KOIN 6 News - Portland News

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.5 4209 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Prior Version was Better

   The prior version had a much better interface. It had more and better choices of articles and used space more efficiently. Sure, it was a little clunky, but now, there is so little information, and so much wasted space. I'd love to be a part of a testing, feedback, or focus group for future releases.

   bwarming · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5Terrible App with lots of ADS

   I used to enjoy using the KOIN 6 News app, but over the past few months the experience has gone downhill….. There are far too many ads. Every article seems to have ad after ad, and many of them automatically play videos and some are just PSA common sense. On top of that, you have to sit through a video ad before playing the video. The clickbait ads at the bottom of the article are silly but older people fall for it. One of the biggest issues is that I can’t listen to my own music or podcasts while browsing because the app constantly pauses my audio. Deleting the app, this is way too much ads to be reading daily news.

   KickingTheBass · 31 Jul 2026

3. 2/5Hot mess

   This app is such a mess. Ads pop up and the swipe up to dismiss is almost the same gesture as closing the app on iPhone, so 9 times out of 10 I accidentally close it. Video ads start running immediately so you can’t just read the article and see the picture related to the article (today it was a girl doing bridge pose instead of the suspect police are asking public to look for). Articles lack punctuation, spelling and capitalization errors are everywhere. It’s fine for just seeing the notification blurbs that come up, but don’t bother clicking them, it’s all downhill from there.

   Atropheus · 31 Jul 2026

4. 2/5Great news source, bad app

   I’ve used this app for years as a way to stay informed on Portland news. The reporting from KOIN 6 is the best in the area. Unfortunately, the company that created their app needs help. The ads that they have in the app often freeze or crash the whole app, requiring closing the app and restarting. On iOS, they haven’t implemented common gestures, like the ability to swipe backward to the main screen. And they don’t offer a paid upgrade for an ad-free experience. I’ve even contacted the KOIN leadership team to ask for a paid, ad-free subscription option, but they declined. Today, the app is almost unusable. The ads or video stream are stalled and again freezing or locking the app. Attempting to scroll down instead taps into one of the stories. Please fix this app!

   AllenG28 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5Can’t read stories that have videos

   I used to be able to choose to read the stories instead of watching videos on my iPad. I wrote in about a week ago telling them that there was a problem. I haven’t heard anything back nor has the problem been rectified. So, I’ll be deleting this app and finding another way to get news. It won’t be from KOIN since I can only conclude they don’t care if their customers can access their product. That means I won’t be seeing their advertisements, either.

   tawandalou · 31 Jul 2026

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