# WTAP Now

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420945024](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420945024)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420945024`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.70 / 5 (91 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **First published:** 2013-09-10
- **Size:** 86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wtap-now/id420945024)
- **Website:** [https://www.wtap.com/](https://www.wtap.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wtap.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wtap.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WTAP Now delivers the Mid-Ohio Valley's local news, sports, and weather in a fast, easy-to-use extension. Access trusted headlines, breaking stories, and daily updates right from your browser.

Stay connected with real-time weather alerts, current scores, and timely regional coverage, all designed for quick reading and simple sharing.

## Rankings

- #170,697 — Overall

## Review summary

Users mainly report technical problems (crashes/lockups) and heavy ads that hinder use, along with unreliable alerts. Many reviews fault the app for prioritizing non-local content over Parkersburg/local news, and for bias concerns. A smaller group still values the app for local updates, but overall sentiment is negative due to stability, ad burden, and coverage issues.

### Pros

- Provides local/Mid-Ohio Valley news updates
- Useful for staying informed about local events
- Some users appreciate that the app serves as a local news source

### Cons

- App crashes or causes device to reboot after updates
- Ads lock up the app or block access to stories
- Push notifications are unreliable: not all alerts are delivered and some are repeated
- Local coverage is perceived as biased toward non-Parkersburg areas and less focus on Parkersburg

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420945024)