Reviews of Freesat

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List of user reviews and ratings for Freesat

Total ratings

1.00 (Rating count: 3,960)

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Review summary

User reviews largely fault Freesat’s Android app for removing remote recording and remote-control features, leaving only a basic TV guide/listings tool. This has led many to call the app useless or redundant, with several reporting UI and loading issues after updates. A minority still appreciates the guide/search capability and regards the guide as reasonably strong compared to alternatives, but overall feedback centers on feature removals, reliability concerns, and a redesign that some users feel copies Freeview.

Pros

TV guide/listings with search functionality remains available.
App remains usable for basic features (search and listings) despite removal of some functions.
Some reviewers view Freesat's live TV guide as strong ( praised relative to alternatives).

Cons

Remote recording via the app has been removed, greatly reducing usefulness.
Remote control of the Freesat box from the app has been removed.
App is largely reduced to a TV guide with few features, leading to perceptions of uselessness.
UI/design updates are criticized (copy of Freeview look) and can degrade usability/content loading.
Performance issues after updates (missing pictures/descriptions, days-in-advance search not working).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.70

All time rating average: 1.00

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84% (72)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-28	Ph*****	You can't remotely record, so what is the point of the app?
You can't remotely record, so what is the point of the app?
2026-07-20	Mi*****	No good
No good
2026-07-07	Ch*****	was very good now it doesn't work with Humax
was very good now it doesn't work with Humax
2026-07-06	A *****	this is pointless app lost the ability to record your programs remotely now
this is pointless app lost the ability to record your programs remotely now
2026-07-03	Ph*****	One star is the lowest rating that can be given and that is generous. The app is now useless. You can no longer set timers to record. you can only set a reminder. What a complete and utter waste of time this is.
One star is the lowest rating that can be given and that is generous. The app is now useless. You can no longer set timers to record. you can only set a reminder. What a complete and utter waste of time this is.
2026-05-28	Ch*****	It won't load just sits there circling.
It won't load just sits there circling.
2026-05-10	Al*****	Great app, but please add Dramas to the list of genres we can highlight. thanks
Great app, but please add Dramas to the list of genres we can highlight. thanks
2026-05-10	Ma*****	It does what I need it to.
It does what I need it to.
2026-04-22	H *****	pointless now
pointless now
2026-04-20	Da*****	it's rubbish, can't even get the basic TV guide half the time. they removed the 'set recording from anywhere' function ages ago, but now the guide doesn't work either it's useless. I wouldn't give it one star if I could.
it's rubbish, can't even get the basic TV guide half the time. they removed the 'set recording from anywhere' function ages ago, but now the guide doesn't work either it's useless. I wouldn't give it one star if I could.