CuriosityStream User Reviews

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Only half screen is showing on iPad

My partner has updated his app and the picture only plays on half the screen with no way to change it. It looks widescreen but with about a third of the top in black with no option to use the whole screen. Not a great update and I won’t be updating my app!

In ipad, you can’t have the screan open while using other apps

As time evolves, CuriosityStream goes backwards. It is already enough trouble to go from one show to another, with the last update you can’t open it as a side window. So i reverted to youtube and will end their service which i still believe has great content, but you can’t enjoy it !!!

Broken video player

One of the recent updates has broken the video player. On iPad, content in landscape mode now falls off the bottom of the screen, so you can only see 2/3 of the video. Content is effectively unwatchable and needs urgent fixing. Looks like others have the same issue.

Decent content, but this bug needs fixing asap.
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My favorite app

This is by far my favorite app and streaming service!
Unfortunately though I updated the app today and now I can’t use full screen on my iPad. Hoping this is fixed soon but still 5 stars for an amazing service.

Broken on iPad

I tried to watch a video on this on my iPad after not using the app for many months, and i cant watch anything now in landscape as the video always slides 1/3 of the way down the screen. Please sort this out asap or i will have to revoke my subscription.

Happy to work with the developers to fix this issue if they contact me.
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Improved

The new app seems to fix the search function. It used to be impossible to find anything… The overall impression is positive so far

Best factual entertainment every body needs.

This is the app that really makes me smarter at the same time very entertaining. I’ve learn so many things that helps me wider my perspective of the world we living in. Best platform for people that likes to improve their knowledge about the history, science, and technology.

Interesting content, but UI no good!

The user interface for Apple voice over users is too complex! The developers need to make it as simple as possible and easy to use. We don't want disappearing controls and all that rubbish! See Brighteon, Odysee, Rumble, Gab TV all easy to use! Apps like NaturalNews are a doddle and all we want is to see the video! Oh and we would like it to use the system settings for light and dark mode. You don't get any prizes for making a site that is hard to use. It's the content we pay for, not how fancy the website looks. It's a website, not a plate in a Michelin star restaurant!
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Just like the top comment, the app is buggy

I saved a video and it couldn’t play when I have no internet. What a disappointment this app is. Also there is no word descriptions (title etc) when you use the search function. I am a bit disappointed since the top comment mentioned this over a year ago and it’s still not fixed.

Some interesting content but quite lefty

Interesting wwII content by not terribly diverse. Largely taken from national broadcasters of secondary nations which gives interesting perspective. Unfortunately this perspective gives equal or more weight to very marginal and indeed corrupt positions. Examples being Algerian terrorists bombing ice parlour and listening to her anti-western rants favouring killing children, or PLO blaming of “west ignoring Zionism” as cause for Munich attack and murder of 11 Jews, or trying to marginalized church’s role in maintaining European civilization during dark ages by propagating lie about anti-Copernicus position etc. Only based on content I’ve watched so far of course but largely typical lefty equivalence poison.
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