# Family Handyman — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Family Handyman by Jukin Media, Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 426 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-handyman/id1598955946/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-handyman/id1598955946.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 339 · 4★ 43 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Family Handyman? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📚 High-quality, helpful video content - ✅ Well-organized categories and search functionality - 💡 Useful DIY project guidance and knowledge - 🎓 Confidence-building instructional material **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent stuttering and buffering issues - 📺 Excessive advertisements throughout app - 🔗 Broken navigation links and category access - 🎬 Videos fail to play after ads - 🔊 Autoplay videos with no volume control - 🧭 Poor navigation and difficult content discovery - ⚠️ App continues playing in background after closing - 🔐 Login authentication failures - ⏱️ Live episode timing misalignment - 🔒 Locked content categories **Commonly reported bugs** - App stutters and buffers during playback - Videos won't play despite ads playing - Login credentials rejected repeatedly - Navigation links non-functional - App fails to load or crashes - Autoplay videos cannot be muted - Wrong video content plays when selected - App locks up device screen - Live stream timing out of sync - Background audio continues after app closure **Most requested features** - Toggle autoplay and mute audio option - Project tracking and completion history - Skill/badge progression system - Closed captions on videos - Video thumbnails with titles - Improved search and organization optimization - Ability to disable background audio playback ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 2/5 — Icon Links Do Not Work *2025-02-11, version 15.200* Went to the app to select Automotive and the link does not bring you to anything, nor did the other links. As such, the app is not intuitive nor does it work 😕. ### 2/5 — Can’t make it through the advertisement to see anything *2024-01-22, version 14.901* Too many commercials ### 2/5 — Doesn’t seem to work *2023-12-27, version 14.901* I signed up for the app but went to certain items in the app and they do not play so you cannot chose any category they are pretty much locked out ### 3/5 — Nice but *2023-01-15, version 14.856* App is good until it locked up my screen. ### 1/5 — Voice *2022-10-12, version 14.854* No way to shut off the voice ### 1/5 — One star for one simple reason…. *2022-09-01, version 14.840* There is no way, from what I’ve found, to disable the auto-play function of the header video that appears anytime you open the app or return to the apps Home page. At the very least an option to load it with audio muted would be nice. ### 3/5 — It’s not perfect…yet! *2022-02-10, version 14.700* I’ve been a home owner for about 3 years now and have been looking into updating my home improvement. Most of the content from your site is solid, no fluff, honest information that every home owner could benefit from. This app however could solve my problems when it comes to tracking my projects, searching for specific videos, and learning new techniques. This app is definitely not optimized yet, but I can’t help but feel the potential that this is something a lot of us guys could use right now to keep our homes maintained, upgrade, or even get fresh ideas. If this app fixes search, organization, allows tracking of completed videos, and offers a skill/badge progression to show your own merit or progress, then you got a true Family Handy Man app :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cannot access digital issue *2025-07-10, version 15.210* Navigating online App is very bad ### 1/5 — Lousy App *2025-04-02, version 15.210* I get more ads than I do FH. Useless App. Can’t get to the project I want. When I tap my desired episode, it plays some totally different segment. ### 1/5 — OMG!! Don’t like autoplay videos *2024-07-03, version 15.020* Why can’t a user toggle the volume off on the video? That’s a horrible feature to not have available to users. ### 1/5 — Mr Tom tds *2024-05-13, version 15.020* Can’t search anything without some video playing ### 1/5 — App is badly broken. AVOID IT. *2024-03-10, version 14.901* Can't login, can't play ANY video, regardless of using it on laptop, phone or AppleTV app. It simply doesn't work AT ALL. Very disappointing. Someone needs to fix this pronto. ### 1/5 — Unable to login, videos do not play *2024-02-25, version 14.901* This app needs a handyman to fix it. Can’t login, keeps telling me username and pwd are wrong. Changing pwd does nothing. Also, videos do not play (but the commercials in front of them do). This app is broken useless garbage. Family Handyman needs to fix it. How ironic. ### 1/5 — All videos *2024-02-08, version 14.901* I don’t want to watch videos ### 1/5 — All video repeats of HGTV *2024-01-06, version 14.901* What a waste. Difficult to navigate, auto plays videos you don’t want to watch and ads play often. Just watch HGTV. ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2023-10-18, version 14.901* Not able to use app due to not loading ### 1/5 — A jumbled mess *2022-10-28, version 14.856* Far too hard to find interesting content by category or topic. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Lousy App *2024-08-17* I get more ads than I do FH. Useless App. Can’t get to the project I want. When I tap my desired episode, it plays some totally different segment. ### 5/5 — Great info! *2023-12-28, version 14.901* App works well and has lots of useful info and guidance for many home repairs and projects! ### 5/5 — The Best *2022-07-24, version 14.830* Enjoy all the do-it-yourself projects and you get knowledge on many of the trades. ### 5/5 — Much Appreciated! *2022-02-20, version 14.700* I reviewed two selections and found them to be top rate, helpful and a confidence builder. I can’t wait to try more. Searching for items was easy and the categories were well organized. ### 5/5 — I love it *2022-02-11, version 14.700* Short, quick and relevant videos full of great tips. ### 4/5 — So far, so good *2022-03-05, version 14.700* No a bad start for the app. Suggest CC on videos and titles on hack video thumbnails ### 4/5 — Great content; challenging to easily find information *2022-02-20, version 14.700* The videos are superior. As an unhandy person, I reviewed several videos and found them all to be excellent. The app would get six stars if it was easier to find information. I am looking forward to seeing refinements to the app. Thanks to the publishers of Handyman for a great start on the app. ### 3/5 — Glitchy App *2026-03-24, version 15.214* This app is never smooth in play back. Even through my Apple TV it stutters, no smooth flow of viewing. It is the only app that does this so I know it’s not my internet connection or device. I like the shows, hence why I downloaded the app. Fix the buffering Family Handyman. ### 3/5 — Very glitchy *2025-02-07, version 15.200* The app is extremely glitchy when trying to watch a live episode and it is always off from the timing of the live show on the channel. I love the idea behind this app but it doesn’t work well. The app also does not stop playing in the background when I close it. I will close a show and then get in my car and it is still playing on my phone with no way to actually close the app. ### 3/5 — Advertisements play, but video content doesn’t *2024-01-24, version 14.901* Clicked on videos to watch, but only advertisements play. You can’t view a lot of video content because the videos won’t play after the advertisement plays. It would be a great app if they can fix this. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*