Reviews of BBC iPlayer

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List of user reviews and ratings for BBC iPlayer

Total ratings

3.99 (Rating count: 167,091)

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Review summary

Users praise BBC iPlayer Android for its catch-up capability, broad content, and ad-free experience, with many noting it’s free to watch. However, several reviews report stability and compatibility problems on TVs (Philips Ambilight, Samsung, TCL) following updates, including crashes, reinstall issues, and non-working issues. Overall, the app is seen as a strong source for British programming and a reliable way to catch up on shows, with room for improvement in TV compatibility.

Pros

Great catch‑up capability with a broad content library, making it easy to watch missed shows
Content is free to watch with a wide selection of popular titles
Ad-free or minimal ads, providing a clean viewing experience
Reliable Android app performance with smooth playback and responsiveness
Strong focus on British programming and a treasure trove of titles

Cons

TV compatibility and stability issues on multiple devices after updates (e.g., Philips Ambilight, Samsung, TCL), including crashes and reinstall failures

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.30

All time rating average: 3.99

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-03	Do*****	Marvellous, on the edge of your seat stuff with MI6 types after real nasty baddies. Money guns sex and honour. Just watch it.
Marvellous, on the edge of your seat stuff with MI6 types after real nasty baddies. Money guns sex and honour. Just watch it.
2026-09-03	No*****	Amazing documentaries, films and shows. Love watching it, as its easy, stress and hassle free.
Amazing documentaries, films and shows. Love watching it, as its easy, stress and hassle free.
2026-09-03	Ma*****	Rubbish
Rubbish
2026-09-03	Ca*****	very good
very good
2026-09-02	ar*****	Poorly organised. Difficult to negotiate around.
Poorly organised. Difficult to negotiate around.
2026-09-02	A *****	brilliant
brilliant
2026-09-02	AN*****	Heartfelt xx
Heartfelt xx
2026-09-02	Ga*****	2CiSight packaging for me and the full internet is going to be a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a L bit to look after you so much to me I don't know if I don't want it to look at it is that should I get it on my own but will do that then R that is the start and your responsibility 😁😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😁😁😁😉😁😁😉😁😁😉😉😁😁😉😁😉
2CiSight packaging for me and the full internet is going to be a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a L bit to look after you so much to me I don't know if I don't want it to look at it is that should I get it on my own but will do that then R that is the start and your responsibility 😁😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😁😁😁😉😁😁😉😁😁😉😉😁😁😉😁😉
2026-09-01	Lo*****	number one app in the world
number one app in the world
2026-09-01	pa*****	it's worthcthectv fee 5 times over
it's worthcthectv fee 5 times over