Reviews of BBC iPlayer

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List of user reviews and ratings for BBC iPlayer

Total ratings

3.99 (Rating count: 165,213)

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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: 3.90

All time rating average: 3.99

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-31	Ra*****	good
good
2026-07-30	Ch*****	Excellent Service. Easy to use to catch up on yr favourites.
Excellent Service. Easy to use to catch up on yr favourites.
2026-07-30	Aj*****	a wide and diverse range of entertainment with news and documentaries
a wide and diverse range of entertainment with news and documentaries
2026-07-30	Ar*****	Last update completely broke casting, which was working perfectly before! EDIT: fixed, thanks!
Last update completely broke casting, which was working perfectly before! EDIT: fixed, thanks!
2026-07-30	Ke*****	just get a message "something has gone wrong" please fix ASAP. Not working on any of my devices
just get a message "something has gone wrong" please fix ASAP. Not working on any of my devices
2026-07-30	sa*****	lots of issues connecting to tv
lots of issues connecting to tv
2026-07-30	Pe*****	I love Diane Morgan P.M.B.B
I love Diane Morgan P.M.B.B
2026-07-30	Da*****	good content but issue with android as many people can't use their chromecast in iplayer but can in other apps. instead it tries to connect to Bluetooth devices
good content but issue with android as many people can't use their chromecast in iplayer but can in other apps. instead it tries to connect to Bluetooth devices
2026-07-30	Mi*****	better than YouTube
better than YouTube
2026-07-29	Bu*****	The release pushed today, 29 Jly'26 has resolved the cast bug described here. The most recent update has broken the link to use the cast function. It causes a Bluetooth audio send menu to launch instead of the cast option. The cast option in other UK tv apps still works, which suggests the issue in the iplayer app.
The release pushed today, 29 Jly'26 has resolved the cast bug described here. The most recent update has broken the link to use the cast function. It causes a Bluetooth audio send menu to launch instead of the cast option. The cast option in other UK tv apps still works, which suggests the issue in the iplayer app.