# France Channel — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of France Channel by France Channels, rated 4.60/5 from 992 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/france-channel/id1543167908/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/france-channel/id1543167908.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 815 · 4★ 69 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 64 ## What do users think of France Channel? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great content selection - 🚀 Fantastic service for French language movies - 💡 Finally can watch French movies and shows in the US **Cons** - 🚫 Lack of French subtitles for many titles - 🚫 No close captions in French - 🚫 Many titles have only English subtitles - 🚫 Weak and boring content - 🚫 Poor quality children's programs - 🚫 Incomplete coverage of ongoing TV series **Commonly reported bugs** - App doesn't work, lots of software glitches - Login issues, can't access account - Subtitles disappear during playback - Streaming issues, content doesn't load - Difficult to cancel subscription **Most requested features** - Make movies downloadable for offline streaming - Add ability to change video playback speed - Provide subtitles for all content - Allow casting to smart TVs - Show original French titles instead of translations ## Newest reviews (13 of 58) ### 4/5 — Worth the subscription *2026-06-08, version 1.11* Overall a pretty good app with access to a lot of movies and shows. The English captions are sometimes a bit comical because they screw up the gendered pronouns, but one can still get the gist of the dialog. Also, I'd love to see older films, especially those by the old French masters such as Jean Gabin. ### 2/5 — No Close captions *2025-09-24, version 1.10* Very few shows have close captions in French ### 4/5 — Mostly Good *2025-03-02, version 1.9* I’ve been using this for 2 years. It’s great watching French content on a very navigable site with all-English descriptions. There are plenty of movies, series, documentaries, and news options. Almost everything has English subtitles available. Strangely, many selections don’t have French subtitles, which I would like for improving my French. The downside is that a lot of the content is weak— C-grade. I’ve been unable to finish countless movies because they’re so silly and/or boring. When I’ve looked up the reviews on sites like Rotten Tomatoes, they’re often rated very low—if they even got reviewed at all. There are definitely some good ones, but you have to be willing to sort through them. There are only a handful of children’s programs, and they are all bad: screeching characters, shallow storylines, poor graphics. Kids’ shows are an enjoyable way for all ages to learn French, so I’m hoping they get better qualify content soon. One personal annoyance is that I’ve gotten into the French serial Ici Tout Commence (Here it All Begins) on this site, which is currently in production. There are well over 1,200 episodes (and counting) of this show, but France TV randomly releases between zero and three episodes per week for a grand total of only 210 episodes currently available. At this rate, they will never come close to catching up with the show, which means you can’t read anything online without getting spoilers for years to come. ### 3/5 — Caution re: trial subscription *2024-11-19, version 1.8.1* Exercise some caution if you do the trial subscription. Maybe it’s because I don’t know what I am doing, but I can’t find how/where to cancel it, nor can I find the fee or how they’ll collect it from me. I’m assuming thru App Store (or Amazon,) but I can’t find it in my App Store subscription list. Very upset & frustrated. ### 3/5 — Titles in French please! *2024-08-26, version 1.8.1* I with they didn’t translate all titles. Or at a minimum i wish they allowed to choose language. ### 2/5 — Lacking learning functions *2024-03-27, version 1.8.1* There is a good amount of content on here, but many people subscribe to the channel as an aide in learning French. There needs to be 1) The ability to change the speed of the videos. I often slow videos down to 3/4 speed to help me in understanding what’s being said. 2) The ability to download the videos to my device so I can watch them when I’m away from an internet connection (i.e. on an airplane). 3) Have subtitles for all of the content. These three things would make learning French with France Channel a lot more useful. ### 3/5 — Can’t share to my tv *2024-03-15, version 1.8.1* I can cast many things on my TV, but this app only allows certain movies to be cast. I don’t particularly appreciate watching on my phone or laptop, and nothing I do fixes the problem. Most likely, I will not renew my subscription. ### 1/5 — Trash *2024-03-08, version 1.8.1* No tv ### 1/5 — No subtitles *2024-02-18, version 1.8.1* Much of the content has no subtitles (in French or English) so not really seeing the point of this app. ### 1/5 — Fraud *2023-12-27, version 1.8.1* Scammers ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2023-12-17, version 1.8.1* Rarely loads, always blank screens ### 2/5 — Good concept, buggy app *2023-11-20, version 1.8* App won’t recognize my subscription; I can’t even log in. ### 4/5 — ENFIN! AirPlay est dispo! *2023-07-22, version 1.6* I was so frustrated with the lack of streaming capabilities, I almost cancelled my subscription. But now, AirPlay is available making it much more appealing to use this app. Presentation of available content is still a bit rough, but not a deal breaker. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Had to cancel *2026-07-07, version 1.11* Too bad! I watched it for 3 days and then the app quit working. I don’t have a lot of time for messing around deleting and reloading balky apps, so I cancelled. ### 1/5 — Ou est les sous-titres ? *2026-06-11, version 1.11* Les sous-titres n’affichent pas en français pour plusieurs films. :-( ### 1/5 — Streaming Baron Noir *2026-03-25, version 1.11* Terrible, no new episodes even if they say they do. ### 1/5 — Many titles don’t play *2026-02-12, version 1.10* It’s extraordinarily expensive for what you get. And it seems that anytime I want to watch something, that title won’t play. ### 1/5 — There is very little content with French subtitles *2025-10-26, version 1.10* Unfortunately, many of the series and movies here have ONLY English subtitles, not French. Therefore, if you are learning French or if you are a French speaker with hearing difficulties and who is reliant on French subtitles, avoid this app. ### 1/5 — Subtitles *2025-02-11, version 1.9* I want French subtitles on the series but can’t get them. Cncelling subscription because of this. ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-02-09, version 1.9* Is not free ask money before trial ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-01-10, version 1.8.1* Disappointed that it doesn’t work. Has do many software glitches. App doesn’t work. Correct user name and isn’t recognized. Internet access freezes. Cancelling my subscription . Very very frustrating ### 1/5 — Old films *2024-07-19, version 1.8.1* Old and no films. Not worth it ### 1/5 — France No TV *2024-04-19, version 1.8.1* Worst app ever. You pay a fee and cannot play anything. Awful. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — simply put, amazing *2025-10-14, version 1.10* this app is amazing ### 5/5 — Très bien conçu, cette apli! *2024-12-12, version 1.8.1* This is better than the competitors. If you are a member of your local Alliance Française in the US they give you 30% off an annual subscription. Great content and helps improve your compréhension orale. ### 5/5 — Download *2024-07-18, version 1.8.1* Please make movies downloadable for offline streaming. ### 5/5 — Great Source *2024-03-27, version 1.8.1* Love this selection. It would be great to show the French titles - my only and biggest complaint. ### 5/5 — Great Source *2024-02-23* Love this selection. It would be great to show the French titles - my only and biggest complaint. ### 5/5 — No service *2023-11-10, version 1.7* Very unstable service ### 5/5 — Download *2023-08-15* make please download option ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-07-19, version 1.6* Absolutely love this app. Such great content. Merci! ### 5/5 — Excellent!! *2022-11-01, version 1.5* I finally found a way to watch authentic French shows and movies without having to worry with a VPN. I love that it’s also an app so I can watch it on my phone. There are subtitles available for a lot of the content. So many interesting things to choose from! J’adore!? ### 5/5 — Issues *2022-08-06, version 1.4* The app doesn’t launch anymore and I can’t get access to the channels. --- *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 2026-08-26.*