# San Antonio News from KENS 5

> Breaking news & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203808](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203808)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1453203808`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (21,440 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.25.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2019-07-22
- **Size:** 269 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/san-antonio-news-from-kens-5/id1453203808)
- **Website:** [https://www.kens5.com](https://www.kens5.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kens5.com/privacy](https://www.kens5.com/privacy)

## Description

Stay up-to-date with San Antonio news and weather with the KENS 5 app. Get breaking stories, live video from our newscasts, and hyperlocal radar to help plan your day.

Receive real-time notifications, save your favorite topics, and customize the news you see. You can also share stories, view behind-the-scenes content, and cast video to your TV for a bigger screen experience.

## Rankings

- #11,094 — Overall

## Review summary

Many reviews praise the app for timely local news and weather, strong local coverage with trusted KENS 5 staff, broad national/world coverage, and useful weather features. However, several users criticize the latest update for navigation and discoverability issues, a lack of dark mode with a bright UI, and content organization that shows older stories and makes topic navigation (e.g., sports) difficult.

### Pros

- Timely, up-to-date local news and weather updates.
- Strong local coverage with trusted KENS 5 staff and anchors.
- Broad coverage across local, national, and world news plus weather and local events.
- Valuable weather features including radar and forecasts.

### Cons

- Difficult navigation and poor discoverability in the new app design (no clear sections, overwhelming top stories).
- No dark mode; bright white UI reduces readability.
- Content organization leads to older stories being shown and makes finding topics like sports hard.

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