Local Now: News, TV & Movies

Name: Local Now: News, TV & Movies
Rating: 4.3 (1349 reviews)
Author: Weather Group, LLC

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Overview

Version:

6.5.16

Last updated: 2026-02-10

Features & Capabilities

Local Now puts free local news and weather at your fingertips, along with 400+ channels and thousands of Hollywood movies. It’s all free to stream and available now.

From national headlines and courtroom programming to comedy, horror, and travel, this free streaming hub offers a wide range of content with no subscription—start watching today.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Weather Group, LLC

Rating:

4.30

(1,349) 1 ratings

Version:

6.5.16 Last updated: 2026-02-10

Version code:

880050519

Creation date:

2016-06-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

28.24MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 53,365 ▼ 1,375

Other rankings

#18 in channel keyword 39 ▲ 7

Other platforms

Local Now: News, Movies & TV (v6.5.17)

2,767,380 3.96

(3,422)

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Developed by:

Weather Group, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/local-now-news-tv-movies/id1117556939

Website:

https://www.localnow.com

User Reviews

Users praise Local Now for a wide, free channel lineup (local and national news plus entertainment) and valuable local content. However, multiple reviews highlight reliability issues on iPad, including audio overlap between channels, crashes and freezes, buffering or playback failures, difficult navigation, and heavy ad/auto-play behavior. Content quality is acknowledged but stability and UX improvements are needed across devices.

Pros

Broad lineup of channels, including local and national news and entertainment.
Content is largely free to access with a wide selection of channels.
Users express positive sentiment and appreciation for the app when it functions properly.

Cons

Cross-channel audio plays simultaneously on iPad (audio overlap issue when switching channels).
Frequent stability problems on iPad: crashes, freezes, and returning to the start screen.
Streaming issues: buffering, loading errors, or movies not playing.
Navigation and UI are confusing or unreliable, with difficult channel switching and random category jumps.
Excessive ads and autoplay, with a desire for auto-mute or the ability to disable autoplay.

Recent reviews

I truly enjoy the app but when watching the local news on one station, I’m hearing the audio on another station at the same time on my iPad 10 Generation. Please help!

by Ju*****, 2026-04-20

With the recent update on iPad, it seems to be having an audio overlapping issues, no matter if I change the channels, mute, & I’ve also uninstalled the app to reinstall it & it STILL has the issue. Please fix & I will change my review, thank you! 🙏🏻💝