NBC4 Columbus

Name: NBC4 Columbus
Rating: 4.6 (7912 reviews)
Author: Media General

A news app for Columbus, Ohio

by Media General

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: The NBC4 News mobile app brings local news, weather, and traffic updates to users in Central Ohio.
Best for: someone who wants to stay informed about local news
commuters in Central Ohio
At a glance: Free to download

Categories and search queries

Official categories

News
Weather

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

Screens

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12 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.6 7912 ratings · App Store

1/5App not well designed
The app is completely unusable on iPad. In landscape mode, the video will cover the entire screen making reading the text of the article impossible. In portrait mode, the text does not resize to fit in the screen and cuts off text on the right and left sides again making it impossible to actually read an article. And of course ads, ads, ads everywhere also making the app a very unpleasant experience.

hjhoyt · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Literally Worthless
Who knew an app could actually be this bad? NBC 4 is the best news channel in Columbus, and they definitely have the budget to fix this pathetic app. When a company ignores something for this long, they are simply showing that they just do not care. I had this app years ago and it was terrible. I decided to download and try it again, under the assumption they had improved it. No…. It’s MUCH worse now. It’s unusable now. You open the app, it asks if you want to receive notifications (which is a joke because the app doesn’t even work), then it takes you to a screen showing the summary of the weather. You cannot scroll or go to either of the other two sections across the bottom. NBC4 is clearly way better than CBS, FOX, and ABC here in Columbus, but they simply can’t be bothered to fix their app. When a company display such laziness and apathy, it begins to put a bad taste in your mouth. There is just no excuse, in the year 2025, for a company to have an unusable app/website, especially a company the size of NBC. Do better, guys…. Seriously.. Zero stars.

getittogether3 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Poor weather report details
I enjoy the new format for the news. However, the weather potion doesn't give nearly enough details. They show a sun for 11:00 in the evening? I like to check the weather to see the percentage chance for rain etc. This gives no such information.

Scout216 girl · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Randomly freezes up/endless spelling&grammar mistakes
Works pretty well, but frequently freezes on home page not allowing any tapping on stories. Have to close out, re-open app and start over. Frustrating. Almost every story has one or more spelling, grammar or usage error in it. Most commonly I see typo kind of errors such as the -s or -ed left off words, things that spell check won’t catch. Other times completely wrong word usage or major spelling error. Does not project a professional, educated image. Makes it look like you have 12 year olds writing and editing the stories.

Formeruserofthisapp · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Too many notifications
The app is good overall but there are way too many notifications. Sports and weather events show up in news notifications even if sports, Buckeyes and weather is turned off. I liked the weather notifications but not when they wake me before 7am. So I had to turn them off. Only emergencies should interrupt sleep. With all that turned off I still received 96 notifications in a week!

Debbie Dootle · 31 Jul 2026

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Privacy

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Versions

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500.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.0.3
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.0.4
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.1
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.4
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.3.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.4.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.5.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.6.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.7.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.8.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.9.0
This release includes a new video SDK player as well as fixes to some bugs and improved general performance.
501.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
50.11.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.2
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.1
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
504.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
505.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
507.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
508.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
509.0.0
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
510.0.0 · 29 Jul 2026
We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.

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Alternatives

Columbus Dispatch: Local News — Same category + similar ratings
WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio — Same category + similar ratings

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Data quality & evidence

Page completeness: Independent summary published
Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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