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What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R4] Hulu 1/5 · US YOUR ADS: YOU GIVE WAY TOO MANY ADS. i can’t even enjoy my show without getting put on a ad.i got ads so frequently when i was just getting off a ad,i got right back on one.i timed how often i get ads i get one every 1 minute or 1 minute and twenty seconds.yall are just money hungry.and the ads are like two minutes long.
2. [R6] Hulu 3/5 · US I Love Hulu BUT: I Love Hulu don’t get me wrong. I’ve been subscribed for years but I started noticing today 7/6/26 that there has been a crazy increase of ads now. I get you can purchase a ad free one but I think for the amount I pay every month for the bundle, Hulu is doing a little too much with the Ads, it’s like I watch a few minutes of one of my shows and then boom another ad. So sad cause I
3. [R10] Hulu 1/5 · US SO MANY ADS: STOP MAKING ME WATCH 10 MINS OF ADS FOR A 20 MIN EPISODE
4. [R15] Hulu 3/5 · US Too many ads: The amount of ads is insane 10 ads for 1 episode of a show it makes me want to go to a different streaming platform
5. [R3] Hulu 3/5 · US Too many bugs for the price: It's a nice concept and so many options are better. I hate that while you are watching a show or a sports game Hulu decides you watched enough and just shuts off on you. Or in the middle of watching a show I get an error message and can't continue watching. Get it together Hulu!
6. [R9] Hulu 3/5 · US Bro: At first it worked then the next day I log in it says something went wrong then wouldn’t let me log back in to my account
7. [R16] Hulu 2/5 · US Fix ur bugs and lock in: I like the shows but if this app makes me delete and redownload because it crashes and just doesn’t load one more time I’m crashing out
8. [R23] Hulu 3/5 · US iPad app suddenly closes multiple times during a movie: This app sudd we not closes multiple times during a movie. Very frustrating.
9. [R1] Hulu 1/5 · US Update He’ll on iPad: I’d give 0 stars if I could… This app has never been good, but the most recent update seems to have severed the secure link between Hulu and iOS vital to verifying age. Now none of the 5 family members ranging from 25 to 64 can access Hulu on iPad, for the past week and Hulu is still billing for full monthly fees while not acknowledging this situation that is apparently being
10. [R13] Hulu 1/5 · US Hulu has to be the most useless app: First you were deleting downloads, now you’re age restricting the app. I don’t have now nor have I EVER had restrictions on my iPad. Al ll of a sudden,I can’t use Hulu. It's freaking ridiculous. It’s not a big deal for me to stop this $21 a month payment. There are plenty of other sites.
11. [R24] Hulu 2/5 · US Active account: This is the first time it’s done this on my phone but it’s not letting me log into my account even though I have BOTH the Disney and Hulu bundle, I’ve changed the subscription twice today and it still doesn’t let me on the app saying I’m not active but it lets me on Disney+ this is so annoying since I’ve already had problems with this damn app more then once and now this.
12. [R26] Hulu 1/5 · US Age Restricted??: We have subscribed to Hulu+ for several years. Today when I tried to watch something on my iPad, I was told that my account was age restricted, and I needed to ask my parents to verify my age by updating it in the Apple account. I verified in the Apple account that it shows my correct date of birth, which puts me at 56. My parents are both dead, so I’m not sure how they can help
13. [R2] Hulu 4/5 · US I love the shows and movies on Hulu!: Hulu is almost perfect. I like the shows on Hulu like Dragon Striker and The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (I’m a huge cartoon fan). But it would be nice if they updated the Hulu interface. I also like how Disney+ has Hulu account linking so you can continue watching Hulu shows on Disney+ (with a bundle subscription.)! But sadly, the app is shutting down,
14. [R8] Hulu 5/5 · US Up next showing a different show: I was watching modern family and after an episode it took me to a different show and I looked up how to take that off and I did it and it wouldn’t get off of it
15. [R12] Hulu 3/5 · US Honest review: A lot of decent shows and movies with good rewatch value but the UI is messy and has been for years untouched, scenes will randomly skip on shows, you have to manually restart any show or movie you wanna rewatch not the biggest issues just very inconvenient through out the years
16. [R17] Hulu 3/5 · US Think about your actions.: Whoever is in charge of your UI needs to be hit in the face with a brick.
17. [R14] Hulu 4/5 · US Runtimes and downloads: No runtimes for documentaries and no options to download Media.
18. [R50] Hulu 2/5 · US Poor Recording Ability: Hulu’s recording ability needs an overhaul. Direct TV extends recordings of sporting events that could go into overtime. However, with Hulu, a person has to go to ESPN to see the end of the game. I pay $99 a month and cannot watch the end of baseball games (MLB) or basketball (NBA). For the money, Direct TV extends recordings!
19. [R53] YouTube 3/5 · US Ads freezing the video: Since the most recent update, any time an ad plays the video ends up freezing. I have to close the app and restart it in order to watch the video. Fix this.
20. [R54] YouTube 1/5 · US Application keeps crashing: Noticed about 2 days ago the app started crashing again and again. Only fix I have found is uninstalling and re-installing the application.
21. [R56] YouTube 2/5 · US Keeps crashing: Why does it keep crashing every time I open it? I have to uninstall the app and keep reinstalling it. I’ve had to do it at least 20 times in the past three days.
22. [R57] YouTube 5/5 · US Its just amazing: Its just amazing with all content and others its not just videos there could be games, editing, even other types like youtube tv and regular also even music on seperate apps
23. [R66] Netflix 5/5 · US The strongest platform ever. · translated
24. [R68] Netflix 1/5 · US IOS and IPADOS 18!?: Why??? Do you all just not like supporting older iOS’s anymore??? Minimum iOS support being 18 in 2026 is too early for a video player in my opinion, like even though I can use the app on iPadOS 17 it still doesn’t make sense why I cannot click the update button for this app now. And this app takes up too much storage like I had to sign out to delete 1.5GB of documents and dat
25. [R69] Netflix 5/5 · US Perfect: Best
26. [R71] Netflix 1/5 · US Terrible: Removing all the good shows they have.
27. [R79] HBO Max 2/5 · US Pay money for late premier. Could invest into something that airs when advertised.: Why are you weeks behind on a show that comes from your production company? When you advertise a show airing on a certain date. You should have it on platform midnight after it airs.
28. [R80] HBO Max 5/5 · US LOVE ITTT: I love this app so much. It has many shows and movies, but I do wish there was more anime on here
29. [R81] HBO Max 3/5 · US No more adds: To many advertisements
30. [R82] HBO Max 2/5 · US No comerciales: Muchos comerciales por eso no puedo ponerle las 5 estrellas lo siento
31. [R93] Peacock TV 1/5 · US Stop with all the commercials: Way too many commercials!
32. [R94] Peacock TV 4/5 · US 5stars: Amazing! Loving it so much! Who doesn’t love Jennifer Gardner in every thing she does. All of them who just perfect
33. [R96] Peacock TV 1/5 · US Horrible app: This app is garbage. I click resume episode and it starts back at the beginning after pausing it for a few minutes. This happens multiple times. Also asks if I want to start back at episode one when I’m already through the season. It’s difficult to navigate the app, asks me every single time I open the app to confirm my email. Just trash and no improvement has been seen for years sin
34. [R97] Peacock TV 5/5 · US ERY-THING: Peacock has ery-thing I want to watch
35. [R107] Amazon Prime Video 2/5 · US Excessive Ads: Excessive amount of ads.
36. [R108] Amazon Prime Video 5/5 · US Great app. I will never delete it.: So, it’s a great app because there is some YouTube channels!! Like, Shiloh and Bros Preston Plays Mr. Beast And, there are kids avatars available. And, there is MURDER DRONES!
37. [R109] Amazon Prime Video 3/5 · US technical difficulties: it’s an okay app, but it’s always so laggy. when i press on a show i want to watch, the screen goes black and doesn’t load. the ads are also VERY long, always at least 40+ seconds long. not to mention ads pop up much more frequently than what im used to(almost every 20-40 minutes). when the app actually isn’t laggy, everything’s fine but times where everything is laggy and
38. [R110] Amazon Prime Video 1/5 · US Too much adds: They put so much adds in the app you’re pretty much forced to upgrade to premium services. 3 min long adds for a 30 mins episode. All of this is getting out of hand.
39. [R28] Hulu 1/5 · US Scam notification: The app will not load so I closed out the apps and reopened it only to find a scam like looking pop-up with weird text and Font saying that my account has age restrictions on it and it could not verify my information which is not true. It was trying to make itself look like an apple pop-up notification, but I could clearly tell something was off. I took a screenshot, but I am un