“The old app was so much better. Everything about this app is clunky. Going back after reading an article doesn't remember where you were. You're essentially starting over with each article. The ads are out of control. (i understand you…”
Public review signal · 400 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
2.8 ★3,131 ratings
100K+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
With the Hawaii News Now app, breaking news is in the palm of your hand! Download our new mobile app for the latest stories across Hawaii and around the world. You can also use the Hawaii News Now app to stream live newscasts wherever you are, without a cable subscription!
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Aggressive ad load29 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“The update made this app completely terrible. When you open the app the first thing that it takes you to is a full screen ad which you have to close out of just to get to the "homepage" of the app. It's too busy, too much going on…”
“The app now looks clean and modern, but the full-screen ad at launch is tacky...”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version VARY.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.