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Head-to-head

Sling vs Tubi

Sling 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Tubi
Tubi 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Tubi is the better choice for free on-demand content, offering a vast library despite ad interruptions, while Sling provides live TV and a DVR but suffers from significant reliability issues and higher costs.

Full reviews: Sling · Tubi

Tubi, with a higher lifetime rating and more reviews, excels as a free streaming service offering a wide variety of on-demand movies and shows, though users frequently complain about excessive ads and occasional glitches. Sling, a paid live TV service, is praised for its channel selection and DVR, but is plagued by widespread reports of app instability, buffering, and poor customer support.

Head to head

Content & Features edge: TubiR8R9R11R33
Sling Sling offers live TV channels, including news and sports, and a DVR feature, which users appreciate for not missing programs R8R11. However, some users report that live channels repeat programming and on-demand content can have missing episodes R9R33. There are also complaints about specific channels being removed or not available .
Tubi Tubi boasts a large, diverse library of free movies and shows, including horror, independent films, and animated content . Users appreciate the variety and the fact that it's free . However, a common complaint is that content is frequently removed R63R68R76R82.
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR3R4R7R9
Sling Sling users frequently report significant issues with app reliability, including constant stopping, freezing, crashing, and buffering R3R4R7R9. Some also find the interface clunky, hard to navigate, and dislike recent guide changes . DVR functionality is also criticized for not working properly or having limited control R13.
Tubi Tubi users also experience reliability issues, with frequent complaints about the app stopping, freezing, buffering, and failing to load videos . However, some users find the app easy to use and functional when it works .
Price & Value edge: TubiR1R2R4R8
Sling Sling is a paid subscription service, with users noting that prices have increased and can be too high R2R27R47. While some find it a good value compared to cable R8, others feel it's too expensive for the quality, especially given the frequent interruptions and commercials R4. There are also complaints about deceptive marketing regarding specific events like the World Cup, leading to unexpected costs or unavailable content R1R10.
Tubi Tubi is a free streaming service, which is a major draw for users . The primary trade-off for the free content is the presence of numerous and often long advertisements R67R72R76. Some users find the ad frequency and content (e.g., casino ads) overwhelming and disruptive R67R72R76.
Customer Support edge: SlingR7R9R13R28
Sling Sling receives consistent criticism for its lack of customer support options, with users reporting no email or phone number, and difficulty getting help for technical issues R7R9R13R28.
Tubi Tubi reviews do not frequently mention customer support, either positively or negatively, suggesting it is not a primary concern for its free user base, or that issues are typically resolved through app updates or self-troubleshooting.
Pick Sling if

you prioritize live TV channels, including news and sports, and a cloud DVR, and are willing to pay a subscription fee despite potential app instability and limited customer support R8R11.

Pick Tubi if

you are looking for a completely free streaming service with a vast and diverse library of on-demand movies and shows, and are willing to tolerate frequent advertisements and occasional app glitches .

Evidence note: Reviews for Sling are heavily skewed towards negative experiences, particularly regarding app performance and customer support, despite its higher lifetime rating. Tubi's reviews, while also mentioning performance issues and ads, are generally more positive about the value of its free content.

Frequently asked

Is Sling TV free?
No, Sling TV is a paid subscription service, with users noting that prices have increased and can be too high R2R27R47.
Does Tubi have too many ads?
Yes, many Tubi users complain about an overwhelming number of ads, often describing them as too frequent, too long, and repetitive, sometimes featuring casino apps R67R72R76R85.
Is Sling TV reliable for live sports?
Sling TV users frequently report significant reliability issues, including constant stopping, crashing, buffering, and errors, making it frustrating to watch live sports like the World Cup R1R4R10R55.
Why does Tubi keep taking shows off?
Tubi users frequently express frustration that movies and shows are constantly removed from the platform, including popular titles and animated series R63R68R76R82.

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. [R8] Sling 5/5 · US goodbye cable: it's cheaper, has good channels that you can choose from and good quality It also has a DVR
  2. [R9] Sling 3/5 · US Technical bugs, no support options: I have three main issues with Sling. 1. The app keeps crashing unexpectedly in the middle of watching things. 2. The closed captioning skips about half of what's being said. Incorrect captioning is also seen on a few shows. 3. The live channels aren't anything like actual live tv. Most channels repeat the same exact programming every day and there's only a few e
  3. [R11] Sling 5/5 · US The Best Option !: Sling offers Such A Wide Range of Entertainment and Live World News and Events! Cannot beat the Price and Best of All I stay in Touch With Indian Entertainment World and News!
  4. [R33] Sling 3/5 · US Good but doesn’t have all episodes on demand: I recently tried to watch 90 days fiancé’s series. There were a lot of episodes missing particularly in older versions of 90 Day fiancé single life. They were missing part one of the tell all. How do you have a series and have episodes missing? Very disappointing.
  5. [R3] Sling 3/5 · US Problems with app: The app is terrible. I am constantly removing it and then downloading it to get it to work.
  6. [R4] Sling 1/5 · US Stops constantly: When I say that this app stops constantly, it’s not an exaggeration. The stream is interrupted every 1-5 minutes. It’s unbelievably frustrating. My cousin said she used to have sling and got rid of it because of the glitches and stream interruptions but that it might have been her WiFi. We have high speed internet and all our other apps work just fine. This may be the cheapest
  7. [R7] Sling 1/5 · US Streaming options have degraded and stopped working: The app keeps giving 26-50 errors making the app useless. Something has drastically been degraded in the past few weeks. Terrible! And there are no customer support options!
  8. [R1] Sling 1/5 · US Epic fail with World Cup: Hey I’m going back to cable congratulations. You did it
  9. [R2] Sling 5/5 · US Mr Akol: I love Sling but improve contents please And lower prices, it is too high for subscription that will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much
  10. [R13] Sling 1/5 · US Never works: I would give a no star if I could! Has never work right. DVR will not play. No email, phone number. No help at all!
  11. [R28] Sling 1/5 · US Least reliable. Most glitchy. Inconsistent. Just randomly stops broadcasting.: I think the title says it all, except for adding the lousy customer service when a technical problem is reported.
  12. [R27] Sling 3/5 · US Price is going up: Price is going up
  13. [R47] Sling 5/5 · US 2018 Great; Price way up since: I’ve really enjoyed Sling but it’s very expensive for me now. I might be switching to something else very soon. Otherwise, good selection. 🙂
  14. [R67] Tubi 1/5 · US Ruined by casino app ads: This used to be my favorite free video streaming app… huge library with some ads. No big deal. Canceled my Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Paramount, & Shudder and just watched Tubi… for years now. Then this year something happened. 90% of the ads, or more, are for casino slot apps. Over and and over and over. I saw so many slot machine app ads eventually i figured “what the hell
  15. [R72] Tubi 3/5 · US Overwhelming ads: I had a hard time, deciding between three and four stars. I love this app. I love the selection. I love how easy it is but they overload you with ads. I understand that they have to have some ads, but this is ridiculous. Please try to cut back on the ads a little bit. There are 7 ads, at least, for every ad break.
  16. [R76] Tubi 1/5 · US Why is Ed, Edd n Eddy: the big picture show leaving: Just why???? Edit: STOP GIVING ME ADS, ESPECIALLY WHAT NOT ADS!!! MY MOM IS TOO OBSESSED WITH WHAT NOT AND I CAN'T BREAK HER PIT OF THAT HABIT!!! stop it
  17. [R85] Tubi 1/5 · US Their adds are way to long: Way to many adds and their long like 30 sec
  18. [R10] Sling 1/5 · US this app is buns: this app is buns the only thing i bought a subscription for was the world cup and it won’t let me watch the world cup the stream keeps crashing or it won’t play the actual game but redirects to some bs tv channel
  19. [R55] Sling 1/5 · US Buffering: This is the only streaming app on my tv that buffers live sports every 10 minutes. You are better off paying more for a competitor
  20. [R63] Tubi 3/5 · US Bring back the shows!: Bring back Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) and Jackie Chan Adventures!
  21. [R68] Tubi 5/5 · US WHY AND MOVIES YOU SHOULD ADD !! honest opinions.: Hello, i love this app a lot. But, i hate how they constantly take the movies off really quickly. Could you please add POETIC JUSTICE, selena, and more black movies like menace || society, boyz in the hood. Okay, thanks.
  22. [R82] Tubi 2/5 · US can yall stop taking all the good stuff off bruh: so like yall took coraline off and are now going to take dark harvest off… AND yall are taking she’s the man off.. can we not? 😔

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store