Streaming App reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 153 Reddit reviews across 31 subreddits and 38 posts to rank the best Streaming App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/CDrama, r/FireStickHacks, r/TTVreborn, r/ShieldAndroidTV, r/ios. Top-rated brands include Stremio (4.3/5), Viki (4.9/5), Plex (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews153
Subreddits31
Posts38
Brands72
Products2
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#1
Stremio
4.3
(18)
"Stemrio is hands down the best. I can't believe I used Syncler all this time."
"Stremio + Torrentio + Real Debrid works great."
"Use stremio with real debrid and torrentio pluggin. It is the best solution for both windows and Android."
"Stremio is ur best bet. Have someone help u set it up."
"Stremio and movieboxpro best apps for streaming movies"
"I’d rather use Stremio."
"Stremio"
"Stremio with torrentio with real debrid."
"Stremio"
"StremIO, can get if from Play Store."
#2
Viki
4.9
(9)
"Viki!"
"Another + 1 Viki"
"Viki Rakuten"
"Viki, and iQiyi as a close second."
"If you only want one streaming service, I’d pick Viki."
"Viki’s subtitles are the best in my opinion and its user submitted."
"Viki has a free 7-day trial, and it’s my favorite one to use."
"I think Viki has the biggest selection."
"Best selection (cn, kr, jp) best subtitles bad quality (no 4k)"
#3
Plex
4.3
(9)
"Plex"
"Plex media server on my media server PC and Kodi with PlexKodiConnect plugin."
"Plex and my Plex server and my extensive collection of CD’s"
"You can download videos from the Internet Archive and use Plex to cast them to a TV."
"Plex in a container on a Synology fileserver and then just plex client."
"Plex"
"Plex, Kodi, Stremio, Jelly
All Addons availabe here: [https://simkl.com/apps/](https://simkl.com/apps/)"
"Plex because server mode."
"Plex, the shield can act as a server."
#4
Apple Music
4.5
(8)
"Much prefer the curation as opposed to Spotify’s algorithm based approach to recommendations."
"Apple Music is worth every cent."
"Apple Music is really solid, especially for offline playback."
"Apple Music is my go to right now (Android user), switched from spotify as I could hear clear difference in sound quality."
"Apple for good UI & UX"
"You could purchase Apple Music ₹99 a month"
"Apple music has better quality."
"Apple Music will have higher quality."
#5
Kodi
3.8
(6)
"Stremio for TV Shows/Movies"
"I use Kodi. Also have 3rd party addons for internet streaming."
"Kodi+umbrella+real debrid"
"Kodi + real debrid or the like + wako & helios"
"Stremio and Kodi work just fine on PC."
"KODI with addons"
#6
Jellyfin
4.2
(5)
"Jellyfin as a front end on your TV and a server running Jellyfin server with auto downloading with radarr, sonarr, qbittorrent, and jellyseerr."
"Jellyfin client on shield, Jellyfin server + content on my Synology NAS.
Kodi"
"Plex
Jellyfin
Stremio + Real Debrid (I know this isn't local media I just really like it)"
"Just buy a cheap streaming device like amazon fire stick or Roku that supports jellyfin to plug into the tv"
"Jellyfin with qbittorent, radarr, sonarr, and mullvad VPN."
#7
Spotify
4.2
(5)
"Spotify is great to me when I give it something new and different as a jumping off point."
"Spotify for features"
"Spend some on Spotify and let it's algorithms know your taste then it'll get better"
"Spotify Blends with random people on reddit has brought me some cool finds."
"I have to choose between Spotify and Deezer."
#8
Deezer
4.0
(4)
"Between Spotify and Deezer, Deezer."
"Deezer."
"Deezer, the HiFi subscription."
"I would advice Deezer or Spotify and don’t touch Apple Music."
#9
Musi
3.8
(4)
"Musi was my favorite app -- I was looking for an alternative."
"Musi was my favorite app -- I was looking for an alternative and found this website"
"Musi…free to use and has a ton of diff choices."
"Musi, it's kinda YouTube 'premium'."
#10
Tidal
4.7
(3)
"Tidal will have the highest streaming quality."
"I love Tidal. Better quality, pays more royalties to artists."
"Tidal or Spotify. Give those a shot."
#11
BluePlayer
4.0
(3)
"Try BluePlayer if on iOS"
"Try the BluePlayer app if on iOS."
"Try Blueplayer app."
#12
Youku
4.0
(3)
"Youku!"
"I think Youku has the most mini dramas of the bunch."
"I use Viki, IQIYI, wetv(Tencent) for everything else."
#13
iQIYI
4.0
(3)
"I personally subscribe to iqiyi and have quite a good user experience with it so far."
"Iqiyi is running a promo currently for low prices."
"For mini dramas specifically, I'd choose iQIYI..."
#14
YouTube
4.0
(3)
"YouTube. My go to search to see if a music app will work for me is The Follow Through - So High, so far the only place that has it is YouTube."
"Youtube for recommendations"
"You could also try youtube, some of the channels streams their live broadcasts there."
#15
Moonlight
5.0
(2)
"Definitely Moonlight! I've been using it for streaming, and it works awesome."
"I would highly recommend using Moonlight on Portal and GeForce Experience on your PC."
#16
FuboTV
3.0
(3)
"Fubo is slightly cheaper but I believe it was around $104 after fees last I checked."
"The only way other than cable is via the Live TV streaming services Fubo TV or DirecTv Stream."
"Unfortunately Fubo seems to be the only way."
#17
Netmirror
4.5
(2)
"Netmirror.app is great and never buffers"
"Today they released a version of the app specially for tv and firestick."
#18
Now TV
4.5
(2)
"Highly recommend as it’s good quality."
"Find it great and has a good archive of previous races and some documentaries etc."
#19
Onstream
4.0
(2)
"If you an Android user then install an APK "Onstream" it's the best"
"Try onstream.so and hdo.app/tv"
#20
Roku
4.0
(2)
"The interface is much simpler"
"Why not just buy a firestick or roku? They're fairly cheap and the app works good"
#21
Tubi
4.0
(2)
"Columbo is on Tubi as well for free."
"Hundred percent agree I’ve been watching tons of stuff on there but don’t sleep on Tubi."
#22
Loklok
4.0
(2)
"If you want a premium experience try loklok, it has 1 ad on every episode but u can just download a modded apk, the library isnt complete but its pretty good"
#23
Cloudstream
4.0
(2)
"Cloudstream beta & Onstream"
"I use cloudstream"
#24
TiviMate
3.5
(2)
"For good live tv you’ll want to purchase an IPTV subscription and plug it into a player like TiviMate."
#25
Haivision Play Pro
3.5
(2)
"Haivision play pro will stream for me..."
"Apparently the Haivision app can: https://www.haivision.com/products/haivision-play-pro/"
#26
Adrama
5.0
(1)
"Its free i have iphone no app for it - i have it on my fire stick. I watch all dramas for free."
#27
Shudder
5.0
(1)
"Shudder has great stuff too this month including creepshow season 4 and v/h/s/85."
#28
HiAnime
5.0
(1)
"Nirecommend ng pamangkin ko."
#29
BeeTV
5.0
(1)
"BeeTV is probably the simplest to use and setup."
#30
Bee TV
5.0
(1)
"Bee tv works great I never get the wrong episode"
#31
TT+
5.0
(1)
"It's the only one worth watching"
#32
GeForce Now
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been using GeForce now and it’s actually pretty awesome."
#33
Amazon
5.0
(1)
"You can buy one from Amazon for pretty cheap and just repair the TV and new remote."
#34
Soundiiz
5.0
(1)
"Soundiiz with import from Spotify and then AI playlist!"
#35
Pigasus
5.0
(1)
"Pigasus as it does hevc and aac perfectly."
#36
4XVR
5.0
(1)
"Only 4xvr will give you perfectly, stutterfree videoplayback."
#37
StreamShack
5.0
(1)
"Thank me later for this and all the free sports and over 130k live channels, movies & tv shows"
#38
YouTube Music
5.0
(1)
"I choose a song and let it take me down a rabbit hole of music."
#39
Gaana
4.0
(1)
"We have tons of apps available, free with ads too Gaana, saavan, Prime Music, Spotify."
#40
TubePod
4.0
(1)
"I use an app called TubePod - it has a comprehensive music library."
#41
SoundCloud
4.0
(1)
"Use soundcloud no ads or anything"
#42
StreamHQ
4.0
(1)
"I have a new app, called StreamHQ, that has a free mode with a watermark."
#43
SportsFire
4.0
(1)
"You can use sportsfire.tv for most stuff and it’s free"
#44
Cinema HD
4.0
(1)
"[Cinema HD is available for Windows]"
#45
NordVPN
4.0
(1)
"Nord was $86 for something like 30 months."
#46
ExpressVPN
4.0
(1)
"Express VPN and Fite"
#47
Surfshark
4.0
(1)
"Surfahark works great and is one of the cheaper options."
#48
Web Video Caster
4.0
(1)
"Web video caster app on your phone"
#49
S Player
4.0
(1)
"You can even download all the content because the app can some time take time to load."
#50
Bandcamp
4.0
(1)
"I really like bandcamp - not sure at what bitrate the tracks are streamed."
#51
SkyBoxVR
4.0
(1)
"I like SkyBoxVR for streaming from my NAS (smb file shares), handles 4k content without a problem on my Quest 2."
#52
Streemo
4.0
(1)
"Streemo is good with the add ons."
#53
Fmovies
4.0
(1)
"It has literally every tv program and movie ever made. It’s free."
#54
Peacock
4.0
(1)
"Peacock is quite strong on horror."
#55
Film Plus
4.0
(1)
"You can also try film plus works pretty good"
#56
9Now
4.0
(1)
"9now is slowly becoming my fav streaming app for sport"
#57
ProtonVPN
4.0
(1)
"Proton VPN and FITE app. Very simple."
#58
Bilibili
4.0
(1)
"Mas marami option sa Bilibilo if anime."
#59
Flixflow
4.0
(1)
#60
Amazon Fire Stick
4.0
(1)
"Fire stick"
#61
Mobdro
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried apps like Mobdro or Redbox? They tend to have more variety than mainstream platforms."
#62
Sports Fire
4.0
(1)
"You can also try sports fire."
#63
OuterTune
4.0
(1)
"[OuterTune](https://github.com/DD3Boh/OuterTune)"
#64
thetvapp.to
4.0
(1)
"This also works on smart phones [thetvapp.to/tv](https://thetvapp.to/tv) Major networks are WABC in alpha order."
#65
HHN
4.0
(1)
"I got 6 months free with my HHN tickets but I haven’t actually got around to checking it out yet… sounds like I’ll have to do that ASAP!"
#66
Skybox
4.0
(1)
"Skybox or 4XVR video player (very expensive) if you have 3d iso movies"
#67
Flowcaster
4.0
(1)
"Flowcaster will I think, also check VLCs mobile app."
#68
Chosic
4.0
(1)
"Try [chosic.com](http://chosic.com), you can generate Spotify playlists there based on different inputs."
#69
Amazon Music
4.0
(1)
"I use Amazon Music Unlimited, mainly because I already use Amazon Prime."
#70
HD Streamz
3.0
(1)
"Hd streamz or bdix app"
#71
Yora
3.0
(1)
"Try Yora score on the play store, works fine but might have some issues"
#72
KissAnime
2.0
(1)
"Mabubuang k sa dami ng ads"
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