# Funimation — Anime, Anytime, Anywhere > Extensive anime streaming service with English dubs and subtitles. (iPhone/iPad app by Crunchyroll, LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funimation/id1075603018 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Crunchyroll, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/329913457) - Category: Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.90/5 from 20,674 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 13.5 · 141 MB - Languages: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish - Released: 2016-03-07 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: subscription - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funimation/id1075603018/reviews.md ## What is Funimation? Start watching the largest collection of English-dubbed anime and hundreds of subtitled shows from Japan on the Funimation iOS app. Stream on your time and from any place. Start your 14-Day Free Trial today! Funimation’s expansive library of HD, ad-free anime features movies, OVAs, extras, and the hottest, top-trending shows like Demon Slayer, Fruits Basket, Black Clover, and Attack on Titan. And classics like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Black Butler—or smash hits like My Hero Academia! Your anime adventures are about to begin! Other benefits include: Watch Ad-Free Stream hundreds of new and classic anime without those pesky commercial interruptions. Subs & Dubs Watch simulcasts straight from Japan—plus new dubbed episodes within two weeks of their Japanese broadcast. Hooked on a new show? Add it and your other favorites to the queue, then skip forwards or backwards in 10-second increments. In-App Subscription Information: • New Funimation subscribers will receive a 14-day free trial. After that, the account will renew on a monthly basis. • Your iTunes Account will automatically be charged after you confirm your subscription. • The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. For more information, visit our Terms of Use (http://www.funimation.com/p/terms-of-use) and Privacy (http://www.funimation.com/p/privacy-policy) pages. Do Not Sell My Info (For US users only): https://privacyportal-cdn.onetrust.com/dsarwebform/d19e506f-1a64-463d-94e4-914dd635817d/b9eb997c-9ede-451b-8fd4-29891782a928.html ## Key features - Largest collection of English-dubbed anime - Hundreds of subtitled shows - Ad-free streaming - Simulcasts from Japan - New dubbed episodes quickly - Customizable queue - 10-second skip ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Plus - Monthly | $9.99 | per month | | Premium Plus Ultra - Yearly | $149.99 | per year | | Premium - Yearly | $79.99 | per year | | Premium - Monthly | $7.99 | per month | | Premium Plus - Yearly | $99.99 | per year | | Funimation Premium Plus | $9.99 | per month | | Premium Plus - Monthly | $9.99 | per month | ## What do users think of Funimation? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great selection of anime - 👍 Ability to watch in English dub - 🚀 Extensive library of shows **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and bugs - 💸 Too many ads even for paid subscribers - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content - 🔒 Account and login issues - 🔇 Subtitles not working properly **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes and fails to load content - Downloading episodes often fails - Subtitles not syncing properly with video - Inconsistent availability of shows across platforms **Most requested features** - Add more anime in original Japanese audio - Improve app stability and reduce crashes - Reduce number of ads for paid subscribers - Implement user profiles to track progress - Add remote logout option for account security ## Recent user reviews (10 of 52) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funimation/id1075603018/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Still the only platform I’ll ever use. Latest update the pause feature doesn’t work *2023-12-05* I just wanted to let the developers of this app know that the pause feature is not working for me and the only way to pause a show is by using my Bluetooth earbuds. I would appreciate it if this was resolved. As for the overall review of the app, This is something I’ve said before but I’ll say it again, I’m a 90s baby and have grown up with Funimation incorporated into my life so to hear that this app will be moving over to crunchyroll, (whom is in the middle of a class action lawsuit btw) it made me cringe. I don’t think it’s the best decision for the platform as a whole or even for Sony to force people like me, who finds Funimation a very nostalgic and fun concept that has been woven into their life and wish to continue to be, over to a platform that we will never fully embrace or commit to because let’s be real. There’s a lot more people than just myself who will not be making the switch and that’s a lot of lost revenue for Sony and Funimation. The second this app stops working is the day I will be going old school and watching DVDs and watching other platforms. Crunchyroll will not be one of those things. ### 2/5 — Policy for refund needs to be updated *2023-03-31* So I bought it cause I thought as advertised that they had Naruto movie 6 and 7 available but when I tried it didn’t work. Now this is the ONLY reason I bought it cause I have crunchyroll and it works for me but they don’t have those movies available in this region, so when I saw Google showed funimation had it I thought great and when you go to the app on a streaming device or my phone when I search for it the movie shows up and even allows you to click on it, it just won’t play and refers you to customer service, so I reached out and customer service says they don’t have the rights to show it anymore, fair enough so that same day I requested a refund cause I don’t need it if I can’t watch what I wanted to see, they referred me to Apple, apple always gives me back my money on purchases but they did this time and when I asked they said the developer funimation’s policy does not permit them to do so, and referred me to funimation, reached out to them and their response, because I paid through third party (Apple) they have no way to refund me. It should not be this way. That’s a full month that I still have yet to use cause I don’t want to that has done NOTHING for me ### 1/5 — FAIL in any language *2023-02-09, version 2.6.4* Your app translations are as bad as the translations on your anime (but better-voiced): “Only Premium Plus and Premium Plus Ultra users must[sic] be able to access the app offline” And I thought the app was useless BEFORE! You are deliberately blocking access to PAID Digital Copies. Can you say “Class Action Lawsuit”? Update: this app FAILs on EVERY platform iOS (iPad and iPhone), PlayStation, Roku, etc. They constantly insert ads into PAID Digital Copies. Why bother logging in or building a digital library when your paid content has ads like anonymous, for-free guest viewing? That’s *IF* your Digital Copies are still in your Library! Funimation didn’t lose the licenses (yet)… those paid-for episodes are available but only on the main stream… with ads or, get this, only to premium subscribers! You need to subscribe to access your purchased content… which is otherwise available to all subscribers! Maybe you can find the missing Digital Copies in your Library by switching platforms, but I can all but guarantee you that they’ll have ads, even if you TRY to watch from My Library / My Anime! And the dubs are still garbage ### 5/5 — I have a question about one piece *2023-01-22, version 2.6.4* Your platform your entertainment platform is a 10 out of 10 but I have to wonder why is it whenever you get one piece in English and I watch it like I watch the same episode but it takes you it says it’s in English and Japanese but when I click on it, it says this is not available in English I don’t like like why are you going to get my hopes up being like hey there’s a new episode of one piece better go watch that to just then realize that you have to wait like a couple weeks for them to actually have the episode out. And it’s annoying like like if you don’t have it in English just don’t until it’s done stop getting my hopes up. I am in it with one piece only so just don’t get my hopes up. If you don’t have it ready yet you don’t say that you have it ready that’s just called being a jerk ### 3/5 — Many pros and cons *2023-01-07, version 2.6.4* Okay, I would like to start off that this app is amazing, there’s many pros but there’s a few cons. One, the ads. Funimation, every single episode I watch it over-boards the amount of ads. Like when I start an episode it gives me 6-7 ads. When I’m getting to like the middle of an episode ANOTHER 7 ads. When I skip to a part, MORE ADS. Now, I get that there’s premium and all that but like can you reduce the amount of ads?? Like just give two ads or one, don’t give an excessive amount of ads. 1 or 2 ads is fine. Premium from what I’ve heard isn’t as good either. I get that you’re trying to boost your business but believe me when I say this, lesser the ads the more positive reviews you’ll get. No. 2, more language. Now, I get that you need premium to unlock certain subs and dubs, but like why is that an option? It’s as if you’re trying to rob a bunch of people and the subtitles aren’t even accurate to what the characters are saying in the sub version of the anime. 3, adding more anime. Funimation, you should atleast add more anime that has been released and make it sub for like a least amount of time and then add a 2nd option to where u can watch it in English. Alright that’s the end of the review. If your looking to download it be prepared for the amount of ads you’re about to see. ### 2/5 — Few problems that need to be address *2023-01-06, version 2.6.4* This is a good app to watch animes like “Demon slayer”, “Dragon ball z” and more however their are mainly two issues i have with the app with one with the video and two reseting passwords. For the video part i feel like their are way to much ads per episode which is usually 3-5 ads per episode which i find annoying as i have to wait a while for the ads to pass only for the same thing to happen for another episode so if you could reduce the number of ads per episode it would make things better. The next part is probably just me but i recently forgot my password for my account so i tried forget password which could have worked If, it didnt keep saying “their was a issue reseting my password please try again” which i did over and over again but it said the same thing but if theirs nothing wrong with it then its most likely me. This is all i need to say have a good day. ### 2/5 — Get Crunchyroll. *2022-12-29, version 2.6.4* Im going to be brutally honest. They gave up on this streaming service. Days of not being able to connect on mobile but you can PC. Playing a crunchyroll ad before every episode even with a 10 dollar subscription. The only reason i got funimation is to watch One piece dubbed, and thats it. The website version of funimation is terrible. It hogs so much internet from your computer that it has to be the only thing running on your pc. even with it drawing this much internet, it buffers constantly 10 - 13 times per episode where it will skip seconds of content and then start playing in terrible quality. The volume doesnt stay consistent, making you have to lower the volume each time you start an episode. Funimation shared part of its library with crunchyroll to apparently make it the greatest anime experience, but all it did was bring funimations problems to crunchyrolls website too. Ive put off using funimation as i didnt feel like paying, and the minutes of ads with no subscription, and i wish i just stuck with that and never got funimation. If you aint reading allat, just stay away from funimation and just get crunchyroll or pirate shows. ### 4/5 — Ads and more (again) *2022-12-01, version 2.6.4* This app is a breeding ground for ads. If I watch an episode of something, I have to watch an ad, there are at least 2 ad sequences in each episode, and I feel like it is ridiculous. You have to watch at the very least 5 ads each episode. One before you get into the episode, 1-6 ads after the intro, and then another one, maybe two ad sequences after that. Not to mention that after you look at an ad, sometimes you get a black screen and then you are forced to go to another ad sequence like a checkpoint. This company seems money hungry, and is too focused on earnings and ads, than the quality of the app. I feel like they only say they don’t even read the reviews, to see what people feel. In fact, they are so focused on earnings, they made another app, which basically has the same properties and problems of this app. The ads are the main issue. I could understand if the company mitigated the ads down to 2 per sequence, but they don’t. ### 1/5 — Good selection of content. Trash Apps *2022-12-01, version 2.6.4* The Good: They have a great selection of content. At least, I’m happy with it. The Bad: I use this on iPhone and Apple TV. On the iPhone when browsing through the full library it will sometimes say it can’t communicate with the servers. This always happens with certain shows like when I try to add DBZ or Naruto to my queue. It also seems like there is some content available on my phone that’s not available on Apple TV. Like I can watch Akira on my phone, but when I go to the info for it on TV it says there’s no videos. The Apple TV app is the worst. When I view the details for a show or movie, the back button doesn’t return me to the previous screen; instead it takes me to the main menu. I then have to navigate through the menus back to where I was. When browsing shows it always defaults to most recently added. I switch to alphabetical to make it easier to find what I’m looking for, but it doesn’t let me jump through the alphabet. Then as I said before, if I view something I then have to start all over. I also tried to navigate to Naruto or DBZ to add them to my queue on my TV, but the app crashes when I try to view them. Recommendations: * Fix the back button functionality to work like the rest of Apple TV apps * Add scroll by letter function / jump to letter function * Have a disclaimer if a show isn’t available on all supported platforms * Get an Apple TV for your QA team to test on ### 1/5 — terrible..😐 *2022-11-23, version 2.6.4* the only reason i gave this app an extra star was only because your app used to work before it started glitching. this all happened in less than a week after downloading. for some reason, whenever i open the app, it doesn't show any videos in my watch history. it tells me to click the top to refresh the page and nothing happens. I couldn't watch a certain anime i was catching up with and some other shows too. it didn't let me play the video and said something about "error 5." I tried reinstalling the app multiple times, and all I got was nothing. It still continued to glitch. My wifi is completely fine and it works with any other streaming app I have on my phone. I tried logging out and logging back in, just for it to say i am unable to get back into my account for some reason. I tried resetting my password for my account and it told me to retry. please fix this, it's really frustrating, and i might as well download crunchyroll instead. 🤦‍♀️ ## Frequently asked questions about Funimation ### What is Funimation? Funimation is a streaming service that offers a large collection of anime, including English-dubbed shows and hundreds of subtitled series. You can stream popular titles like Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, and classics such as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. ### What are the key features of Funimation? Key features include access to the largest collection of English-dubbed anime, hundreds of subtitled shows, ad-free streaming, simulcasts directly from Japan, and new dubbed episodes released within two weeks of their Japanese broadcast. It also offers a customizable queue and 10-second skip functionality. ### How much does Funimation cost? Funimation operates on a subscription model. New subscribers receive a 14-day free trial, after which the account renews monthly. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal through your account settings in iTunes. ### What devices is Funimation available on? The description specifically mentions the Funimation iOS app, indicating availability on Apple devices. While not explicitly stated for other platforms, streaming services of this nature often have broader compatibility with smart TVs, game consoles, and other mobile operating systems. ### What kind of anime can I watch on Funimation? You can watch a wide variety of anime on Funimation, including the hottest trending shows like Demon Slayer, Fruits Basket, Black Clover, and Attack on Titan, as well as beloved classics such as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Black Butler. The library features both English-dubbed and subtitled options. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.6.9 — 2023-11-27 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 2.6.8 — 2023-05-16 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 2.6.7 — 2023-05-01 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 2.6.6 — 2023-02-27 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 2.6.5 — 2023-02-21 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ## Apps similar to Funimation | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Anime Café: Best Anime, Manga](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anime-cafe-best-anime-manga/id1526429403) | 3.9 (687) | Free | Entertainment | | [Animation Desk® Draw & Animate](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animation-desk-draw-and-animate/id946346179) | 4.2 (15,375) | Free | Entertainment | | [FANDOM News & Stories](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fandom-news-and-stories/id1230063803) | 4.7 (24,049) | Free | Entertainment | | [Flashy Social](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flashy-social/id1215058822) | 4.7 (30,200) | Free | Entertainment | | [Crunchyroll](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crunchyroll/id329913454) | 4.8 (1,417,112) | Free | Entertainment | | [Manga by Crunchyroll](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-by-crunchyroll/id617048063) | 3.8 (16,875) | Free | Entertainment | ## More apps by Crunchyroll, LLC - [Crunchyroll](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crunchyroll/id329913454) - [Manga by Crunchyroll](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-by-crunchyroll/id617048063) - [Crunchyroll News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crunchyroll-news/id670520105) - [VRV - Different All Together](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vrv-different-all-together/id1165206979) - [Crunchyroll: Behind the Frame](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crunchyroll-behind-the-frame/id6451390439) All apps by Crunchyroll, LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/329913457 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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