News 8 WROC

Name: News 8 WROC
Rating: 4.6 (1955 reviews)
Author: Nexstar Broadcasting

By: Nexstar Broadcasting App

News

Overview

Version:

509.0.0

Last updated: 2026-07-08

Ranking

#43,457 ▼ 1,136

Overall

Features & Capabilities

News 8 WROC brings Rochester's top stories to your palm, with local news, weather, and sports from trusted reporters. Stay connected to the community with real-time updates from daily broadcasts and on-the-ground coverage.

Key features include video reports from on-scene reporters, a detailed weather outlook with live alerts and an interactive radar map, breaking news alerts, and the ability to save stories for later when you're on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Nexstar Broadcasting

Rating:

4.60

(1,955)

Version:

509.0.0 Last updated: 2026-07-08

Version code:

887960607

Creation date:

2013-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

76.12MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 43,457 ▼ 1,136

Other platforms

News 8 WROC (v509.0.0)

36,068 3.68

(279)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Nexstar Broadcasting

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-8-wroc/id638930553

Website:

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/

User Reviews

Many reviewers praise News 8 WROC for up-to-date local news and useful weather radar, but recurring complaints focus on a poor UX due to aggressive ads, intrusive video overlays, stability problems (freezes/crashes), and pushy notification prompts. These issues disrupt reading and navigation, overshadowing the app’s strengths. Overall, the app remains valuable for timely coverage but requires major UX and performance improvements to reduce ads, restore readable layouts, and minimize interruptions.

Pros

Up-to-the-minute local news coverage and timely updates
Useful weather radar/forecast with zoom and quick access
Notifications deliver pertinent updates without being overly annoying (in some reviews)
Clean, simple, effective design and overall reliability for staying informed
Consistently helpful for staying in the know about area happenings

Cons

Aggressive/intrusive ads and ad overload, including videos that play automatically
Video overlays that take over the screen and cannot be closed or minimized
Frequent performance issues: freezing, slow responses, and crashes
Pushy notification prompts or requirements (e.g., cannot read news without enabling alerts)
Navigation and UX hindered by pop-ups/ads that launch external browsers and complicate reading

Recent reviews

It cuts in and out The commercials are after every story now! Will be finding other ways to stream my local news.

by Me*****, 2026-06-02

Why even offer livestream coverage if you're going to throw a huge commercial break it gets stuck on? Live coverage of our children performing at the Stars of Tomorrow gala! There weren't many parent tickets available this year so I just missed all but 3 seconds of my child's performance. Awful