WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids News

Name: WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids News
Rating: 4.5 (9486 reviews)
Author: LIN Television Corporation

By: LIN Television Corporation

News

Features & Capabilities

WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids News brings local West Michigan coverage to your fingertips, with top stories from daily broadcasts and real-time developments in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and the lakeshore.

Features include on-demand video from trusted reporters, in-depth articles, detailed weather with live alerts and an interactive radar, breaking news alerts, and the ability to save stories for later.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Weather

By:

LIN Television Corporation

Rating:

4.50

(9,486) 1 ratings

Version:

508.0.0 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

885930361

Creation date:

2011-12-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

75.15MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 18,872 ▼ 18

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Developed by:

LIN Television Corporation

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wood-tv8-grand-rapids-news/id488527284

Website:

http://www.woodtv.com/

User Reviews

User reviews cluster around ads and performance issues: intrusive ads block content and can crash the app; stability problems cause freezes and splash-screen hangs; readability suffers from overlays and large fonts; weather/radar features degraded after updates; and audio starts automatically, disrupting other listening. A few reviewers also note stale or biased headlines. Overall, the app provides local news/weather but quality is marred by ads, reliability problems, and UI/content presentation.</review_response>}{} 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pros

Provides local news and weather content.
Has been used by some users for years, indicating value and loyalty to the app.
Offers Doppler radar/weather features.

Cons

Intrusive ads and overlays (full-screen ads, banners, and launch ads) that block content and disrupt reading.
Stability and reliability issues (frequent freezes, crashes, and splash-screen hangs).
Readability/UI problems (text obscured by video, unusually large font after updates, navigation difficulties).
Weather/radar functionality degraded or inaccurate after updates (no future radar, outdated data, incorrect temperatures).
Audio autostart on launch and volume resetting during video playback.

Recent reviews

When you cannot select to turn on the audio? Is this only for people who read lips? Slow to respond Freezes a lot Dim screen cannot access any articles. Guess if they can’t display the ad then no one gets to read anything. Good thing it’s not a serious emergency

by Tr*****, 2026-05-04

Not sure why you chose to delete a 100% honest, accurate review of the WOOD TV App. News stories are old, recycled with different times. Users want Real Time news Stories! Your App is terrible!

by Ti*****, 2026-04-28

After recent updates, if you touch an Ad, not click on it, it opens my browser with the Ad. This happened when the app 1st came out and now does it again.