Reviews of Haystack News: Local TV News

By: Haystack News App

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

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 31,831)

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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: 4.60

All time rating average: 4.20

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11% (40)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-31	Re*****	very informative very nice
very informative very nice
2026-08-31	St*****	good as is.
good as is.
2026-08-30	St*****	One of my favorite sources for news updates!
One of my favorite sources for news updates!
2026-08-28	Ma*****	better than the others.
better than the others.
2026-08-28	Ca*****	THIS IS A GREAT NEWS APP!!
THIS IS A GREAT NEWS APP!!
2026-08-28	Ja*****	so far,ok
so far,ok
2026-08-27	Ti*****	I love their realtime coverage.
I love their realtime coverage.
2026-08-27	su*****	Ugliest icon ,cloud icon pinned on status bar. For I uninstalled this nothing disgusting is acceptable to me at any cost. It was the only video news app that I loved most . for that ugly cloud icon.
Ugliest icon ,cloud icon pinned on status bar. For I uninstalled this nothing disgusting is acceptable to me at any cost. It was the only video news app that I loved most . for that ugly cloud icon.
2026-08-26	Je*****	love getting news right away
love getting news right away
2026-08-25	Ch*****	very good
very good