# YouTube TV

> Watch & DVR Live TV

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1193350206](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1193350206)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1193350206`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Google
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (59,591 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.38
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2017-04-05
- **Size:** 152 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-tv/id1193350206)
- **Website:** [https://tv.youtube.com/](https://tv.youtube.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.google.com/policies/privacy](https://www.google.com/policies/privacy)

## Description

**YouTube TV** is a cable-free live TV streaming service with access to 100+ broadcast, sports, news, entertainment and kids’ networks. Watch ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, NFL Network, CNN, HGTV, Disney Channel and more on smartphones, tablets, computers and supported TVs.

The app includes unlimited cloud DVR storage, with recordings available for 9 months, personalized profiles for up to six household accounts, and flexible month-to-month membership with no long-term contract or cancellation fees. YouTube TV is available nationwide in the United States and is the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket for eligible out-of-market Sunday games.

## Rankings

- #6,704 — Overall
- #2 — tv
- #8 — youtube
- #14 — hulu
- #49 — google

## Review summary

Overall, Apple users report YouTube TV as unstable and overpriced. The most recurring issues are ads that interrupt even paid subscriptions and recordings; unreliable playback controls (resume, fast-forward/rewind, and sporadic switching to live); rising subscription costs and questionable value, including additional 4K charges; missing or restricted channels (loss of ABC/CBS and limited national sports access) and geolocation barriers; and frequent buffering with poor video quality (blurry images on iPad, slow switching, and inconsistent HD/4K delivery). A few note cancellation and login problems.

### Cons

- Ads are excessive, including ads in paid subscriptions and on recorded programs.
- Playback/controls are unreliable: resume from last watched often fails; fast-forward/rewind can get stuck or behave unpredictably; sometimes playback switches to live instead of resuming.
- High price and price increases reduce perceived value, including additional 4K pricing concerns.
- Channel lineup issues and location-based restrictions: missing popular channels (e.g., ABC/CBS) and inability to watch nationally broadcast sports in some regions.
- Buffering and poor video quality: frequent buffering for sports, blurry video on iPad, and inconsistent HD/4K delivery.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1193350206)