# KTIV

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id849807245](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id849807245)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id849807245`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,646 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2014-04-05
- **Size:** 81 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktiv/id849807245)
- **Website:** [https://www.ktiv.com](https://www.ktiv.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ktiv.com/privacy-policy/](https://ktiv.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KTIV News 4 is your trusted local source for breaking news, weather, and SportsFource coverage in Siouxland. The extension keeps you connected with real-time push alerts for major events and severe weather.

Servicing parts of northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota, KTIV’s Chrome extension brings dependable reporting and up-to-date updates straight to your browser.

## Rankings

- #35,771 — Overall

## Review summary

Users broadly praise KTIV for reliable, up-to-date local weather and news coverage, trustworthiness, and a pleasant UI with strong on-air talent. However, recurring complaints center on intrusive ads and pop-ups, persistent notification badges that won't clear, audio playback problems, and update-related stability issues (including device-specific prompts on iPad). Overall, while the content quality and local focus are valued, ad experience and reliability bugs in updates significantly detract from the app experience.

### Pros

- Up-to-date local weather information and reliable forecasts.
- Strong local news coverage and trustworthiness.
- Keeps users informed daily with weather and news updates.
- Pleasant presentation/UI and favorable on-air talent.

### Cons

- Intrusive, stacked pop-up ads and aggressive advertising.
- Notification badges/alerts that won’t clear for long periods.
- Audio playback issues (sound cuts out).
- Update stability problems and testing concerns (including device-specific issues on iPad).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id849807245)