WHIO News

Name: WHIO News
Rating: 4.6 (20791 reviews)
Author: Cox Media Group

By: Cox Media Group

Dayton Live News & Weather

Features & Capabilities

WHIO News is your go-to app for Dayton-Miami Valley coverage. Get minute-by-minute weather with StormTracker, real-time drive times in the Dayton metro area, and local sports coverage including OSU Buckeyes, Bengals, Browns, and Dayton Flyers. Access national and world news and easily share stories to Twitter and Facebook. This app uses Nielsen measurement software to deliver relevant TV ratings while respecting your privacy.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Cox Media Group

Rating:

4.60

(20,791) 26 new ratings

Version:

8.9.8 Last updated: 2026-03-11

Version code:

883189056

Creation date:

2013-10-31

Compatible devices:

Size:

82.45MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 11,516 ▲ 19

Other rankings

#81 in news keyword 34 ▲ 11

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Cox Media Group

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whio-news/id728497462

Website:

https://www.whio.com

User Reviews

User feedback is generally positive about content, especially the audio option and multiple channels. However, repeated issues with stability, heavy ads, video playback, broken/outdated links, and navigation/UI performance dominate the downsides. Users want a more stable app, fewer intrusive ads, reliable video and link handling, and smoother navigation to access timely local news.

Pros

Audio-only listening option and multiple channels for viewing news.
Good, consistent daily news coverage.
Accessible and informative news content on mobile.

Cons

Frequent crashes and 'App Could Not Be Started' errors; app won't open.
Excessive advertising that blocks content and degrades usability.
Video playback issues: videos don’t play reliably, links load slowly, or lead to unrelated content.
Broken or outdated article links/content, with old stories not updated.
Navigation/UI problems: stuttering interfaces, blank screens, and difficulty navigating after live stories.

Recent reviews

As a mobile developer I can attest to many of the comments on the user experience front. You receive a notification, tap on it, you are brought to the app but not the story, instead ads are everywhere takes forever to load and the auto playing of unrelated content is absolutely horrible. Good luck finding the arrival of the deep link isn’t valid. Don’t waste your time if you want a functional user interface, or you want a smooth user experience. The news platform is ridiculous, days late on news from around the nation if it’s relevant, click bait style notifications, vague content descriptions, something like “Country music star files for divorce after 10 years” incredible click bait. Just say who it is, being cryptic is absurd. Oh yeah, don’t worry you received that notification today, you’ll get it again in 4-5 days incredibly annoying but let’s not forget this specific notification already happened days ago.