Indianapolis News from 13 WTHR App Reviews

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Not A Fan of the New Update. The app is not well organized. The original map had everything visible and easy to find. I’m most disappointed with the travel section. I used that part of the app all the time locally and when traveling.

Decent site.. A lot of good info. But it’s not always intuitive on the articles on when they were posted or updated. This is especially not good for the weather (in which I use a different app for weather).

Disappointed - do UX testing. Well shoot. WTHR is by far my favorite news channel. But your app doesn’t live up in quality. I submitted multiple reviews for the last app saying I hated getting an alert about a live, breaking news conference only to then be forced to sit thru a 15 second ad before seeing the live stream (plus sometimes the ad was highly inappropriate given the topic of breaking news). By the time I joined, I was about 30 seconds late and missed the “headline statement.” Now, EACH STORY has a 15 sec ad. Come on, man! Plus, gone are the icons leading us to the specific topic we want to know about (traffic, sports, closings, etc.) I’d also add that the click-bait fake news stories are not worth the $$ they give you to be present. I can tell the difference between the stories but will every user? Do you really want them going around saying, “So, WTHR reported that a leading surgeon says we can clean our bowels with 2 simple tricks!!” I assume you’ve already invested in this new developer and can’t go backwards in design. But please - moving forward, do some User Experience testing with your client base to see what WE want, not what helps your bottom line. I’ll keep the app for now to watch for design changes but I certainly won’t be coming here as a routine until then.

New updated app is not good. Channel 13 is my go to channel for everything. News. Weather. Traffic. But since the update, I’m finding it more and more difficult every day to go to the app. Gone are the icons that lead me straight to the traffic. And this traffic map - it’s just plain horrible. I want to open up a tab that shows me traffic slowdowns in my area. I don’t want to use two fingers to zoom in or move the map. Go back to what you had! If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it??!! 2020 is bad enough already.

Why I enjoy WTHR 13 news. Weather, National News stories. Indianapolis is getting to dangerous to visit these days. Seems the crime rate and killings are out of hand. We have decided to steer clear of what was once a cool place to visit. Be safe and God bless

Terrible since update. I used to go to WTHR for my local news, but they never update the app for more local updates on stories. No way to look g.for topic specific news like local, economic, business or even local traffic. Getting updates on breaking stories should not take 24 hours! I am so disappointed in the new app. They are more interested in design than content. About to delete it and look for a better app for local news.

Very informative. WTHR is the only news provider for me. They report the facts only and keep us informed about things we need to know.

Kills Battery Life. I installed the new app a few weeks ago. Lately, my iPhone battery has been drained very quickly on an eleven month old phone. Looking at the battery usage in settings, I noticed WTHR app was the culprit: only fifteen minutes of screen time, and 5 hours and 47 minutes of background app refresh. On top of that, the constant jumping and reloading of stories that plagued the old app continue with this one. Seems like advertisements constantly refresh and cause the feed to reload. Hard to tell what is a legitimate WTHR news story and what is inserted-ad clickbait.

Do you guys use your own app? Horrible. Folks, I didn’t think it could get worse. As you scroll it repeats articles, just terrible. Come on, please resolve your issues. News wise you’re always top notch, but this app forces me to go elsewhere. And once I leave, I may not come back. Please please please help. Eat your own dog food, and run your own app and pretend as if it’s the only news feed you will read. Within minutes you’ll stop using your own app. Sad. Technology is usually an enabler, in this case it’s ruining your brand.

Need improvements!. Too many people changes this past year. News stories repeated two nights straight. If students are required to wear shoes/uniforms studying online then it doesn’t seem appropriate for Chuck to share his bare foot to camera. Women still dress for success while men seldom even wear a tie. Also, new website is totally 👎🏻. Traffic report is a disaster!! Have been watching this channel for over 30 years hope to continue??

If you’re going to Rob something Rob a Bank not a candy store. You’re a news, anchors and reporters have historically been the best. Howard Caldwell was a gifted giant in his profession. Those that have followed him in your news, weather, sports departments continue to adhere to the highest standards in their profession. Thanks for being the best👍🇺🇸

Bad Idea. I have downloaded the app, but every time I try to use it it tells me to download it again which I cannot do because it’s already downloaded. New is not always better, In other words to use the famous quote “ if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” Guess I have to go to another channel to get my news. This one is too difficult to maneuver.

Terrible in first five minutes. App is already locked up on one page and only had it on my phone for five minutes! If this is supposed to be new and improved you need to explain it to me!I guess I’ll have to take it off and start looking at a different news station

Watched for years. I have watched Channel 13 for years and have seen many changes over the years. The weather forecasts are so much better. All of the meteorologists do such a good job. I live in Brownstown in Southern Indiana and enjoy it when they show what is going on in our part of the state.

Too bad. New app is all show and no content. Looks good but takes constant scrolling to fight back all the ads and junk that has been inserted. Not sure who or what wrote the 5 star reviews but they or it obviously doesn't have a good comparison between the old and new. Miss the old traffic map. Things need to change or I won’t be back.....really sorry to say. Been a loyal follower for several years.

New app not as good as old app. My wife and I used to use the old WTHR app for local and national news along with weather and traffic. The new app version is not as good. Seems to be harder to find stories and distinguish between national and local news. But the big loss is traffic. We used the old app traffic map to look for congested traffic all over the country when traveling now it’s just Waze. Bummer.

Bad update. The original app was well organized. You could narrow down on category. This update has no structure on the main screen. You scroll through the top headlines, quick link for traffic, then some categories with the same headlines as above. You should have never linked waze as the traffic provider. The previous traffic was easy to review and was spot on all the time. I’ll give it a chance, but will probably find a new local news, weather, and traffic app. Gave it a chance. Not getting any better. Seems the new app is geared towards ads instead of news. Wish TV 8 has the same setup as the old app. RTV6 looks very promising as well.

Kokomo Grandma. I do not like this new app as it is difficult to navigate. Typically an update of any kind is intended to be more user friendly. This update is definitely not more user friendly.

Excellent reporting! Keeps me informed 👏. Absolutely love having WTHR on my phone. I can keep up with all of the latest breaking news, and traffic reports and info. It’s fabulous!!

New WTHR app is terrible. I have used the old WTHR app for years and loved it. I hate the new one and will be deleting it. It has far less content. The weather section is minimal and useless now. Where are all the topic areas too? I can’t find local or traffic tabs like the old one. We were traveling on 465 yesterday and came to stopped traffic. My husband was driving f and I got on the app to see what the traffic was due to. Nothing, didn’t see a single thing. Had to go to a different news channel to find any information. Bye bye app!

Love WTHR, Dislike app. This new app is absolutely terrible. Breaking news notifications come through, I click on it only to go to a screen that doesn’t have my news story. Then, my notification is gone and I have no list of former notifications...a breaking news story lost. I click on videos and it starts to play then interrupts with an ad that will sir and spin and I never get to play the news video. I don’t watch tv so the app used to be how I got my news. But I’m starting to give up on it...way too clunky and wastes my time.

Current news is a little slower.. I feel like I get updates and alerts from Fox 59 quite a bit sooner than WTHR. Also, I know a lot of issues have dominated, but it would help if you inserted a happy or pleasant news story also. I grew up watching the news and told how important it was to keep up with current events. But now it is so depressing, I find myself turning the news off, except for weather as it is so violent and depressing. Nothing is happy or uplifting which would also be nice to hear. I personally feel the negativity of stories is making things more heated and worse. Maybe report an issue and don’t put so much attention to all the negative do maybe the hatred and violence will die down. Sorry for me being so negative myself, but your news topics and presentation has changed so much in the last couple of years. I hate to see this and hope some happiness and pleasantries can be added soon.

2020 WTHR App Review. This App is so much better than the previous version. The information is easy to navigate through, the images are more crisp and the bug that plagued the previous version seems to be fixed.

Sorry but after years I’m gone. WTHR has always been my favorite station, nd I e used the old app frequently every day. The new one has no logic to it, too many huge ads spread through the content, and doesn’t do it for so done like me who checks several times daily to catch up on news. I hate to say it but I’m loading another local station’s app so I really can follow Indy news. And why when I am reading news does the tab I do stir at bottom show me in weather? So sorry but too much hassle to dig through.

App constantly locks up. I get to read one or two stories, then the app locks up. I have done all the updates they put out but nothing fixes that. I have found two solutions. One is to completely close out the app and restart it. The other solution is to get my news from WRTV or WISH-TV, who don’t have apps that lock up. I’m going with the second solution. I’m done with WTHR.

Hate the new look. I haven’t used this app much, but so far I liked the old one better. This one is hard to navigate and seems to be similar to social media in how it curates what you see. I want to see it all! Let me decide by clicking what news I want to read. I really hate the new app. I have downloaded an app from a competitor and will be using it for local news and weather instead

Weather with Angela Buckman. Love Angela Buckman’s forecast she gets right to the point makes it easy to understand and then she doesn’t just drag it out so I can prepare my next week upcoming based on the weather report.

App review. I liked the last app better. I always have a hard time getting this app to come up,the old and new one

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Enjoying. Live in Florida now, really enjoy getting the local news‼️ Have family and friends still there ✔️ Lived in Lebanon for 40 years ‼️

Looks great but it’s not. Interface looks great however if you enjoy reading your news this app stinks. All the serious news stories are hidden between fluff and good-feely junk. Give me top US news, top local news, etc.. Every time you read an article and then go back, you return to the top of the stories list. Every time you scroll through the list of stories and a new ad loads, you are returned to the top of the stories list. It’s so frustrating I’m deleting the app. WTHR used to be my go to news source but I just can’t with this app.

Leaving WTHR behind. Latest update: Still awful. The UI is horribly cluttered with ads, the pages don’t scroll well and are jumpy with the ads trying to load as you scroll, and it still just looks awful. This new app is horrendous. When you scroll, there is little differentiation between stories and clickbait ads. The various channels that were in the old app are gone unless you scroll to the bottom, which is no good. Such a downgrade from the last app, so I won’t be surprised if they see users stop getting their news here based purely on the app alone.

Channel 13. My review is simple I watch WTHR news and I enjoy the reporting of all stories I especially look forward to Miss Longnecker she has really become part of Indianapolis and I have often wondered why she isn’t in the newsroom as an anchor. Thank you very much Leslie Kingston

Please bring back old features. I agree with other reviewers. You are my favorite news channel, but this app is not helpful. I used the traffic map all the time and preferred it over Waze. I liked narrowing by category. The new layout looks nice but isn’t nearly as useful as the old app. Will switch to another local news app if it isn’t fixed soon, which makes me sad.

Too many ads. Love the content. Easy to navigate. But all the ads make it really frustrating to watch, and even read, the news stories. Pop up after pop up.

Good luck deciphering the weather. There is too much “noise” on the weather page. I have yet to figure this new app out. Occasionally I happen across the right combination of clicks to find the blog so I can see what’s in store for the area but I can never intentionally repeat the action. It might look pretty with all of the color but it’s so far from user friendly that I’m almost done. Simplify it, please!!!

Where are the topics/categories?. What in the world lead you to redesign your app in this way? I would fire the app designers immediately. My mom updated first and said she couldn’t find news topics and I thought she just needed some help. Nope - you actually took them out. No problem - I’ll just search the issue I’m interested in. Nope - you took that out too. Channel 13 used to be my go to for news on my phone but I am deleting the app now. Let me know when you bring back an app that allows me to choose what I want to see.

The Best Anchors In Indy. I Love WTHR 13 as my all time fave News, Weather, Sports and I LOVE Julia Former Miss Universe, Miss America, Miss Indiana, Miss Indy, Miss WTHR, However I Do Enjoy Lots Of Anchors Works There Then And Now, Also I Want To Wish Kevin Radar The Best In Future Retirement And Enjoy Your Time And You Been Great With Lots Of Great Experiences You Had, God Bless You All, I’m Watching 13 Now Since 5:00. Tell Angela Thanks For The Rain BUT Need More, Also I Want To Hear The GOOD NEWS FROM DAVE THE MAN CALABRO IMMEDIATELY.

Liked the setup of the old app better. I was on the old WTHR app multiple times a day, but the new version seems much less user friendly and hard to find stories. The old app made it simple to click between local, national, entertainment, etc.

Update. Bring back map navigation system

Minimalistic news stories, mostly tabloid-style ads. Gross!. This app is now just trash. Don’t waste your time unless you like to see a lot of gross, tabloid style ads. The few news stories they actually put in here are poorly written and unhelpful. Sad effort on the part of WTHR. Very poor quality. I can’t even let me kids see the news on this app because of all the gross ads. Highly disappointed.

WTHR. I enjoy channel 13 ! Been watching since I was young and BOB Gregory said ,”its gonna be cold out side,” and “Parents ,do you know where your children are at ? Thanks for many years of keeping me up to date !

The best thing ever!. Hi! So this is the best app because let’s say that there was a tornado coming but you don’t have just the regular weather app, so then you could download the WTHR show me the weather, for you know what to do, so that’s why I could ever have a load go into the radar app and you are all good to go and that you will know where to go. Great day.!! 😂💙💙💙💙

Need local news. I look to this app for local news. There may be one or two local items but then many stories of incidents n events in other towns which I may start to read n then think WAIT that's not here! Would be MUCH BETTER to carry actual local news and weather with sections for sports, crime, business, etc. Will continue to check back and hope for improvement.

This is a great. News team. I grew up watching 13 news. And love everything about it and the people are always so happy doing they jobs. You always making my day great. Thank you Nancy southern

🥴😉😎. Not as user friendly as previous app. A little more difficult to navigate but still the same up to date info..

New 13 App. Not a fan of this app. Where are the sports? I must of missed it going thru the pages of stories. Not located at the bottom of my screen like the weather. Also not sure what favorited means. Not in my dictionary. Must mean “favorite”. Need to check your spelling and try using this app before releasing it.

If its not broken don’t fix it. Not sure why they would spend money and waste time making a new app that is mostly useless in comparison to the older version. The only problem I ever had with the older version was losing my place in the articles from the app automatically refreshing. Should have fixed that and left everything else alone.

Tragically disappointed. I’m so disappointed with this new update app!! The previous version had a great traffic tool where you could see traffic issues, zoom in on areas of considered travel, and plan accordingly. Now they’ve tethered any other app into the traffic and it’s not nearly as good and usable as before. Another challenge I have is finding things. Previous app you quickly found where you wanted to go on the main page and it opened up. Now you scroll looking for what you hope to find. I’ve yet to find the “Live” TV box! Epic fail by the developer and the station for releasing such a bad tool. I’ll be using another Indy station app until WTHR gets with the program and creates an easy to navigate app. So so so disappointed

Horrible mobile site. Navigation is not intuitive. Weather is hard to find what you are looking for. Each redesign has resulted in worse user experience. If you are field testing with real users, you are asking the wrong people.

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Ads and More Ads. The app is okay but the additional ads are annoying. The static banner ads across the top are distracting, on top of the ads when you scroll through the stories.

What is wrong?. I ipgraded to the new app and it never can connect! It says not internet connection and clearly I am connected. I have even deleted the app and reinstalled it. Any help?

Update the apps headlines. I access the WTHR app every day. There is one headline regarding the boy who committed suicide in Louisville that has happen long ago. Is there a reason why it’s still here?

Scott Swan. My hubby and I love watching WTHR and have for a long time. We enjoy everyone at WTHR but we especially watch everyday because of Scott Swan, such excellence in Broadcasting !!!! Thank you, Patricia & Daniel Koester

Too many ads. Way too many advertisements!

Indianapolis News. It has a lot of Indianapolis news, you don’t find anywhere else.

Channel 13. This app is 100 % thumbs down.I hope you all make changes ASAP..

New app channel 13.. Liked old app much better. New app never loads all way to see New numbers on virus in Indiana. Haven’t been able to get it over a week. Way too many adds which interfere with a news item. Has to restart 2 times. Weather was hard to get currents quickly. Will be looking for a new tv app.

The best in Indy if not the country. WTHR is the best. From Dave Calbro to Chuck Lofton! I have always trusted you guys with sports and weather coverage. Especially during the month of May!

Weather reports. Weather girl spends more time telling what she is going to tell than reporting the weather. Rest of news and sports staff are fine.

Love Channel 13!. This is a great local news app, from a great local news station. Keeping me updated on local news and national news like no other app! Thank you WTHR!

Buggy. Since changing the entire app a week or so ago, it is buggy, the images are now static (can’t resize), and it is less visually comfortable (too harsh on the eyes).

Great reporting. You guys do a great job addressing the issues and news.

Terrible app. Using the WTHR app used to be part of my daily morning routine. Not any more! It is very disorganized and repetitive with outdated info and new info that is buried. Worst of all, it continually locks up and just spins. I have deleted and reloaded it to find that works for a few days and then does the same thing. I’m done!

Horrible interface. The application is impossible to navigate in any efficient manner. We need the ability to sort by categories. Interface is so bad it’s effectively unusable. Deleting until it’s fixed.

Add Ap option to Apple TV. I tried to find the ap on my Apple TV but could only get the ap on my iPhone and iPad. I noticed other local stations had aps on Apple TV.

Downloaded new App. I agree with the last person about this new app I keep having to download it but it has never worked. Very disappointed I cannot use it will go to another station and every word I put in for a nickname is taken. Stupid !!!!!!!

Hate the new app!. It is too hard to find what you are looking for. The old app was perfect, why mess with a good thing? Loved the traffic option too, if wanted to use Waze I would have downloaded it myself. So disappointed!

WTHR 13. Some news items have been on this website for several months and even we’ll over one year. News sites from the other local stations are much better.

Weird, Only App That Can’t Find The Internet. Deleted again. I can look them up on their website. Shame. I would’ve liked the notifications. Everyone I open it, “no internet detected, tap to retry”. I’ve got 3 bars. All my other apps - including Chrome - work.

This is an Advertisement App. Poor design Cumbersome navigation Advertisements take center stage It is important for the public to get their news- it is clear WTHR is focused on their bottom line and not the quality of their product. Ads are completely useless as well- generic at best. At least attempt to mine our data from social media to make the ads relevant.

I really enjoy your new app.. I really like your new app it’s so easy to Use .

ADS!!. The app is overwhelming with the number of ads. The overall appearance of the interface is messy and horrible to look at. At least offer a paid version if you have to generate revenue from those cheesy mobile games. You are already collecting and selling our data, so how much greedier can you be?

Sad Change. Confusing update. Have to scroll through everything to find the stories you want to read. The previous version was well organized. This one is not. Total chaos. I have three news apps. This one used to be my go to news app. I am deleting it.

Love it or hate it. Going to be opinions either way but I prefer the new look and feel. Modernized and clean.

Terrible “Upgrade”. There are far too many ads in the new version of the app. News stories are not organized in any fashion. I have yet to figure out what the little icons on the traffic app mean and there is no explanation that I have been able to find. This had been my go to app fir quite a while , but I have deleted it and will be using a different app.

Weather. Love having weather update ‘s

Why fix what wasn’t broken before??. The old app was so easy to use and had categories to switch back and forth to find articles easier. This new app is atrocious, slow and confusing. Y’all need to flesh the app out and make it easier to use or go back to the old app pronto.

13App. Why does this app come and go instead of being available everyday? It is by far my favorite but I can’t depend on its availabity. It is not available for three to four days and then it is back. I have checked with ATT and there is nothing wrong with my IPhone. Last week I was at 86th and Meridian but app was not available.

Up to date and factual..... ...except when it comes to political news. Then its liberalism sticks its ugly head up as it denigrates real Americans.

13. Informative app works great always come here to get my news

Just want to be able to watch the news. I used to be able to watch the news online. I downloaded this app and the “Watch Live” never starts after the commercial. You’re my favorite news station. Please I just want to watch the local news.

News. Good source of the news on the go.

Pop ups. Just deleted the app after 4 days of trying it. The pop ups or notifications are for unimportant news. I only want a pop up on my phone to distract my attention if truly breaking news that all people need to know.

Politics. Please do not “go left”. Watch your words; consider how to proclaim positive events, reasons for gratitude. We have an epidemic of anxiety and fear—do not continue and reinforce. Be careful in reporting—do not allow video splicing to give false impressions. Remember Nick Sandman!!

Good content, hate all the ads. Hard to follow stories with all the ads but more thorough content than other news apps

Poor. Yep, other raters are spot on. Reading news is like those clickbait sites - half of it is trying to sell you something and the other half is to keep you reading until they get credited for the next ad. The app is confusing and not well as well organized as the old (and admittedly familiar) app. Not unlike WTHR broadcast news, production quality seems to be declining with time.

Channel 13. Excellence in News Team! Professional Broadcasting, along with a personal family flair. Viewers in Indiana, and surrounding countries , are very blessed! Thank you all

Great App!!. The updates have made this a better app. Looks good and the info is on point.

Great content!. App design could use a refresh but, the quality of the journalism wins out!

Updated app. I love this new app. Easier to navigate through

A step backward. Wow... I don’t write reviews often but this app deserved it. Terrible UI, WAY too many ads that make the interface annoying and practically unusable and overall a giant step backwards. The old app wasn’t great but it was better than this. As another reviewer wrote, do some UX testing beforehand as this thing is just a train wreck...

Tracks you with ads. Requires ad tracking and won’t let you opt out of it, so I deleted the app. Wasn’t all that great anyway, just something to look at when bored. Even a newspaper is better.

Platform is highly unstable. There is so much advertising on this app it’s impossible to get to the news you can be reading one story and it will jump up in advertising appears ,impossible to use Crashes on a regular basis Channel 13 news is good you could do better on this app

Terrible Update. Had to delete. This update is jumpy, unorganized, and ad heavy. Like so many others have said, this is no improvement. Hard to find categories and to read an article. I used to use for go to news, but am deleting this app and will use Fox 59 instead.

Battery drain & hard to find info.. My iPhone battery drained after using the new app! The daily “VOTE NOW” is missing from the app. Also, the stories skip around & repeat when scrolling. The old app was much better. Please update/fix problems or go back to the old app.

Drains battery. I couldn’t figure out why my new iPhone 11 was dying so fast. My tech savvy 10 yr old daughter showed me how to check the battery usage and we found out the channel 13 app was using 78% of my power running in the background. The app was great for local Indy news I just wish they’d figure out the battery issue.

Weather. I miss the old format. It was easier to find things such as weather and click on what you wanted.

Advertising machine. It’s mostly advertising. Very little news. Their website is not good either but at least I don’t have to download an app. That’s my take on this app not like it will ever matter since the masses accept anything.

Review. WTHR has Been and continues a tradition of excellent award winning journalism and outstanding at giving the facts and constantly updating the news to keep us informed!