KPLC 7NEWS

Name: KPLC 7NEWS
Rating: 4.5 (6195 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc.

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Features & Capabilities

KPLC 7NEWS Chrome extension provides breaking Lake Charles news and local headlines with live updates, sports coverage, and video for Southwest Louisiana.

The extension may request location to tailor content and may share location and usage data with advertising partners to customize ads. Please review the privacy policy for details and for your choices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Privacy & Security

By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

4.50

(6,195)

Version:

8.0.4 Last updated: 2026-06-10

Version code:

886743014

Creation date:

2011-07-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

95.30MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 24,042 ▼ 73

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.

Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kplc-7news/id449314410

Website:

https://www.kplctv.com/apps/

User Reviews

The reviews converge on a few core issues after the latest update: auto-play of media, intrusive and hard-to-dismiss alerts, and a flood of ads that disrupt reading. Users also report stability problems and crashes, along with dissatisfaction over local content coverage and a preference for the older app version. These themes suggest a need for a toggle to disable auto-play, better notification controls, reduced ad load, and improved stability plus restored local content relevance.

Pros

Cons

Auto-playing video/audio starts automatically when opening stories or alerts; users want an option to disable playback.
Persistent, hard-to-clear alerts/notifications; many say alerts keep reappearing and can't be reliably dismissed.
Heavy ad load and intrusive ads that interrupt reading and hinder navigation.
App instability after updates: frequent crashes, glitches, and a sense that the update worsened the experience.
Content quality and focus concerns: perceived shift away from local/Louisiana news, with some users preferring the older version and criticizing current coverage.

Recent reviews

I don’t like the way this app is designed. Especially for a person that is blind or visually impaired. This app definitely needs to be fixed for people like us that use screen readers on smart phones. This is totally inaccessible. And needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Not being able to navigate this app with the screen reader makes it very hard on us and with buttons not being labeled, makes it very hard as well.

by Co*****, 2026-06-06

Cuts off in the middle of a story, by the time you get back in to watch it’s over because you had to listen to an ad before you could actually watch the news. The app has gotten worse overtime.

by Lu*****, 2026-05-26

When the app was upgraded a couple weeks ago the news reports started initializing automatically. I don’t want this functionality. I have to pause every news report so I can read the article in peace. Is there a way to disable this feature? It’s annoying and I don’t want to find a different app to read the local news.