# WPXI News

> Pittsburgh Live News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id337602365](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id337602365)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id337602365`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cox Media Group
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (18,620 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.9.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-11
- **First published:** 2009-12-08
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wpxi-news/id337602365)
- **Website:** [https://www.wpxi.com](https://www.wpxi.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wpxi.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wpxi.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WPXI News is Pittsburgh's go-to source for live and on-demand news and weather. It delivers 24/7 local coverage with live and on-demand videos, minute-by-minute weather via StormTracker Doppler Radar, and a 5-day forecast to help you plan your day. Get live drive times, local sports coverage (Steelers, Pirates, Penguins), and national and world news, all in one accessible app.

Share stories easily on Twitter and Facebook and stay connected with Allegheny County and surrounding areas. Note: Continued GPS use can affect battery life, and Nielsen’s measurement software may be used for market research.

## Rankings

- #12,389 — Overall
- #87 — news

## Review summary

User reviews consistently praise WPXI's Channel 11 reporting and well-written articles, with several callers noting it as a preferred local-news source and stronger than rival Pittsburgh stations. However, recurring problems dominate: intrusive ads and pop-ups; auto-playing videos with little or no control (including middle-of-article videos); difficult navigation/search; frequent crashes/bugs; and a VPN requirement that blocks access. These issues overshadow the positives and suggest a need for UI/UX cleanup, stability improvements, and better ad/video controls to improve user experience.

### Pros

- Trusted Channel 11 reporting and preferred local news source.
- Articles are well written.
- WPXI is seen as better than other Pittsburgh stations.

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive ads and pop-ups.
- Auto-playing videos in the middle of articles with little to no control (risk of triggering seizures).
- Difficult navigation and poor search/findability within the app (high friction to locate stories).
- Frequent crashes and bugs (unreliable app performance, jumps to unrelated content).
- VPN must be turned off to use the app (access becomes unusable with VPN).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id337602365)