying it on the map. Have I done something unintentionally to the setup?
39. [R110] WWBT First Alert Weather 1/5 · US Horrible new traffic update: I grew up in Richmond and love this app for its weather alerts and traffic map. However, after years and years of use I’m having to move on to another app. The new traffic update from a month ago only allows for you to view a small area around Richmond, not simply anywhere you. I use this when I travel all up and down the East coast. The actual traffic conditions and h
40. [R29] WBTV First Alert Weather 5/5 · US App won’t load correctly: In the last month this app has been horrible! If you check the radar once, it won’t load again until you clear it out completely and restart it. It doesn’t load the radar future in a seamless manner, it is very slow and stutters. PLEASE FIX THE ISSUES
41. [R24] WBTV First Alert Weather 3/5 · US Too many ads: The app’s effectiveness is diminished by the ads that appear before the features can be viewed. In an urgent weather situation, one does not want to wade through so many ads. Could the ads display with the requested page?