Reviews of 13 NEWS KOLD

By: Gray Media

List of user reviews and ratings for 13 NEWS KOLD

Total ratings

3.01 (Rating count: 1,582)

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Review summary

The app is valued for local news access and credible reporting, including live Tucson coverage and headline alerts, but is hampered by intrusive ads, slow performance, and an overload of notifications with limited filtering. Persistent UI glitches (layout/orientation, sharing, alert management) and questions about content quality further dampen user experience. Overall, the local-focus and credibility are appreciated, but reliability and ad burden are major pain points.

Pros

Strong local news focus with Tucson coverage and local live broadcasts.
Perceived credibility and loyalty to the station's reporting.
Headlines/notifications help users stay updated with quick alerts.

Cons

Intrusive, excessive ads that disrupt watching stories and cause crashes.
Poor performance: slow loading, buffering, and frequent freezes.
Too many non-local notifications and lack of filtering for local vs. national news.
UI/UX issues: can't delete alerts, share stories, landscape mode resets, and swiping issues; general instability.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.20

All time rating average: 3.01

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61% (38)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-03-19	Pr*****	This application is horrible. Glitches and hard to use.
This application is horrible. Glitches and hard to use.
2025-09-16	Gr*****	can't find a way to delete alerts.
can't find a way to delete alerts.
2025-08-31	Ha*****	Used to be a good source for local news. However, the "stories" available often contain a lack of information about which they're "reporting." Plus, one can't get to a story without having to deal with an advert first.
Used to be a good source for local news. However, the "stories" available often contain a lack of information about which they're "reporting." Plus, one can't get to a story without having to deal with an advert first.
2025-08-31	Ei*****	doesn't stay in Landscape view
doesn't stay in Landscape view
2025-08-29	Ra*****	I do not like the updated app. Stories load so slowly and it buffers constantly. It used to be so much easier to get news on the old version.
I do not like the updated app. Stories load so slowly and it buffers constantly. It used to be so much easier to get news on the old version.
2025-08-20	Ro*****	too much. only want local news. I get national news on other aps.
too much. only want local news. I get national news on other aps.
2025-08-19	Je*****	it sucks
it sucks
2025-07-01	Me*****	It's nice seeing the headlines on my notifications, and staying up to date on what's going on around me. However, I get so many notifications from this app. they give you the news from other states. Yesterday I got 18 notifications in 1 hour. Absolutely ridiculous! Ain't nobody got time for all that!
It's nice seeing the headlines on my notifications, and staying up to date on what's going on around me. However, I get so many notifications from this app. they give you the news from other states. Yesterday I got 18 notifications in 1 hour. Absolutely ridiculous! Ain't nobody got time for all that!
2025-05-26	Aa*****	Great news app, I think it would be a lot better if we can change the news notifications to show only local news or national. I just got the app because I want to stay informed but it gives a lot of notifications of news in other states while I'm mainly concerned about what's local. maybe a simple improvement for the notifications would be to say where the headline is coming from so I don't have to open it to find out.
Great news app, I think it would be a lot better if we can change the news notifications to show only local news or national. I just got the app because I want to stay informed but it gives a lot of notifications of news in other states while I'm mainly concerned about what's local. maybe a simple improvement for the notifications would be to say where the headline is coming from so I don't have to open it to find out.
2025-05-08	Ja*****	I have been a fan of KOLD News 13 since 2000 and I have met, Chuck George, Jim Becker, Dan Marries, Bud Foster, Heather rowe, som lisaius, Steve Ochoa, Damien Alameda, JD Wallace, Mindy Blake, Barbara grijalva and the cast and crew of the station KOLD News 13 is the best news station in Tucson Arizona. I would love to meet Cory Kowitz, (the comeback) Erin Christiansen, valleri cavasos, Allie Potter, Brooke Wagner, Rebecca Taylor, and the rest of the team. KOLD News 13 is the number 1 station.
I have been a fan of KOLD News 13 since 2000 and I have met, Chuck George, Jim Becker, Dan Marries, Bud Foster, Heather rowe, som lisaius, Steve Ochoa, Damien Alameda, JD Wallace, Mindy Blake, Barbara grijalva and the cast and crew of the station KOLD News 13 is the best news station in Tucson Arizona. I would love to meet Cory Kowitz, (the comeback) Erin Christiansen, valleri cavasos, Allie Potter, Brooke Wagner, Rebecca Taylor, and the rest of the team. KOLD News 13 is the number 1 station.