Reviews of Haystack News: Local TV News

By: Haystack News

List of user reviews and ratings for Haystack News: Local TV News

Total ratings

4.16 (Rating count: 28,208)

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Review summary

Users consistently praise Haystack News for aggregating many sources in one place, offering local-area coverage, and delivering an easy, fast mobile experience with a good mix of channels and daily summaries. However the app suffers from recurring UI/UX issues after updates, causing navigation problems and making the app feel unusable. Reliability across devices is a problem for some, with reports of crashes or performance dips after new releases. Intrusive ads and perceived bias or censorship—frustration at limited source control—are also common complaints. The app is valued when it works, but updates often erode its appeal.

Pros

Aggregates multiple news sources in one place.
Local area news coverage is available.
Easy to use and fast on mobile.
Good variety of channels and daily summaries.

Cons

New UI/layout changes ruin navigation and usability.
Updates cause reliability issues across devices/unusable at times.
Too many ads.
Perceived bias/control over content; frustration with limited source control.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.16

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1% (33)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-26	Su*****	The local news two days old and mostly no updates 😕. Recently, crime occurred got freaked out and being on security alert within my neighborhood 😳 come to find out it had occurred two days ago 🤨Now searching for update 🙃 No updates.
The local news two days old and mostly no updates 😕. Recently, crime occurred got freaked out and being on security alert within my neighborhood 😳 come to find out it had occurred two days ago 🤨Now searching for update 🙃 No updates.
2026-06-25	Do*****	ignores my headlines and serves me CNN and other trash. UNINSTALLED!
ignores my headlines and serves me CNN and other trash. UNINSTALLED!
2026-06-24	Sa*****	flawless
flawless