# KTBS 3

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id570603468](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id570603468)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id570603468`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** KTBS Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,229 ratings)
- **Version:** 300.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-18
- **First published:** 2012-10-24
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktbs-3/id570603468)
- **Website:** [https://ktbs.com](https://ktbs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ktbs.com/site/privacy.html](https://www.ktbs.com/site/privacy.html)

## Description

KTBS 3 News brings the official KTBS experience to your browser, delivering the latest local and national news, weather, sports, and traffic from the KTBS Newsroom. Stay up to date with immediate access to articles and videos, all in one convenient extension.

This free app consolidates breaking updates, live video, and comprehensive coverage for Shreveport, Louisiana, and beyond, so you can stay informed wherever you browse.

## Rankings

- #50,107 — Overall

## Review summary

KTBS 3's iOS app is valued for timely local news and weather and for its long-standing trust, but users report navigation difficulties after updates, heavy ads, stability problems, a video-first experience with limited reading options, and noisy alerts. Some praise the clear delivery when working. Overall it's a strong local news source that needs UX and stability improvements.

### Pros

- Always up-to-date local news and weather.
- Trusted, long-standing local news source (KTBS Channel 3) with decades of service.
- Broad Ark-La-Tex coverage with clear delivery.
- Strong breaking news updates.
- Good overall news reporting when the app functions.

### Cons

- Navigation and the new layout make the app difficult to use after updates.
- Excessive ads and intrusive ad experiences (including auto-playing ads).
- Frequent crashes and overall instability requiring reinstalls.
- Video-first experience with limited option to read articles within the app.
- Alerts are noisy or not helpful.

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