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WPXI News vs WNEP The News Station

WPXI News 4.6★ · Free to download 60
Winner WNEP The News Station
WNEP The News Station 4.8★ · Free to download 70

WNEP The News Station has a slight edge over WPXI News, primarily due to its higher lifetime rating and slightly fewer complaints about intrusive ads and app functionality, despite both apps suffering from recent negative updates.

Full reviews: WPXI News · WNEP The News Station

Both WPXI News and WNEP The News Station are free news apps that have faced recent user frustration due to updates, particularly concerning intrusive ads, auto-playing videos, and navigation issues. WNEP generally maintains a better reputation for local news and weather reporting, while WPXI struggles more with app stability and content presentation.

Head to head

Features and Content edge: WNEP The News StationR2R16R21R25
WPXI News WPXI News offers local Pittsburgh news, sports (Steelers, Penguins, Pirates), national, and world events, with some users appreciating the detailed reporting R2. However, many users complain about a lack of fresh content, with stories being old or repetitive R16. Specific features like school closings are not intuitive R21, and there's no search function R25.
WNEP The News Station WNEP The News Station is praised for excellent local and regional news, alerts, and especially its weather reporting R65. Users appreciate staying informed about their hometown, even when traveling . However, recent updates have removed or made it difficult to find features like river levels, community events, sports info, and specific weather details like daily lows R64R68.
Ease of Use and Navigation tieR3R9R10R13
WPXI News Many WPXI News users find the app not user-friendly and hard to navigate R3R10R13. Issues include difficulty finding specific information R3, alerts not leading to the correct story R9, and the back swipe taking users to the next article instead of the previous screen R10. The overall layout is described as 'busy' .
WNEP The News Station WNEP The News Station has significantly suffered in ease of use due to recent updates, with users calling the new design 'horrible' and 'useless' R64. Complaints include an endless scroll of random articles, no organization, no dates on stories, and difficulty finding specific sections like weather or local events R64.
Reliability and Performance tieR5R28R31R40
WPXI News WPXI News users report frequent bugs and glitches, including stories not opening from the phone feed R5, the app crashing R31, and content jumping to unrelated items when clicked R40. Some users also mention issues with live streams duplicating and the app not working without a VPN R28.
WNEP The News Station WNEP The News Station also has reliability issues, with the app freezing R61, live TV not always playing , and the weather radar being slow or broken after updates R61. Users also report frequent crashes and disconnects from paired devices .
Ads and User Experience tieR1R4R6R13
WPXI News WPXI News receives significant criticism for an excessive number of ads, pop-ups, and auto-playing videos R1R4R6R13. Users are frustrated by ads interrupting stories, being bombarded by offensive content, and the inability to control video playback or sound R1R6R19.
WNEP The News Station WNEP The News Station also has numerous complaints about ads, including them being too long, freezing the app, and having significantly louder volume than the news broadcast . Users find them intrusive, making the app difficult to use, and repetitive .
Price/Value tieR1R4R19R22
WPXI News WPXI News is free to download, and users generally expect a functional news app for this price. However, the high volume of ads and poor user experience detract from its perceived value R1R4R19R22.
WNEP The News Station WNEP The News Station is also free to download, and its value is diminished by the recent updates that have broken key features and introduced intrusive ads R64. Despite being free, users are frustrated by the decline in quality.
Pick WPXI News if

You are primarily interested in Pittsburgh-specific news and sports, and are willing to tolerate significant app navigation challenges and a high volume of ads R2.

Pick WNEP The News Station if

You prioritize comprehensive local and regional news, especially weather reporting, and are willing to navigate a recently updated interface that some users find less intuitive R65.

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews, particularly recent ones, indicating that recent updates have negatively impacted user experience across the board. The lifetime ratings are high for both, but recent feedback suggests a decline in satisfaction.

Frequently asked

Are WPXI News and WNEP The News Station free?
Yes, both WPXI News and WNEP The News Station are free to download and use, though both apps contain a significant number of ads R1R4R19R22.
Do these apps have issues with ads?
Yes, both apps have significant issues with ads; WPXI News users complain about too many ads, pop-ups, and auto-playing videos that are often offensive or disruptive R1R4R19R22, while WNEP The News Station users report ads that are too long, freeze the app, and have excessively loud volume .
Is the navigation easy on these news apps?
No, many users find navigation challenging on both apps; WPXI News is described as 'not user friendly' and hard to find information R3R10R13, and WNEP The News Station's recent update has made it difficult to find content, with users reporting an 'endless scroll of nothing' and no clear menus R64.
Which app is better for weather information?
WNEP The News Station is generally praised for its weather reporting, with users specifically mentioning meteorologists like Joe Snedicker R65, although recent updates have caused issues with the radar and displaying daily highs/lows R61R68. WPXI News reviews do not highlight weather as a strong point, and some mention issues with school closings R21.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] WPXI News 4/5 · US Keeping on top of Current Events is a priority.: I read your news articles daily. They are well written. Keeping up on events around Pittsburg and current events in other areas of United States is my top priority. Also World Events are important to keep up with. I also enjoy hearing about my Pittsburgh Teams, Steelers, Penguins and the Pirates! Win or loose they be are my favorites! It is also nic
  2. [R16] WPXI News 2/5 · US Nope: The articles are old and not “new”s. They are also short, not detailed and sometimes vague.
  3. [R21] WPXI News 3/5 · US School closings: The app is not intuitive for school closings- it will not find Chartiers valley school district
  4. [R25] WPXI News 2/5 · US Where is the search field?: Can’t search for specific news !!???
  5. [R3] WPXI News 3/5 · US My feedback on the WPXI app: Many times I get very frustrated with navigating through the WPXI app(and sincerely, the website) . It is hard to find information that you are looking for even if it aired that day. A lot of times the anchor woman or anchorman will say that there’s more information on the website and it is absolutely hard to find. You really have to go down a rabbit hole and it’s frus
  6. [R9] WPXI News 3/5 · US Stories: I don’t like that when an alert comes across my phone and I click the alert that I’m not taken to that story. I have to scroll through the app to find it. And sometimes it’s not worth searching the app so I don’t bother to read the article.
  7. [R10] WPXI News 1/5 · US Not user friendly.: Not user friendly at all. Every other app. when you swipe back to get to the previous screen, you do. With this app it takes you to the next article. Very frustrating.
  8. [R13] WPXI News 2/5 · US Make it make sense: Why sent out a headline for an article that never shows up? Why is it so hard to navigate? Why are there so many ads? Why don’t you make it easy to follow up on stories?
  9. [R5] WPXI News 4/5 · US Stories don’t show: When I get a highlight of a story in my phone feed, I click on it and it never opens up.
  10. [R28] WPXI News 2/5 · US I’m sure the app is fine…: However, having to turn off my VPN to use it is a nonstarter. Uninstalling.
  11. [R31] WPXI News 1/5 · US Junk: This app crashes more than drivers on rt 28.
  12. [R40] WPXI News 2/5 · US Horrible app: Filled with bugs and clutches. App never ever works for me. When you click on something you want to view it jumps to something unrelated. I have tried re installing it, checked to see if there was any revised versions and found nothing work. I do not recommend downloading the WPXI iPad app or any of there apps.
  13. [R1] WPXI News 1/5 · US Wasn't broke...: Used to love the news app. WPXI HAD THE BEST! Then, even though it wasn't broke, you fixed it. It's the worst news app. I want to read not watch WPXI videos that are 80% commercials for WPXI. I expect your reporters to be professional however when you shove them down my throat, I wonder.
  14. [R4] WPXI News 2/5 · US Review: The app used to be good. Now not so much. Don’t like having to scroll through a ton of ads to finish a news story. Plus gotta to be more news in our region. Do better WPXI. You’re a great station.
  15. [R6] WPXI News 3/5 · US Too Many Videos: I would prefer to quietly READ the news in the still early morning without it suddenly blaring from my phone.
  16. [R19] WPXI News 1/5 · US Uninstalling: There are ways to include ads without them being obnoxious and all over the place. I’m scrolling through the news and being bombarded by gambling ads and an image of an elderly person with their finger up their nose?
  17. [R22] WPXI News 1/5 · US Too much: I wanted to mention that of course the ads are horrible and everybody hates them, but you have to make revenue off. I guess somehow I think the problem is is it’s in LA AI generated another becoming offensive now we have Cheech and Chong‘s Gummies to get high with now we have something to s gonna make every woman’s vagina wet. I actually took screenshots of these cause I was going to sen
  18. [R64] WNEP The News Station 1/5 · US App update: The new app update is horrible!!! How do you even find anything on it? It’s just an endless scroll of nothing. There’s no drop down menu for you to choose anything. No way to find local and regional sports info. No link to the community events page. No link to the Home and Backyard show/videos. The link for the weather doesn’t do anything. The page doesn’t load. I tried to fin
  19. [R61] WNEP The News Station 1/5 · US Weather: The latest update messed up the radar. It freezes then jumps ahead.. it sucks
  20. [R65] WNEP The News Station 5/5 · US Great local reporting: WNEP provides excellent reporting on regional news, alerts, local happenings, snapshots and the best weather reporting (hey Joe) so we can get through our day. Thank you and keep up the good work.
  21. [R68] WNEP The News Station 4/5 · US The weather: I like the app however with this latest update the weather it's a pain. I usually use this app for the weather but with the latest update it gives highs for all week but no lows. As someone who needs to keep an eye on temps for the health of my more temp sensitive plants that I take outside I need to know when to bring them in. I don't always have time to sit here and watch the weathe

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store