WAFB First Alert Weather App Reviews

Too many ads. Too many ads and no way to purchase ad-free. Uninstalled.

Always wrong!!!!!. The meteorologist at this station is always wrong about the weather! I awoke this morning to an alert of a heat advisory and it’s been raining all day! How do the people really get a check for being wrong 80% of the time! This app is JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too many ads. The app is ok and gives some pretty good info. I also like the alerts but the freakin ads drive me nuts. There's an ad on each page which means I won't EVER upgrade the original WAFB app for news. I prefer not to be bombarded with useless information constantly! I plan to delete this app!

Too much of the picture!. My biggest complaint is waiting for the app to load and having to look at the same picture routinely. Then if you decide to check something else after just logging out, you have to go thru the same thing again, even if only out for an instant. The other thing that drives me crazy is the infomercial they constantly do for it when you’re watching the darn weather on their newscast!

Overlays. Why are there so many colored sections on the map? It looks like an overlay but there is no way to turn them off.

Way too many ads can’t see content. If you want to watch a 15 second weather update you have to watch 2.5 minutes of ads. No thanks instantly deleted their app

New update is horrible. This new update is TERRIBLE! I will be using a different app until this is resolved. This makes the radar 1) look majorly outdated, 2) difficult to see the precipitation because the watches and warnings are not transparent enough, and 3) look confusing because severe thunderstorm warnings are red and not yellow like TV and every other resource. It is a completely terrible update.

Great app but..l. Most of the time it freezes and won’t open. We need a fix, please b

App Freezes Too Much 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎. I can’t find my last review so that I can downgrade it. I am sick and tired of this formerly good app freezing on a regular basis. It has gotten to the point that I have also downloaded a rival station’s (WBRZ’s) weather app so that I can have a dependable, local weather app. I’m about at the point of deleting WAFB’s weather app freezes so much that has become trash. The only reason that I haven’t done so yet is that I keep hoping that the app will be updated to correct this malfunction. I am beginning to wonder if the person in charge of this is asleep at the wheel.

Terrible update!. I can no longer get the past and future radar loop. You can’t overlay warnings. I don’t even see the ability to get tornado warnings anymore. And the traffic portion no longer has the find me feature. They took a decent app and made it useless. I hope they didn’t pay someone for this.

keeps crashing, cant open it. yep

Support has a 404 message. Clunky is not the wird. Something recently changed. I can no longer rewind or forward through a forecast video to see pertinent details, a critical thing during a forecast for active severe weather. If i try to rewind at all to see storm eta for my location, video starts over including the annoying 15-30 second ads i have already seen. If I’ve already watch the ad for the video i should be about to do a little relevant slowing and speeding. That your app support link goes to a 404 makes it clear you’re not thinking about your audience. Guess i’ll have to move on.

New Update (5/9/19). The new update needs an update! I have to go into the help menu to figure out everything! But if I had to pick one thing that changes it would be to put the location dot back on the map!!! I HATE that this has been removed! I like that I didn’t have to zoom into street view to see how close the bad weather is to my exact location. I’m on the road making multiple stops for work and on bad weather days I am always using the app before I leave a location to see what I’m going to be driving into. Please fix this!

NO WEATHER!!!. Since the last update, I can’t get it to work!

Not working. The app does not open half the time. Seems as if it is stuck or something and no way to move from pictured staff. Location is on. App is good when it will open. Deleted and redone but still does same thing.

App freezes. App is frequently freezing. Please fix this bug. Like the app. Hate the inconvenience of daily freezes.

Late timing. You guys need to fix the timing on the notifications for lightning and rain. When it pops up lightning is located 4.6 miles away but starts flashing like its 4.6 feet away there is a problem.

I don’t understand the low reviews. If you live in Baton Rouge metro, this is the best weather app on the planet for you.

Too much color. So many color patches can’t even see the Hurricane needs an option to turn them off and on

App freezing fixed. The latest update appears to have resolved the intermittent app freezing. Thanks!

The new update causes the app to crash. Since the latest update the app doesn’t even open. When I click to open it closes out.

I like it needs work. Really really badly needs work on the UI its very clunky and hard to use needs a bunch of bug fixes to for the last month i havent even been able to open the app it kicks me off every time, i like the notifications and all but please fix the UI it is so god awful

Need help. My app since update days mot available in your area disappointed need this for when the storm hits

Please add “feels like temp” to Hourly for iPhone. I believe the Hourly view on the iPad shows you the “feels like temperature” as well. That’s an extremely important number these days. Please add it to the iPhone version. I personally think you have room to add a column. Or you could add a setting to pick which columns to show. I’d rather that than wind direction. You could also allow the app to rotate to show all columns in landscape view.

Freezes sometimes. Since the latest update have been having intermittent issues with app freezing when trying to open. Looks like it needs another bug update

Issue. Won’t open at all after update.

Old version was better. The older version of this app was better because the map would show up first and stay up. The new version has a setting for the map to be the first thing to show up but that doesn't always work, the tabs just flip around in a circle and you hope you can catch the map like on a slot machine...I mainly want to look at the radar. Everything else is secondary.

Different Weather. The app weather info doesn’t match the weather info on the actual news. In the hourly forecast, it states 2:00 has a 80% chance of rain. I watched the news 30 mins later, it states a max rain chance of 50% ALL DAY long… This happens everyday…just get The Weather Channel App

Freezes too much. Needs work to keep from freezing up.

Crash. I’ve used this app for years with no problems. Now it takes forever to open and every time i switch to the daily forecast tab it crashes.

Freezes. Last update has caused major issues. Never had problems before

Great App. Only Wish It Had Widgets. I just wish the developers of this app would make widgets for it. I only trust WAFB WX as my source for weather and to have a Home Screen widget that I could just glance at for current temp and low temp that would be a 5 star move. Thanks in advance.

Hijacks Kindle widget. Best weather for my region, but it opens when I activate my Kindle widget. Annoying; I’ll delete it.

App not functional. Map is stuck on future view with no way to change it. The button is greyed out so no other view can be chosen.

Ad Loaded. Use this app and you will have to wade thru crap ads first. Users likely want to know weather first. Tone it down!

Doesn’t open. The app is good ... when it works! About half the time it just locks on the front page with the weather people, then nothing happens and can’t move anything. So I have to go to WBRZ’s weather page. Too bad.🙁

Needs improvement. Videos need improvement Can’t look at videos sideways and flat, have to turn phone sideways and hold it like binoculars to keep video from flipping back

Ads ruining it. You’ve rendered the app almost useless bec you’re too worried about ad money. Hourly section gets stuck on ad page with no way to x out, and radar page not loading data bec ad bar at top gets stuck trying to load. Do better. We need this info.

Deleted Weather App!!!. Downloaded the weather app prior to severe weather event. NOW I'm getting "alerts" about routine weather, like the 'cool temperatures ahead for the weekend following high temperatures this week' I just received. Give an inch, they take a mile!

Deleting app.. Gives basic weather info WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IT SUE TO ADDS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING!!! Deleting this app and going with WBRZ CHANNEL 2 because of it So frustrating that you can’t see what you cans there for 80% of the time

App not functioning properly. Just recently with the new updates the app seems to get stuck on the per launch page. Even when I reboot the phone it does not always resolve the issue. I’m hoping a new update will resolve the issue, because it is very frustrating. I’m currently running iOS 13.3 on my iPhone. Hoping this info helps developers.

Very useful. I use this for whenever im storm chasing!

Not optimized. Not optimized for iPhone X, too many ads, outdated feeling design.

They make fun of other weather apps. When I click on this app, I have to look at a picture of the channel 9 weather folks before I get the weather. Then I get to look around ads for the weather. A notification box comes up on the screen of my phone, but when I click on it I get to wait until something that looks like weather loads. Usually I’m unable to find out what the notification was because it’s a video that won’t load, not that I want to wait to see that any way. This station has a commercial that talks about the folks in Atlanta and how they don’t know our weather. But when I click on that app, the weather comes right up. I don’t have to look at the icons of the channel 9 weather crew. Imagine that. I’m very disappointed with this app.

Video on weekend. I really love this app! I like knowing what the weather is like at all times and this app does it all... EXCEPT there is no videos posted on the weekend for the weather... Doesn't matter how severe the wether is this app doesn't show any news coverage... I love the app and it would be perfect if there was video coverage on the weekend...

Bug. The radar view sometimes locks into futurecast when the settings are switched from precipitation to clouds or other setting then switched back to precipitation then saved. Returning to settings & toggling the modes can unlock the future mode.

:(. Tried to look at during the storm last night, didn’t work, only had info from an hour before. Had no power, sirens blaring and had to call a friend so they could try. All they got was an add from this app while trying to look at the radar. Ps the radar wasn’t even current. Downloaded this due to how the weather is down here and needed a reliable source when power goes out. Wish it would of gave us live time feed.

Quit pushing this app during the news. Every day when watching the news on WAFB the two meteorologists push installing this app to get the "latest weather" updates. The app is a total joke. Each time there's an update you're forced to watch 30 second ads before you can see anything. Static ads are fine, although you'd think between online ads, broadcast ads, and revenue from cable services that an ad on a weather app would be superfluous, but the ads in this app are full screen and no way to exit out of them. This app is nothing more than a blatant money grab providing very little useful content that can't be obtained elsewhere faster and more accurately without the necessity to line the pockets of WAFB to watch a radar.

HATE the new update!!. As some have said before, with the new update you can’t see the severe weather overlays. I have used this app faithfully for years, but will now be looking for a new app. I’m so confused as to why they would update and take away key features that made the app great. Really terrible decision.

Cool but not functional. The "new look" is still functionally awful. Instead of seeing a map, forecast, current conditions, and perhaps a scrolling alert, along with a menu for less-used items, now you get just current conditions and headlines in this cooool rotating format. Yes, it's so cool. News flash, WAFB: I don't check the weather app for its coolness factor; I want to see what the weather is. The old app did that better. WBRZ still uses the functional template WAFB did previously, for now at least. You open it, and what you need is right there on the screen.

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Needs work. The app is good except it is in portrait view only. Needs to be able to rotate to landscape.

Last update not functional. I updated earlier today (4/22/20) and app now crashes when opened. Please fix as I rely on this app for my weather updates.

Quick loading, easy navigation. THE GOOD: loads quickly and it is easy to find your way around it. It has some good interactivity features. You can switch maps or layer them to show cloud cover, temperatures and even driving conditions. The forecasts so far are pretty accurate. You can also change the forecast setting to use your location instead of the default Baton Rouge location. THE BAD: the map seems to only show 20 minutes worth of activity (in five steps) so unless the storm is moving very quickly, you don't really get a sense of it's motion. The only other problem I've seen is aesthetics. It is a bit ugly, but not much different than your average tv station graphics. The interface is pretty crowded because it is ad supported, but it's free so not much to complain about there. Overall, the app works great. I just wish the map was more useful (maybe 15-minute increments instead of five-minutes) and the graphics were a little better.

Love this app!. Use it everyday.

Amazing!. This app works perfectly!!!

Very useful. 10/5

Great app. Great app I use whenever I travel and before I plan a trip.

Crash probs. Love this app & use it daily! After iOS 7 update, it crashes when playing future radar (does fine with past). So far, it's the only bug I've noticed after update. Also (not a bug, but it's on my wish list), would love to have access to the most recently aired weather video clips. Seems they're not updated very frequently/timely. A few tweaks & it would be perfect. Thanks for the quality product & I look forward to updates!

Awesome. Best update yet it's about time

Add on. I love this app, I would really love push notifications for severe weather or even daily weather.

Needs Improving!. The app seems to do great at times! Very glitchy!

Awesome. For a local weather app, I'm impressed. Works well, like the interface. But agree with the other reviewer...longer time increments would be cool.

Momzlife. Love it and u will too. Try it!! It's free u can't lose

It could have been good. This app crashes my iPad but some people do not want to go through all that personalization entering where you live they just look at the weather for Baton Rouge it is way too invasive

Wafb Titan radar. Good app

STOP TELLING ME TO UPGRADE. Everytime I open app, it tells me to upgrade! I have the latest version. Also, I want app to default to opening the map. I have to manually open map each time.

Use it everyday!!. 5 stars. Need I say more

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Needs fixing NOW!!. App insists on adding Baton Rouge. I choose Follow Me since I live an hour North of Baton Rouge. Deleting it doesn’t help. It just adds back. I prefer WAFB for severe weather warnings, but have had to resort to another channel. This happened about the time I started getting a dozen useless notifications on routine weather days. Please do an update quickly.

So far so good. Seems to be a really good app. Thanks wafb

Wow. Fancy! Very smooth sexy look.

Good use. I use on the lake or out of state for beach

Ehh. Ehh