# Floatplane

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1472071280](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1472071280)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1472071280`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Floatplane Media Inc
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (399 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.38
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-26
- **First published:** 2019-12-20
- **Size:** 45 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/floatplane/id1472071280)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.floatplane.com/privacy](https://www.floatplane.com/privacy)

## Description

Floatplane offers a stable platform that supports both content creators and fans, delivering ad-free viewing and high-quality video for a premium experience.

The iPhone app brings this experience to your pocket, letting you watch, support creators, and enjoy premium video on the go.

## Rankings

- #83,881 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Floatplane for its strong creator content and solid 1080p playback, but repeatedly call out missing modern features (background play, PiP) and inconsistent casting (AirPlay/TV). Scrubbing issues, login/activation friction, and cross‑device usability/stability problems are common complaints. If the feature gaps are addressed (PiP, background playback, reliable casting) and stability improves, the app’s content library could justify continued subscription; otherwise many would fallback to the web or competing apps.

### Pros

- High-quality, creator-driven content (e.g., Linus Tech Tips, The Trash Network) available on Floatplane.
- Good video playback quality (notably 1080p) and straightforward playback/navigation when features work.
- Notices about new content are delivered, helping fans stay updated.

### Cons

- Missing background play and Picture in Picture (PiP) support.
- Lack of reliable AirPlay/TV casting support, making it hard to watch on TVs.
- Poor scrubbing/seek bar behavior—taps or drags often don’t register, making it hard to scrub through videos.
- Login/activation friction and sign-in issues (activation problems or sign-in page without account creation).
- Cross-device usability and stability problems (worse on iPad/iPhone, landscape issues, occasional crashes or black screens when backgrounding/foregrounding).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1472071280)