# WQAD News 8 Quad Cities

> Breaking news, weather & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491061406](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491061406)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1491061406`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (4,858 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.25.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2020-02-12
- **Size:** 269 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wqad-news-8-quad-cities/id1491061406)
- **Website:** [https://www.wqad.com/](https://www.wqad.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wqad.com/privacy](https://www.wqad.com/privacy)

## Description

WQAD News 8 Quad Cities is the official, free Chrome extension delivering WQAD's trusted Quad Cities coverage to your browser. Stay updated with breaking local news, weather with interactive radar, and live video from WQAD's newscasts and events across West-Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa.

Personalize your feed by following topics, get real-time alerts, browse galleries, share stories, view behind-the-scenes content, and cast video to a TV or streaming device. This app is the official WQAD/WQAD.com experience from ABC affiliate.

## Rankings

- #25,919 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app for strong local coverage and team, especially morning broadcasts and live weather, while criticizing stability, ad load, navigation, and some weather data issues; overall content quality is high but app performance and distribution limitations detract from the experience.

### Pros

- Trusted local news and weather with a friendly, professional on-air team.
- Strong weather coverage including live storm tracking (Beast team) and upbeat meteorologists.
- Comprehensive local coverage that includes Illinois news, not just Iowa.
- Morning news team provides an enjoyable start to the day.
- Fewer ads compared with other local news apps.

### Cons

- App crashes frequently and sometimes won’t load or update weather.
- Excessive, repetitive ads that interrupt viewing and require watching before actions.
- New app version is hard to navigate; finding other news sections is cumbersome.
- Weather data/alerts can be inaccurate or lack details (e.g., location labeling).
- Channel 8 access is inconsistent on cable in some areas, pushing users to rely on the app.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1491061406)