Gulf Coast News - Fort Myers

Name: Gulf Coast News - Fort Myers
Rating: 3.1 (107 reviews)
Author: Hearst Television

By: Hearst Television

News

Features & Capabilities

Gulf Coast News - Fort Myers is a convenient, all-in-one news and weather extension for Southwest Florida. It delivers the latest local and national news, customizable alerts for breaking stories, and access to the Gulf Coast News First Alert Storm Team's forecast on your device.

Key features include customizable push alerts, live streaming video, access to previously aired stories, current weather conditions with hourly updates and a 7-day forecast, and easy sharing via email or social media. Content is intended for adults 18+.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Hearst Television

Rating:

3.10

(107)

Version:

7.15.2175 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

885686675

Creation date:

2017-12-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

119.87MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 169,866 ▼ 203

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Developed by:

Hearst Television

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gulf-coast-news-fort-myers/id1326271190

Website:

https://gulfcoastnewsnow.com

User Reviews

Overall sentiment is negative. Reviewers complain about excessive ads, unreliable weather features (radar shows wrong location, no hourly/7-day forecast, weather tab is hard to use), and poor app reliability (connection errors, constant loading, broken live streams). They also criticize the updated UI for being cluttered and harder to navigate, with some features removed (local news access, easy weather access) and privacy concerns after forced upgrades. A few users still value local news coverage and forecast quality, but many have shifted to alternatives like Wink Weather or MyRadar.

Pros

Local news content is valued by some users.
Some reviewers call it the 'best news app!!!'.
Forecast quality is mentioned positively by at least one reviewer.

Cons

Ads are excessive and interrupt reading with preroll ads.
Weather functionality is poor or broken (radar location incorrect; no hourly/7-day forecast; weather tab is hard to access).
App reliability and performance issues (connection problems, loading delays, broken live streams).
UI/UX changes after updates are disliked (cluttered interface, harder navigation, removal of local news or easy weather access).
Content quality concerns (biased headlines; stale or old stories in the feed).

Recent reviews

This app has misleading headlines and is left leaning in their national news reporting. Be nice if it was just news. Not left or right.

by 10*****, 2026-01-13

This app is not working-it’s says there is a connection problem. Ever since I got my new phone 2 months now!! Straighten it out please

by Ir*****, 2025-09-15

I don’t get it, I understand the need for revenue, but for every story you have to watch an ad before you can read it. I downloaded the app for its weather since we’re now into hurricane season, but then when I tried to read the news articles, I was inundated with ads. So much so I quit using the app.