Features Users Want Most in Local News Apps

"Moderators posting policy are really bad. If you think you’re gonna be able to post important information to the neighborhood..."

"Unfair decisions by moderators not a good thing. My experience on Next Door recently has been disappointing."

"You truly cannot get away from them it is very irritating and makes me just brush off whatever info comes in my screen from the app."

"I’d really love to give it five stars but I can’t for the following reasons: one it’s called Neighbors app but they’re giving me found dog notifications from 6-7 miles away."

"I want to filter on nearby a plus recent. Filter by only my specific neighborhood."

"I want to like the app but it keeps resetting my content filters."

"Search broken. Search for specific content in posts and results don’t resemble what you’re looking for."

"I have had very poor results using the search. For example a search on a topic gets varied results or no results depending on when you set the distance parameter."

"Can Be Dangerous for Women. This app requires you to use your real name, but it became unsafe when I kept getting messages from men."

"Loved it at first until I realized my address was made PUBLIC. So I went to settings so it wouldn’t and the settings wouldn’t save after I fixed it."

Implement a transparent moderation system with a clear appeals process

Develop advanced notification management and filtering options

Introduce a subscription model for an ad-free experience

Enhance the search functionality to allow users to find specific content easily

Strengthen user privacy settings to allow more control over profile visibility