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Description
Looking for comedy, drama, documentaries, films, or something Altogether Different? You’re in the right place.
Download the Channel 4 app to stream the best British TV shows, hit US series, eye-opening True Crime, premium world drama, live sport and more.
From Gogglebox to The Inbetweeners, Made in Chelsea to Married at First Sight, Big Bang Theory to The West Wing, Hollyoaks to Hollywood blockbusters, The Great British Bake Off, Rick and Morty, 24 Hours in Police Custody, Formula 1… probably best if you take a look for yourself.
Every time you watch, we’ll get better at suggesting new shows you’ll like. And you can add to My List, or continue watching from where you left off - even if it’s on a different device.
Download to a mobile or tablet and you’ll always have your next ep when you’re on the move. Or relax at home with a bigger screen.
Ditch the ads with Channel 4+ and you’ll also get Early Access to selected new shows that members can watch before anyone else.
• Recommendations just for you
• Mobile downloads
• ‘My List’ to bookmark shows
• Rate programmes directly on your mobile device
• Live TV Restart
• ‘Channel surf’ within the live player
• Channel 4 Widget to jump straight back into your show
• Share links to your favourites on social
*For contractual reasons some programmes will contain ads or promotional trails for other programmes. Watch live is excluded. Please find our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions and more information on Channel 4+ here: channel4.com/plus-terms
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What's New in Version 12.4
You can now cast live TV straight from the app to the big screen. Cast any show – live or catch-up – with subtitles. Just toggle subtitles ‘on’ in your player settings.
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Name
Channel 4
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
12.4
Size
135.8 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 17+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humour
Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
Infrequent/Mild Simulated Gambling
Compatibility
iOS 14.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.7 of 5 (281,576 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2026-05-31
Lovely
Very good a lot tow offer
2026-05-31
Secondary screening
Why not?..
2026-05-31
Ads now ridiculous
Been a while since I used the app. Can’t believe how many ads there are. Gone right off it.
2026-05-30
Too many ads
As others have said same ad repeats at least 7 times in a set of 10 ads then hangs up, then start all over again.
A one hour program lasts for two hours because of all the ad breaks.
This app is ruined. Shame 0 stars for me diabolical
2026-05-29
Ads ads ads
Constant long ad interruptions
2026-05-29
Jack Irish Black Tide
Loved watching a catchup on all the series to date
2026-05-27
AMAZING
12/10 HUMOUR
2026-05-26
Ads ads and then some extra ads
The amount of Ads on here are excessive. Practically unwatchable with the amount of ad breaks
2026-05-26
Adds adds adds!!!
Way too much adds
2026-05-26
Advert cycle repeats if you fast forward
I get that these things need sponsorship so ads are a given but I can watch almost 4 mins of ads at the beginning of a programme but if I immediately fast forward a programme I then have to watch another nearly 4 mins of ads. Thats a whopping 8 mins of ads before I can start watching just because I want to forward say the first 10 mins. Extremely frustrating!!
2026-05-24
No way to stop inappropriate shows auto playing
There doesn’t seem to be an option to turn off auto play, which is the most annoying thing in the world. What makes it worse is that if there isn’t another episode of the series you’re watching it just plays something random and also usually something really inappropriate.
2026-05-24
Ads Ruined It
It just gets worse. Ads for 3 minutes before the program starts and then 4 minutes of adverts 5 minutes into it. You really do not want anybody to watch your programs!
2026-05-23
To Many adverts
There is too many adverts And people will get bored of what they are watching
2026-05-22
Why does it keep asking me to subscribe to add free version?
I love this app and one of the main reasons i use it is because there are ads but every time i go on the ep or go on a programme it tells me i can trial the no ads for 7 days and I don’t want to. If I wanted to I’d sub as you can clearly see the ‘go ad free’ without having a pop up come up. I like the ads because I can have a break from the show or movie I’m watching
2026-05-21
crash happy
the number of times i’ve sat through adverts for products i will no longer buy on princiblevfor the app the crash. then reopen for another set of ads, its all in the delivery, as tesco woosh says. again and again and again. so now i’ll go to sainsburys
2026-05-20
Amazing but the adds
An amazing app can watch lots of shows and movies but the only this that bugs me about it is when i’m watching a series and i get the same adds over and over again.
2026-05-16
Channel 4
I love don’t hug me I’m scared bro
2026-05-16
Adds
Way too many adds and too long like I’m just trying to watch tv and every minute there’s an add!!!
2026-05-14
Keeps locking up !
As title !
2026-05-13
APP NOT WORKING
It was working fine, never had any issues, but all of sudden it is playing everything super fast even the adverts. So fast that it just sounds squeaky can’t make out what is being said and it is just showing a “picture” of what I am assuming is the first start of each scene. I’ve tried resetting, logging out, re-downloading not sure what is going on… and not sure where else to go for help.
2026-05-12
App constantly hangs and needs restarting
This App hangs after EVERY set of adverts, and the only way to continue watching something is to swipe off the app and restart it (then hope it will continue from where you left off).
2026-05-09
Option on iPad
Signing in on tv is horrendous. But my husband wanted to watch the Salisbury documentary so I turned to my trusty iPad . So much easier. How many hoops should we have to jump through to watch on catch-up? Riduiculous
2026-05-09
Too many ads
Way to many ads
2026-05-08
It’s okay… but advert hell!
The app its self is okay.
Far too many ads compared to itv, Netflix etc etc. get far less ads watching live it feels.
When switching between different platform it doesn’t seem to save the times very well.
Don’t like that it has continue with different episodes for some series or just one for others.
TLDR: far to many ads and just not as polished as any other on demand or streaming service
2026-05-07
Connection
Took me a while to get going on an old iPad ,but good now
2026-05-06
Useless and broken
Absolutely terrible, cannot play a single programme without bombing out irretrievably after the first ad break. It’s been like it for years, nobody’s bothered to fix it. Just awful
2026-05-05
Adverts!!!
They are beyond annoying!!!
2026-05-04
One of the weakest apps
So many advert breaks and sometimes it glitches so you watch the same one 7x or have to close and reopen the app
2026-05-03
Glitchy
Keeps hanging and glitching. Every time there is an ad break it hangs? App has to be restarted multiple times.
Casting is even worse! At first I thought it was the stick but I now think it is the app!
Maybe is deliberate so we feel forced into going ad free!
Poor - really poor!
2026-05-01
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they took dance moms of it, adverts too long.
2026-04-30
Brilliant App
Love this app. Excellent that you can download stuff to watch when you’re on holiday abroad which lots of annoying apps dont allow
2026-04-29
Worst streaming app
Hands down the worst streaming app out of them all, so pointless having to click the accept button after EVERY episode to confirm I’m over 18. Nothing stopping a child from pressing that and watching anyway so pointless and annoying having. It needs a serious overhaul to get up to the current standards or other streaming apps.
2026-04-28
Your song
Lovely heart inspiring true stories music
2026-04-21
Beyond ridiculous amount of ads
There are way too many adverts not only is there 3 minutes of adverts right in the middle of an episode but even when you download something to watch offline YOU STILL GET 3 minutes of adverts it’s ridiculous makes things unwatchable which is why I now don’t use this.
2026-04-21
What has happened
MAFS
2026-04-21
Adverts
Waaaay too many advert breaks .
2026-04-21
Too many adds
Good app but has add every 10 minutes and they are usually around 3 minutes which is an absolute joke
2026-04-19
Too many ad breaks
I appreciate the need for ads but my god, this is ridiculous.
2026-04-18
Geolocation fault
Unusable! Have freely TV and cannot access ANY 4 channels live as they all claim geolocation error.
Despite being a sky broadband user and checking whatsmyip which clearly picks me up as a UK user.
I don’t use VPN and have tested on multiple devices that all work if using any other connection but this app blocks Sky’s UK IP address.
It is impossible to get any help from channel 4 over this
2026-04-18
Terrible
Useless. Constantly crashes and you have to sit through over 4 mins of apps every 10 mins
2026-04-17
Property brothers
Love their work! Absolutely LOVE the program❣️
2026-04-17
Don’t pay for 4+
More adverts on 4+ paid subscribers. Just take advantage of free trials anyway you can
2026-04-15
Great
I love your programs.
2026-04-15
Great content Great interface
I wish the American apps had a function like My Shows, front and centre
2026-04-15
Too many trailers
I am in plus member which stops the adverts, but not the trailers which spoil the atmosphere of the programme you are watching.
2026-04-13
It is really gooddddd! But not a fan of the ads
I really like it, i am so thankful that I have this app it is the best, but there are too many ads plus the ads are long and Unskipable most of them, my family and I do not have enough money to buy the subscription and so I have to keep the ads but they interrupt me every 5 minute so..?
2026-04-13
Adverts when paying ??
I thought that by paying a subscription charge that I would avoid adverts but the show is constantly having breaks to show channel 4 programme adverts !
2026-04-12
Adverts
It is a really great app but if im sat eating my tea or in the middle of a movie i dont want to be stuck watching a 4 minute advertisement. They are so frequent which i would not mind if it wasnt for the extreme lengths of them
2026-04-10
Too many adverts
Too many adverts. Makes it feel deliberately annoying in order to push the ad free subscription
2026-04-04
Outdated and poor UI
I’ve used this app both with and without a subscription, both here and on an LG TV, and the poor UI is frustrating compared to other similar services.
It doesn’t remember you are watching a show if you have watched the most recent episode, making rewatches difficult (I.e. when I’m rewatching a show I have to search for it every time).
On top of that you have to manually scroll back to the first episode if you DO want to real watch anything. Less of an issue on a touchscreen, but with a TV remote it’s agonising. There are nearly 30 series of Cats Does countdown and you have to click back through every single episode one by one to get to older series. There are 180 episodes.
2025-12-20
Completely Useless
Didn’t recognise the internet connection a month ago. Asked for customer support, 3 times, got no response. Tried again today & won’t accept my sign. Everything works fine in my laptop but utterly useless on mobile devices. All4 seem completely disinterested in viewers.
UPDATE
It’s still completely USELESS. Either it doesn’t recognise your internet connection or your login details. Login reset achieves absolutely naff all. Works on a computer browser but the incompetent technicians seem incapable of sorting out the app for mobile devices. All my family & friends have the same experience.
UPDATE FRAUD ALERT: although it’s finally working properly I signed up to the introductory offer for Ad Free TV. Basically my money was STOLEN. Having paid, it’s gone out of my bank, I still have adverts. DON’T SIGN UP FOR AD FREE, IT’S A SCAM. Cancelling subscription forthwith
2025-08-06
Lots of issues with the Apple TV app - can somebody please resolve
Please note that this review is for the Apple TV version and not the iPhone.
1. ‘Your List’ which should be featured at the top of the home page is nowhere to be seen. You have to scroll wayyyyy down to find it. This is shows people have added to their list to watch at a later date so surely it should be easily accessible and would make more sense to have it near or at the top.
2. The ‘Add To My List’ button isn’t even available on Apple TV. It’s in the iPhone app but not on the Apple TV app. So there’s no way to add my favourite shows or anything that grabs my eye to my list to watch later. This is a basic feature and it’s always been missing 🙈 please can somebody finally add this
3. Layout. The other odd thing is that the newest episode of a show is sometimes first and you scroll right for the older episodes. And on other shows the oldest episode will be first and you have to scroll right for the older ones. You need a uniform way of displaying shows. Ideally seperated into series rather than just one looong row of shows.
I’ve been trying to watch old series of Location, Location, Location. And instead of being able to go to series and pick an episode, I have to scroll right for ages and scroll past all of the previous ones until I find the one I want 🙈 I find this really annoying and time consuming. Please change these things 😢 they’re basic things but would make a huge difference.
2025-08-05
A difficult watch, but worth it.
Anything with Christopher Eccleston in it is a safe bet when choosing what to watch. This drama is, at times, quite difficult to watch with its almost forensic examination of postnatal depression, domestic violence and alcohol dependency. The complex dynamics of parents, struggling to balance the care of their 3 children with their own needs is portrayed with gritty realism. Despite this, it actually is quite heartwarming and has a more than satisfactory ending. I think as a viewer, if you find yourself really understanding and caring about the characters and their lives, the writer has done their job well. Danny Brocklehurst’s Come Home is a masterpiece in modern families under a microscope, with all their secrets, lies and vulnerabilities laid bare for all to see.
2025-07-24
Awful Customer Service
So I recently ended my subscription with Channel 4 and they sent me an email stating it ended that same day despite me having just paid for another month. When I contacted customer service they didn’t even touch upon what I’d asked and decided I was just asking about how to cancel the subscription. I emailed back with proof of the problem and asked for help only to be sent word for word my own email back to me from their email address. Either they’re using a bot or someone is having a joke because I never get any actual response. Awful customer service, no care for the customer. If you plan to cancel or even start just pray you don’t need an AI customer service bots help. 😡
2025-07-06
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
Thank you for airing this critical documentary where the vast majority of other media in our country have failed. What the cameras pick up in it is a small glimpse into what is going on in Gaza and something we all need to see and witness, especially as Israel has banned international journalists from entering. In repeatedly doing so, they have denied both the opportunity to independently verify their claims as well as see for ourselves the reality of the destruction and human condition on the ground in Gaza. Clearly there has been an awful lot Israel does not want the world knowing, and now we know why.
2025-05-15
Pretty poor user experience
Downloads don’t always work, once downloaded they don’t play just gives an error that can’t connect, even when there is an internet connection. Restart from beginning can’t cope with any loss signal (so utterly pointless when out and about) sometimes you have to start a 2 hour show from the very beginning when you’d almost finished…..restart from the beginning should allow you to turn scroll. Also a show with restart should let you choose this before jumping into live….totally terrible for Grand Prix
Update: Channel 4 asked me to contact them directly about my review….utter waste of time the first support person just gave me a checklist of connection related things, absolutely nothing to do with my actual feedback, when I pointed this out the second support person basically just said yeah, thanks, we know about these issues, we’re not going to do anything about it …..utter waste of time asking me to contact you
2025-02-05
Not So Customer-Friendly After All
I’m disappointed that C4 has now adopted the greedy advertisement approaches of some of the less principled players in the game! I thought you were different - but no! 3:33 minutes of adverts before watching a streamed programme; 2:27 minutes to rewind 30 seconds after missing an important bit; then a further 3:33 minutes - after the rewind stuck on playing adverts again before letting me watch the programme!
9 minutes of ads to watch 3 minutes of TV! Disgrace! You think we don’t have a choice but I do! I just won’t watch! You think by ramming adverts down my throat - that this will encourage me to buy? Wrong again! In fact, I become more obtuse and hostile to what you are trying to sell me!
2024-11-04
Bug? Or something else?
I downloaded channel 4 because it’s the only platform where I can watch Smiling Friends without having to pay. (I know, I sound like a cheapskate but I’m not paying £10+ for two seasons on prime. We all want the free route) I think it was October 28th when I came to click on smiling friends to watch it and it said ‘service unavailable’ I thought it was a bit strange. I logged out and logged back in, clicked on it and it said the same. I deleted the app and redownloaded it and it still said the same. It’s at that point I thought I was going crazy and text my friends about it, turns out it was the same for them. I’m completely upset that I can’t watch my comfort show at the moment because there’s something going on. I have no clue if it’s a bug or if they have removed the show. If they removed the show, a warning would be nice, yet again when you search up ‘adult swim’ it’s the first one to appear under that category so the show hasn’t been removed, it’s just channel 4 being weird. I would much kindly appreciate it if you looked into this and would fix it. Thank you 🫶
2024-10-03
Chanel 4’s Complete Lack of Professionalism in Scheduling
I’ve come to the conclusion that Chanel 4 has no consistency whatsoever, and frankly, you should be embarrassed. The team in charge of scheduling seems incapable of handling the basics—something so simple yet so essential. It’s baffling that this is even an issue in 2024. Perhaps there’s a culture of “who cares” at Chanel 4, and if so, that certainly shows.
I’m writing this because I’m close to not even bothering with your shows anymore, purely out of frustration. It’s a joke that several daily shows I watch miss entire days with no warning or explanation. It’s chaotic, disorganised, and completely unprofessional.
In an era where the competition from streaming services, apps, and other channels is fierce, this is a basic standard that you’re failing to meet. It’s laughable. I’ve stuck with Chanel 4 out of nostalgia for shows like MIC, MIB, and Celebs Go Dating, but I honestly can’t see what you have to offer the next generation when you can’t even manage something as simple as a consistent schedule.
It’s not just annoying, it’s disrespectful to your viewers. My friends and I actually plan to watch certain shows together, but we’ve had to turn to more reliable platforms that understand the value of keeping a schedule. Chanel 4, on the other hand, seems determined to make watching TV an exercise in frustration.
2024-09-03
Amazing just one thing…
So far I have quite enjoyed watching programmes on channel four and they have a large variety of films and tv shows. On the other hand, I am disappointed to say that sometimes it loaded for ages and it is quite frustrating having to wait for a tv show to come back on. Also, I do not enjoy the ads as usually if something is not live you can skip them however on channel 4 you can’t. Other than that channel four is a great site with a mix and match of different shows; mystery, comedy, cooking and lots more! Overall I love channel four and would really recommend for you to get it! Thank you for reading!
2024-07-25
Advertisements
I love my 4, it’s a great app where you can watch anything from a range to dance shows or crime, it’s got a great variety of things to watch, however with anything I watch, there are so many advertisements.
Why am I seeing about 5 sets of ads in a show where they aren’t even a minute long they are almost 5 minutes each. These ads are useless especially when it’s the same ones on repeat. I find it disruptive and really frustrating when an ad break has just finished and 5 minutes later there’s another ad break that lasts around 5 mins.
I understand in order to make more money you include ads, but if you are putting in all these advertisements they add up to like 15 minutes of useless videos that nobody watches anyway, you are going to get even more complaints about this. This is obviously not your first complaint about this as I’ve seen many, but annoyingly you seem to not be taking it seriously and not even trying to reduce the amount in the shows.
2024-03-10
Worst catch up app
I watch on my iPad or Firefox stick on the TV and both versions of the app are so frustrating and clunky.
There seem to be more adverts than programme! Much longer adverts than other catch up apps, the adverts are much louder than the programme, there is even an advert when you pause so you can’t pause to read something on screen.
There doesn’t seem to be the option to restart a programme without manually rewinding it.
When watching on my iPad, there are frequent pop ups, usually one when I first open the app asking if I want to get a paid version and then again often one in the middle of a programme! I can only bring myself to use the app when I reallyyyy want to watch a specific programme, otherwise I avoid and use another.
2024-03-04
Good app, worth paying for!
4+ is a good app with a wide range of programmes in both its back catalogue, and current shows where you can watch a series before it has finished being shown on TV.
One major drawback is that it’s hard to binge watch because the app forces you to acknowledge every single warning message. That needs to be scrapped with a PIN. Don’t treat all customers like children if the majority of us are adults!
Subscription price is reasonable, however, companies need to realise that if every channel is charging for subscriptions, then people are less likely to feel inclined to pay again & again.
2024-01-01
Recently added c4 ads to premium subscription
Opened the app today (NYD 2024) to discover they have added channel 4 programme pop up ads to the premium subscription. V disappointed - 20 second ads every 10-15 mins. I pay to avoid adverts, no other sub service has these pop up ads in the middle of shows (they might show one before the show or film starts) due to this the app has now been crashing here and there (watching taskmaster it crashed 3-4 times tonight in 3 episodes before or after an 'advert') A problem I never had prior to this. I don't want to watch stath let's flats thank you - if I did then I can browse and find it myself, I don't need recommendations in the middle of a show I'm watching as I'm paying £4 for the pleasure of no breaks within. Will unsubscribe once this month is up. Thanks C4!
2023-10-25
C4 app often stops me watching C4 news
After Channel4 News has finished on C4 +1, it should be possible to watch it on catch up. however, the app often instead presents a video clip of Krishnan Gurumurthy saying “if you’re waiting for Channel4 News it will be along shortly“. Also if you’re looking through the list of films available to watch on demand and have changed the order in which you want to look at films from “most popular first “ to “most recent first”, if you select a film to look at the description and then go back to the list, the ordering gets sent back to “most recent first“. You then have to change the order in again and scroll all the way back down the list to look for further films.
2023-07-11
Pop-up show suggestions disruptive
I’ve been catching up on The Goldbergs, a show which has action going on whilst the credits roll, right up to the last second. I watch on mobile. The “watch more” pop-ups appear exactly 1 minute before the show ends, every single time. This means that on every occasion I have to try to get rid of it off my screen whilst the show is still in swing. It takes away from the enjoyment and flow of things. Please consider having it pop up once the credits are finished, or suggest just one show at a time and have it small at the bottom or corner of the screen (like most other streaming apps), not covering the entire screen like it currently does.
The second ‘issue’ is that there seems not to be an autoplay option when binge-watching series. So I have to manually play the next episode. Which wouldn’t be so annoying if I hadn’t had to fiddle around getting images of other shows off my screen whilst trying to watch my program.
I am one of the few who don’t mind the ads - your service is free and you can see how long the break will be by checking the bottom of the screen you you can make a cuppa or go to loo!
2023-05-02
Crash, advert, crash, advert, repeat….
Really frustrating! I’ve used All 4 in the past and linked with chromecast but lately and with the new update I can be casting a one hour episode and find that it crashes within ten minutes and then sends me straight back to the start of the programme after an advert or two. By the time I’ve found where the programme crashed, I have to watch another two adverts and then can continue watching. Within another two minutes it crashes again and says there’s an error and then I’m back to the start of the programme again with another advert before it starts again. I’ve given up now. This doesn’t appear to be able to ‘project to the big screen’ like it states unless you have a spare four hours to watch a one hour episode of a programme. Frustrating. Maybe it’s my wifi, maybe it’s chromecast or maybe it’s the channel 4 app. They are all like enemies working against each other. There’s no telling what or who is at fault. Just a statement on the screen saying I need to recast and then no record of how much of the episode I have watched. Another two reviews to write as I frustratingly turn off my tv and feel I’ve wasted an evening of my life watching the first part of a programme several times. It isn’t just tonight this has happened. I did exactly the same last night and the night before. Should be called All 4 (hours wasted) but I’ve wasted more than that on this app.
2023-04-17
Far too many ads
Trying to watch an episode and there are 3.4 mins of ads what seems like every 7-10 mins you can’t get into the program. Taking into account there are 7 Lots in the episode there is 21+ additional minutes of wasted time because it is the same ads repeated each time. Shorten them so you have 1 minutes worth of adds not taking up a quarter of my viewing time with rubbish.
Only 26 4 or 5 star reviews in the past year out of a few hundred reviews. Enough said I think. Get a grip sort yourselves out because whoever apparently wrote your contracts for adverts was/is a moron to think people would be happy with it and accept it. Not to mention the idiot thought it would be a good idea to charge for “ad free” yet it’s not as free just a couple of less ads which brings it down to just a stupid amount instead of
A ridiculous amount
2023-03-15
Ads and bugs
I only use it on Apple TV. They did not mess with the video player UI, which if you used Now TV you know the pain, on downside the pause button on the remote doesn’t work but clicking the middle of the remote trackpad does so.. But they do not joke around, it’s ads after ads, so many ads, specially American programs which have so many ad breaks, if you just want to scrub through to the end of a show, you need to see the ads. And it has so many bugs, it’s impossible to scrub through a video, the video Ui just fades away, tapping the edges of the remote for quick 10s skip doesn’t work either. You start seeing a show say s01e01, it then sets the next one to a newer season like s03e02 On that note often doesn’t mark an episode as watched, you have to use the Apple TV app to do that instead, thank god for that integration as browsing a tv show in Apple TV app is more efficient Sometimes just image just goes black, you then have to go back in and you know see ads again Often at the end of a show the image gets smaller to show the next episode way before the show actually reached the end, you then have to maximise it again AND hit play But you know it’s free so..
One more thing: the ad breaks are constantly changing, sometimes they are 3 minutes, sometimes just 30s or even 15, so by time you get up to go the toilet it’s already over, I prefer consistency to be able to enjoy my breaks.
2023-01-20
Greedy app treats paying customers poorly.
The app treats it’s paying customers poorly. You pay their subscription fee every month, and are STILL shown ads. This is daylight robbery. What is to prevent me from cancelling my monthly subscription, when both the paying and non-paying customers get the exact same user experience. All4 lie to the paying customers and claim that we are less ads as some shows have to be monetised, this is a complete lie. I’m yet to come across a single tv show that doesn’t force me to watch ads despite paying monthly like a fool. Suffice to say I’m be cancelling the subscription as I’ll be seeing the exact same amount of ads with or without a subscription.
Note to other customers: DO NOT buy their subscription as they falsely advertise that they will remove or reduce ads if you pay. This is a lie.
2022-12-05
Worst streaming platform by far
Can’t use the app for more than 15 minutes before I have to watch 5 minutes of ads just to be met with a message saying that I can’t play the program at the moment so I have to restart it and watch the same set of ads 5 more times and often it still won’t work. This is the most horrificly useless website this is why you don’t trust these dodgy and dated “channel 4” streaming sites. This isn’t the 19th century nobody knows what a channel is please sort out this redundant website. The only advantage is that I will never have to use it because it mainly has cheap, trashy and terrible sitcoms and soap operas which I would rip my scalp apart than watch. However when there is 1 rare and half watcheable program you will never be able to watch more than 15 mins of it before they try and trick you into watching 30 minutes of ads and use you as an add watching bot, as part of their monitisation scheme. You can’t watch your awful show because they are breeding for ad revenue and automating errors onto your screen. Will have to go and watch Netflix now. Hope this was informative.
2022-11-19
Home page replaced by wait cursor
For the past month (about the time version 10.6 was released) the home page hasn’t worked. I just get a wait cursor, instead of the helpful list of things I’m in the middle of watching, and information about other programmes that are currently on. The app has therefore lost a significant amount of functionality. I’ve reported the problem, but responses are slow to come, and tend to be standard answers that don’t relate to my actual problem.
As per other peoples’ reviews, the advert breaks often cause huge problems with the app, hanging, or sending you back to the beginning of the programme. I upgraded to All4+ to get around that problem - you don’t completely get rid of the programme breaks (unfortunately), but it definitely does help with the flaky app. It’s a bit much to pay £50 a year just so an app doesn’t freeze quite as much though! Especially since, at the moment, the app is barely usable
2022-09-02
Hard of hearing iPhone app no subtitles?
Ridiculous. How could they get the average of 4.5* rating when all i see down the list of reviews is 1,2 max 3*. Anyways maybe their calculator has run out of battery when the said low ratings were awarded. I’m hard of hearing and need this accessibility specially when they do claim it’s there. they want you to believe the s gives subtitles but no amount pressing the s on a program that claims subtitles exist can activate the elusive subtitles. Where is it? I’m using iPhone app. Tried watching mafs uk which has s shown but there’s none to write home about. Can this be fixes please?
P.s box you are going to respond with apologies and then asking me to write these same things again to your support email address then you are taking a wee. I said it all here in Crystal clear English so please just fix it without being further annoying. Ta
2022-07-03
Beyond frustrating
How is it helpful to have a streaming player with no play / pause / fwd / back controls?? I’ve been trying in vain to watch the F1 for the last two hours and have but have somehow only managed to see the same seven minute section of the programme four times. There’s no UI to let me fwd / skip so I sit through it only for the service to cut out during one of the many commercial breaks, only to have me start all over again. UX is poor and inconsistent across web, iOS app and Samsung TV (why you’d get rid of the live TV option on the actual TV app is a total mystery to me) and to top it all, the headline copy under the subsequent programme manages to give away what’s happened before I get a chance to see it. C4: you get one live race a year, you’d have thought you’d be better prepared! Honestly, the who ecosystem is a joke.
2022-03-21
Such a poorly conceived app
If you have no choice but to watch F1 highlights you first have to contend with their random schedules, and I mean so random even given the time shift post event.
They also don’t keep things for you to watch long enough. If you watch live you have to put up with low picture quality until it ‘settles’ and random adverts that sometimes repeat. If you wait and watch the recordings you can skip the bits you don’t want to watch.
Many a time All4 is just not available or vanishes then comes back.
This isn’t just me. At home on the Apple TV it does the same, it’s inconsistent quality, frequent instability if the server is under load, and then simple incompetence at C4 when they can’t be bothered to upload the latest episode when they say they have. It might be the UK’s biggest service but it’s also the least reliable.
2021-12-28
Ads are more than a pain
I’ve personally not experienced any of the problems other customers have such as buffering or sound and no picture etc. However, the ads are beyond frustrating as they are 4 minutes long at a time and it feels like you watch more ads than the program itself. I understand the app runs through making money from ad exposure but 4 minutes is just way too long and you can’t skip them. I mainly watch things on platforms such as Netflix in order to get away from ads so this is quite annoying. I feel like if the ad time was less, and the ads themselves were short and snappy, the customer would have a better experience. Personally I end up playing on my phone when the ads come on.
2021-12-07
altogether awful 😬
of all the Tv channels, most things I want to watch are on 4. unfortunately this app is useless- out of sync audio and visual, sometimes no visual at all, the buffering is insane, ads load over the top of the programme. what prompted me to write this review was audio that would play for 3 seconds and then cut out and then play again. this is on iPhone which might be why, but it’s even worse on my fireTV stick thing, where it often just doesn’t load at all and when it does freezes on a menu screen and the whole stick has to be unplugged to free it up. then it does it again. sometimes all 4 just won’t open for weeks at a time. should focus more on having a functional app than trying to be edgy😖
2021-06-21
Unstable to say the least!
I love All 4… I hate All 4 app and web app! All 4 has many of my very favourite programmes but trying to watch them feels like a lottery! I regularly find myself re-watching the same sections of programmes because the app has frozen and when I re-start it, it just repeats the same section I’ve just watched. So frustrating and disappointing! You can’t fast forward on the app so end up pressing play, going and doing something else for 20 minutes while the ads and same section of the program plays, then sit down to enjoy the part of the program I actually want to watch!
On the web app, if I want to just watch the last 10 mins of the F1 qualifying I have to play 15 minutes of ads (5x3 min breaks) before I can watch Q3. I get it, Channel 4 needs ads and I’m fine with that, but if the app would just function properly the programmes would be so much more enjoyable. Please sort it All 4!
2021-05-18
So frustrating...
It streams perfectly fine until and ad break comes along. You watch 3.5 mins of ads, then it dies. You start it again, and have to watch another 3.5 mins of ads. If you’re lucky, you might then get to watch the next segment of the programme. Only to go through the same rigmarole when the next ad break comes along. Argh!!!
Update 2021. Still the same problem. Runs perfectly fine during the programme, then freezes during ad breaks. Presumably it doesn’t get to build a buffer during the ads in the same way as it does during the programmes, but it then gets stuck to the point that it won’t resume play without stopping and restating the programme, which then forces you to sit through the ad break again. It’s the same across all my devices. PLEASE fix this, it is ruining what is otherwise a perfectly good app.
2021-05-17
All4+ is a con, do not fall for it.
I gave the All4+ trial a go so that we could watch the new season of Fargo without all the ad breaks.
Well, not only do they still show ad breaks including trailers for other programs, but they also show program sponsors which they call “commercial messages”. So if you’re hoping for a seamless viewing experience I wouldn’t bother, may as well just watch the non subscription based version and save some money.
On top of that, the quality of the image is dreadful, especially in darker scenes. There’s so much compression and pixelation going on it detracts from what you’re trying to watch. Comparing the same content on Netflix on the same TV, the difference is huge. Just a shame that this season of Fargo didn’t go straight to Netflix.
2021-04-23
Don’t using for chromecasting
Every time I try to watch something via chromecast the programme plays fine but nearly every time ads come on the loading circle appears and then the ad stops and won’t start again, I have to cancel the casting and replay the program, having to watch the adverts again, sometimes it happens multiple times in a row and so I end up watching sooo many adverts it takes ages to watch one episode of a programme, I’ve taken to watching the ads on my phone then casting once the programme starts, but it’s ridiculous I shouldn’t have to do this; I saw a very similar complaint from 2 years ago..clearly still not sorted. I contacted customer support and they gave me some suggestions to help, they didn’t so I got back in touch and have heard nothing. It’s getting so frustrating every time I try to watch a programme
2021-03-10
Disappointed with all4+
So like most I can’t stand to watch all these adverts so when I seen the ad free option I thought yeah great been paying now for a few months but definitely won’t be anymore at first I thought was just what I was watching that still had “for contracts reason still commercial messages” but as I have continued to pay and watch other programs I now see it’s 90% of the shows I’m watching that’s still have these!? So what am I paying for if you already have a contract with someone else that states you need to put adds?? Why offer add free if you can’t deliver what your offering
Also forever having to sign back in, even while watching a programme randomly stops and have to sign back in does this at least 3/5 times a night so wish I never started watching married at first sight as would be gone already and soon as finish this series won’t start another fed up of this joke of a service so frustrating and waste of money
2021-02-11
Monetize your viewers but don’t annoy them eh, C4?
Yes, we get it. Channel 4 is paid for by ads. I remember when the channel first started. The content was amazing. Niche, arty, daring. But there are now so few programmes actually worth watching. And when you do watch them, you are blasted by a long unskippable set of the SAME ads each time.
If you want to really annoy your viewers, keep doing this Channel 4. Personally I value my time, and don’t want to see 10 mins of ads for a 20 minute show. At least on live TV you can switch channels or walk away. With this app you’re stuck with them. It makes it impossible to binge watch a few episodes of anything because I just WANT TO BANG MY HEAD AGAINST A WALL
Update: the same standard lazy developer response that has been used for other reviews has been pasted to my original review. That’s about right. Responding to my acknowledgement that ads are the funding model by saying that, yes, that’s right, Channel 4 is funded by ads. DEVELOPERS, DO YOU ACTUALLY READ THE REVIEWS HERE?!
2020-11-17
Ad free is not ad free, rubbish app too.
Glitchy app, forever having to re-find my place when switching devices. The ads are AWFUL. I appreciate they have to make money but it’s the same ads over and over again throughout the same programme, when I tried ad free you still get Channel 4 ads several times THROUGHOUT the programme. A very dated way of managing a streaming service. As soon as I’ve finished “binge watching” Angel (as much as you can binge watch with non stop adverts) I won’t be watching anything else on All4 again.
In response to the developer’s response, the ads in the app are all Channel 4 ads? Not third party? But the simple thing is not to call it “ad free”, also, surely the app is raising revenue for you, so isn’t the point you omit apps with a charge instead? Not try and do both which is lose/lose for the viewer.
2020-11-08
Poor functionality and the ads!
I pay a subscription (I will be stopping it!) but the adverts are still relentless. Often the ads are for the show I’m trying to watch. There is no need to have that many ads for channel 4 shows, Netflix and Prime seem to avoid having to do this. The fact that every episode starts with a voiceover telling me ‘for contractual reasons I will be shown ads’ is beyond irritating, I pay a subscription so I don’t have ads and I don’t want my viewing to be interrupted every 10 minutes with the same ads for the same shows. The smart TV app is very difficult to rewind/fast forward, you can’t skip the titles of each show and as for wanting to resume an episode you’ve already part watched, good luck with that.
The tv shows are good, but the developers have failed on this one, as have channel 4.
2020-08-23
long ads and downloads offline doesn’t work
so many ads just skipping the to past them even after not watching any previously because i wanna watch a certain bit, they’re so long too. also ads before a program is just irritating, like i might wanna watch something new but i’ve gotta sit through a minute of ads just to watch it, even if i don’t like it, plus you can’t do other stuff on your phone while the ads play. i understand why there are ads but there’s just too many too often. perhaps make it so you can go on other apps while on mobile but the ads just play the audio or something because ads are stupid and i’ve never seen an ad and thought ‘woah, that’s looks so useful, must get me some of that!’ 👁👄👁
also, you can download videos, which is good except they don’t work offline for me like they’re supposed too, it comes up with, ‘try the download section’ or something along those lines which i already just did, and no the videos are expired they are there too watch offline but they just don’t work. and also it uses a ridiculous amount of data to download a video without wifi, so don’t do it, it does warn you of this which is one good thing.
another thing is, you might wanna check the ratings of some shows, because the goldbergs (for example) say you must be over 16 to watch, which is weird considering it’s played all throughout the day normally on the tv channel, i’m pretty sure it’s like a PG or something. although this may have been updated since then because i haven’t checked in a while and this was a decent amount of time ago.
2020-07-20
I hate ads, and no airplay support
Very disappointed that you have removed airplay support.
I don’t care if it’s your fault or apples. Don’t REMOVE features which worked just fine. That is not a step forward, and shows that you’re not in tune with your customers needs.
Whilst the rest of the app works just great (apart from forcing me to watch loads of ads), I basically wont use the app as I only used it to stream to my tv. With that feature gone, I’m unlikely to watch anything on my mobile device as the screen is too small.
The following comments are in response to the developer saying that channel 4 is funded entirely by ads:
Have you noticed that the majority of reviewers are complaining about how you force people to watch ads? Maybe you should get the hint. The ads are TOO long and TOO frequent. If I forward or rewind a show, I have to watch all the ads again. If I switch windows in my browser to do something else whilst the ads run, they pause...I.e you’re forcing me to watch ads. Don’t you get the message? I don’t like ads. I get that’s how you get funded. Let them play in the background. Don’t force me to watch them, because I’d rather not watch your channels than have ads forced upon me. Seems like quite a lot of viewers have similar feedback. Maybe C4 should give that some serious thought, and if your going to post another comment, let it come from the senior executive who thinks it’s right to force ads upon people. Let them put their neck on the line and try to explain why I should be forced to watch ads?
2020-07-06
Poor
Unfortunately whenever you search for a program it does not find it/allow you to watch it. For example I was looking at the online page at a program, it asks you to watch it in the app, you then click okay go through the hassle of downloading the app, then your required to sign up of course... so after going through all that it then doesn’t load the video you where trying to watch! So I thought okay I will just search for it, nothing... alright so I will go back online and click watch in app on the video again (seeing as it doesn’t give you any other blooming option) and nope takes me to a different episode or sometimes just whatever is playing on live tv... all this hassle to watch one episode and I didn’t even get to watch it :/ blagh the web page also keeps redirecting me to the app store instead of the app sometimes too! Everywhere but what I’m trying to watch ...
2019-11-20
Can’t watch via projector from hdmi iPhone app :-(
We don’t have a tv so connect iPhone or iPad to projector via hdmi and use different channel apps to watch tv programs. As of this week, suddenly I’m not able to use this app for the projector on the iPhone anymore!? We’d used it the previous night to watch first dates then went to watch another first dates episode the next night and it wouldn’t work. A message pops up on the phone saying the programme can’t be shown on two screens!? Anybody else within the last week gone from being able to watch programs to not?? It must be an update in the app which has disabled the feature- a real step backwards! Can this be fixed please tech people?? The iPad still plays via the 4 app through the projector there it’s an old app and I’m reluctant to let it update otherwise we’ll loose the ability to watch 4 programmes via the projector altogether. Really disappointed. Please fix :-(
2019-03-31
Why are you always forcing us to update the app?
It seems almost every time I open this app I am forced to update it. Why? Why can't your developers get it right? Test it before deploying it!
Now having been forced to update again because your streaming service requires it, it seems I am unable to! I am pushed to the App Store, and in the App Store I only have the option to open the app rather than update. So I press open and the all 4 app forces me back to the App Store to update it... So I go around in a loop!
I now realise it's because my iPad is a first gen retina in perfect condition but its iOS only goes to 9.3.5 and won't update any further. The all 4 app requires at least iOS 10.3. All the other streaming services work fine, so why can't yours, channel 4?
It's a real shame that the past user experience of this app and now your arrogance to assume that users will unnecessarily pay hundreds of pounds for a new device when their old one is fine overshadows what is one of the best libraries available. Please get it right!
I obviously won't be using this app again meaning I won't be seeing the adverts you're charging your advertisers for. I wonder how many viewers will they be missing out on?
2019-03-21
Great shows. Poor app.
Channel4, I beg you to fix (if it’s a bug) or change the functionality that means I have to be connected to the internet to watch shows I’ve already downloaded(?!) Its absurd and defeats the point entirely of downloading content.
Frequently I get on the tube with no signal and sit down to start my show, only to be told when pressing play, that I’m not connected to the internet and to ‘cancel’ or ‘retry’. It’s then a race against time to connect to the underground WiFi at the next stop in time to hit the play button, before the train pulls away from the station. It’s doing me a madness!
The app is also incredibly unresponsive, having to hit the play button 4 or 5 times before it actually registers and starts to do something.
Also the ads. The endless ads! With it being a free app, I expect to see some - you’ve gotta make money somehow, right? But why are they so long?! Each add break is between 3.5 and 4 minutes - which seems excessive when compared with other similar apps. If you can’t reduce the length, please at least mix them up so I’m not seeing the same thing over and over again. This doesn’t make me want to buy these things, it has the opposite affect in fact!
On a plus side, the shows are fantastic! It just needs to be easier to watch them.
2019-01-12
Does not release storage after delete of shows
Jan 2019 - I wrote a review 2 years ago for this app as below.
Today my thoughts have not changed and unfortunately nor has the app. It still does not release storage and it now crashes a lot when you want to restart a show part way through after previous partial viewing
March 2017 - Currently this app is using up 2gb of space whilst I have zero downloaded shows. The app itself is 40mb so why am is the app holding onto this space once the files have gone. In fact the shows I did want to watch offline never even completed their download after days of online usage. Poor app. Best to watch another tv channel!
2018-10-29
Worst Catch Up Ever. Adverts forced on users
I can understand that channel 4 generate a huge amount of revenue through advertising but this is a bloody joke. 3mins of advertising every 15minute and don’t dare pause on the advert or just after because guess what if you do once you resume another 3 whole mins of adverts ffs. You need to work out a way to run the adverts alongside the programs or simply put a functioning time bar on so people can skip the ads if they want to. Until then it’s back to sky plus for me at least there I don’t have adverts on products I’m not interested in forced upon me.
2018-08-17
Great in some ways, annoying in others.
I love the fact you can download programs and if you are watching more than one episode, it just starts the second one automatically.
What is really really really starting to annoy me is the fact that when there are new episodes or new series they are not coming up on the home page or even the my4 page. I missed almost an entire series of something because it didn't come up and I accidentally clicked on the series in 'my list' and saw that the series had been on for weeks. Please update the app so it puts new episodes of programmes that are in my list on the homepage like it used to do. Otherwise I have to keep checking every single program on my list every time I open the app to check.
2018-04-13
Great Shows, Awful App
Channel Four has by far the best shows on TV in the UK. This is also the only decent catch up service that gives you access to box sets of shows, old and new.
I.e. every episode of every series. But the app and web app have for years been awful! I have used the web site for years and it is by far the worst catch up service technically! Regardless of what device, browser or version of the app you are using. So frustrating. The Ads play great, the shows themselves struggle with so many technical problems. Don't touch any button if you want to see the end of the show. Just let it play, even if it does crawl it’s way through. Really surprised that Channel Four haven’t ever sorted this out. You have to raise some serious questions about who at the organisation thinks that this is an ok, let alone a good streaming platform.
2017-10-13
Poor and frustrating app
I have used this app off and on for years. We only stream programmes through a number of services through our PlayStation and this app stopped working on the PlayStation altogether meaning we can only watch on a tablet (none of the other apps have had this problem). This has been the case for a couple of years without a fix despite updates and redownload, which is ridiculous!!!
Even on the iPad, the app crashes constantly. I have tried to download content with mixed success, most of the time this crashes my iPad forcing a hard restart.
The number of adverts is disturbing, but conveniently the adverts seem to run fine and the actual content causes issues.
I do enjoy C4 content so I always try again, but mostly turn to other streaming apps that provide a much better user experience.
2017-10-08
SHAME ON YOU CHANNEL FOUR
I’ve been using this app successfully for years, and it was a great way for me to catch up on F1, however suddenly it has stopped working. I’m using the same hardware and the same software, both on my iPad mini and Smart TV, but both refuse to work.
I’ve looked online for various solutions but non have worked, only to discover that suddenly, on further investigation, trying the Channel Four website, that it requests the use of Flash in order to work(???). Now the only way to watch content is to DOWNLOAD the episode/programme and play it on your device.
Why is this happening? Clearly C4 has no respect for its customers and have irresponsibility reprogrammed the app AND the website without proper testing. Or has used someone who clearly doesn’t know what they’re doing.
C4 has the ability to respond to the complaints ON THIS PLATFORM, but have chosen not to. The number of complaints, all saying the same thing, should not be ignored but should be addressed.
And to the complainant who gets 75 mbps, I’m on 200 mbps and usually get 130 mbps but still the problem persists. It is clear that the problem and possibly solution rests solely with Channel Four.
Shame on you Channel Four! Shame on you!
If I could rate LESS than one star I would.
2017-09-25
Worst of the catchup apps by far
This is by far the worst catchup app I've used, the only thing that works without fault are the myriad of ads at the start of each episode. It all starts out well and starts to play almost immediately after selection and plays through the ads faultlessly. However, as soon as the ads finish it mysteriously crashes with a message saying the episode is not available right now. Only thing you can then do is go back and start it again and guess what?? Yep the ads play again perfectly till the end and the program crashes once again. It sometimes does this 10 or 15 minutes into an episode but on restarting it you have to endure the ads again. Also a lot of series have many episodes missing such as kitchen nightmares for an example, probably a third of them are just not there, pretty useless really.
All in all just not worth bothering with at all.
2017-07-29
You'll use it but you'll hate it
The. Worst. App. Ever. So many problems and bugs: plays audio but not picture, plays picture but not audio, drops out or crashes at the adverts, gets stuck on the adverts, buffers for ages despite excellent net connection and on and on and on....
The only decent bug is the one that just fails to play the ad breaks, so that on the rare occasions it does play a show smoothly, you can do so without having to look at some toothpaste and a car every ten minutes.
Compared to other channel's players this is a joke. You'll download it cos at some point you'll want to catch up on a show, but trust me it will have you punching the nearest wall within seconds of using it. Shame, because there's a great library of shows from across the history of the channel to view, if you can get them to play without interruption.