# Thirteen Explore

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id598509773](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id598509773)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id598509773`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thirteen/WNET
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (6,065 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-06-09
- **First published:** 2013-02-13
- **Size:** 21 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thirteen-explore/id598509773)
- **Website:** [https://www.thirteen.org/anywhere/](https://www.thirteen.org/anywhere/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.thirteen.org/about/privacy-policy/](http://www.thirteen.org/about/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Thirteen Explore brings THIRTEEN and PBS programs to your devices, offering full episodes from Masterpiece, American Masters, PBS NewsHour, Great Performances, Nature, NOVA, Antiques Roadshow and Frontline, plus New York-centric shows like NYC-ARTS, MetroFocus, Treasures of New York and NJTV News.

Stream to Apple TV or Chromecast and livestream THIRTEEN in the NYC metropolitan area, so you can watch your favorite PBS content on the big screen or on the go.

## Rankings

- #23,164 — Overall
- #16 — explore

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise Thirteen Explore for its broad, educational PBS content and the value of PBS Passport, with Channel 13’s trusted broadcasting. The most recurring drawbacks are login/authentication problems, app performance issues (notably on Firestick), the lack of resume/continue watching, navigation challenges, and inconsistent content availability or listing changes.

### Pros

- Rich, diverse PBS programming with strong educational value (nature, British series, documentaries).
- PBS Passport membership adds extended access and value for members.
- Channel 13 branding and trusted, high-quality broadcasting that longtime PBS fans appreciate.
- Broad content variety that keeps viewers engaged and often finding something to watch.

### Cons

- Login/authentication issues, including Apple sign-in failures and repeated sign-in prompts.
- App performance and reliability problems, especially slow or broken behavior on Firestick.
- Lack of resume/continue watching, making it hard to pick up where you left off.
- Clunky usability and difficult content discovery/navigation.
- Content availability inconsistencies and changes to listings (missing titles, previews-only access, delayed availability).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id598509773)