Hawaii News Now vs NewsBreak

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R1] Hawaii News Now 2/5 · US App got worse: The new updated app is junk.. Layout not good.. Cannot share the article no more.. Bring back the old style app
2. [R18] Hawaii News Now 3/5 · US Used to be good: Articles are non-shareable with the new update
3. [R19] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US Not Good: Where do I get the old app back. It was easy to see and read. I probably will not watch HNN anymore if this is my only option.
4. [R69] NewsBreak 3/5 · US Informative BUT Slow reporting: Very informative however the news always appears to be days and/or hours behind.
5. [R27] Hawaii News Now 3/5 · US Not a fan of the changes: What used to be an easy to use app is now cluttered and filled with clickbait. Not a fan
6. [R46] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US User unfriendly news site: This “upgraded” is a pain in the brain to use. It’s is so covered with ads that slows it down and make so frustrating, I hate to check on what’s going on around here and the world.
7. [R63] NewsBreak 3/5 · US Frustrated: Too many advertisements. I keep seeing sources i don’t want to see
8. [R91] NewsBreak 1/5 · US the ads are out of hand: there’s no reason for there to be a bunch of unstoppable ads and pop-ups getting in the way of critical information
9. [R9] Hawaii News Now 3/5 · US Glitchy: App does not always work. Live feed does not load. I have been going to other news stations to get local news in the morning.
10. [R12] Hawaii News Now 3/5 · US Inconsistent function.: The app is so inconsistent with the livestream feature. Usually the livestream function never works. I appreciate the interface updates, but for folks who do not have local tv access, the livestream is needed and needs to be fixed.
11. [R55] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US Glitchy: New ap is glitchy. Live news broadcasts are not working after constant reloading. Works once in a while not consistent. Very frustrating!
12. [R5] Hawaii News Now 4/5 · US Way too many google ads that difficult to get out of. Way too many!: Same as the title
13. [R28] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US Ads: The new update makes using the app a pain. Every chance it gets, it forces a ad and you have to click out of it. Gets old
14. [R101] NewsBreak 1/5 · US The Best, but NOT in a Good way: If you enjoy Spam and Scam Ads that try to sell you wonder goods and treatment, then NewsBreak is the best app for you. But if you don’t like Spam and Scam, you are forced to pay a monthly fee for the ‘Premium’ Plan, which is the only way to block its relentless Spam & Scam Ads. NewsBreak does do a good job consolidating newsworthy articles of interest. Too bad the
15. [R25] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US Live previous newscasts: Disappointed with the app upgrade. While I am stationed overseas in Japan, I try to watch the morning newscast while getting ready. The new app fails to play, constantly says that it’s unavailable, and I can’t pause to check on other apps while watching the video. It will restart all the time once, I close the app. 😢
16. [R59] Hawaii News Now 1/5 · US New HNN App is a Failure: The previous app offered a Previous Newscast feature. The new version does not. I live on the mainland and like to keep up with Hawaii news, but the current app is pretty dismal. Please correct the deficiencies!
17. [R90] NewsBreak 3/5 · US Material in app: I use to love this App until I really started to show its tru blue colors. It’s very obvious they side with the Democrats , when it should be none bias. I do like the local news but very few articles. The police reports are great. But the ads drive me crazy as does the bias.