KCRG News

Name: KCRG News
Rating: 2.4 (305 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc.

News

Features & Capabilities

KCRG News delivers Eastern Iowa's trusted KCRG-TV9 reporting directly in your browser. Quickly access the latest headlines, weather forecasts, and sports updates with a single click.

The extension offers on-demand news, breaking updates, and convenient alerts so you stay informed—whether you're browsing or on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

2.40

(305)

Version:

3.0.6 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

887004865

Creation date:

2015-12-10

Compatible devices:

Size:

109.09MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-04

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 127,602 ▼ 1,189

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Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kcrg-news/id1063798276

Website:

https://www.kcrg.com/

User Reviews

Reviewers largely criticize the app for intrusive advertising and autoplay videos that play with sound when opening stories, making it hard to read. They report an overload of ads, including between-article placements, long loading times, and questionable ad content. Many cannot find or disable mute settings, and notification badges/alerts are hard to clear. Updates are described as degrading readability and navigation, with some planning to switch to other local news sources. Overall sentiment is negative, urging the developer to reduce ads and restore playback control.

Pros

Cons

Autoplay video and sound when opening articles with no easy mute/disable option.
Too many ads, including inter-article ads and auto-playing video ads, disrupting reading.
Ads include disturbing or misleading content (phishing-like ads, Alzheimer’s) that make navigation feel unsafe.
Unread/alerts notification badges that won't clear, cluttering the home screen.
New layout/smaller font and changes degrade readability and make it harder to use.

Recent reviews

I don’t like the format of the update. To busy and the titles of the news articles are cut off. Also don’t like the video auto play when I open an article to read. Sometime I open it at night while my spouse is sleeping then the video makes noise before I can silence it.

by Io*****, 2026-05-18

Can’t turn off audio in settings when starting a story, very annoying. App is slow to load and he

by je*****, 2026-05-13

While I understand the need for advertising, the way you’ve placed them on your site is very annoying. They take so long to load, and they often play continually. I can’t get to the content. And the ads below the content are revolting. They show grotesque images! Please do something about this soon. If not, I’ll just delete the app. I’ll get my news and weather from a different local app.