HISTORY User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience48.8% of reviews
Neutral14.7% of reviews
Negative experience36.5% of reviews

~ Based on 334 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is HISTORY Safe?

HISTORY: Shows & Documentaries appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for HISTORY is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 1,687 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

92.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
5.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,687 App Store ratings for HISTORY.

Is HISTORY Legit?

HISTORY: Shows & Documentaries appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for HISTORY is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Ad issues

Love the content. They mess with you by lengthening ads and it stinks. Wish they just had a subscription option.

Alone

Too many advertisements. Also, it would be helpful to give temps in Celsius. It can be cumbersome to have to constantly convert.

Greedy ad machine

You watch the interactive ad and you still have to watch 20 minutes in other ads. History channel has enough money, just show the program. Now I won’t watch your channel or app.

I love History

I have always been fascinated with how we got to this point in human history and what’s possible for the future. HISTORY gives it all to me. I love the convenience of being able to watch my favorite series anywhere and anytime. Thank you for feeding my fascination.

Doesnt work

Ridiculous none of the videos load and i know its not me because i have tried multiple tvs, phones and wifi networks and it does the same thing every time i try to watch something. Deleting unless this isnt fixed

Great content. Worst app ever.

I love all the content on the history channel, but man, do they make it hard for you to watch it. Their iOS app for the phone and the TV are both horrendous.

Unlocking shows

I cannot unlock my episodes on the shows I like. I’ve tried contacting through the contact button but, other than an email saying the message, I’ve gotten no help. If this can be resolved I’d give the History app 5 stars. But, since I cannot watch anything it gets 0 stars. I do have a tv provider and this has started very recently, like since the app update.

UPDATE: after a couple of weeks of communication with the app developers, I was finally sent another app update and this problem is now resolved. I love the app but I have to be able to see all episodes to continue enjoying it. Thank you.
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Will not link cable provider

Cannot unlock whole library, I have Spectrum cable subscription which includes the History channel but every time I go through the steps to link the subscription it seems to go fine identifies my log in with Spectrum and then gets hung up and never completes the handshake with Spectrum. Very frustrating, works on Android and the web fine. I have tried everything, uninstalling, restarting, disabling auto login for tv provider, clearing safari of any cookies, with no success. All other apps that I use with the tv provider subscription works fine. Seems to just be this app.
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Sign in

I am unable to sign in with spectrum on any Apple device since the last update.

Not loading

I connected my tv provider with it in it never loaded so I’m disappointed on my spectrum account when you get it fixed, I will change my rating

Absolutely Fantastic

History channel keeps cranking out the hits!

Frustrated

I’m really disappointed with this app. It not only has a “lock out” feature that doesn’t allow me to see the shows I’M PAYING TO SEE, it also has an exceptional amount of commercials that it utilizes in its programs. I’m forced to watch this programming elsewhere. Which is upsetting for me because I’d like to support the History Channel!
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TECHNICAL ISDUES ARE IGNORED WITH NO RESPONSE

I’m beginning to HATE this app at times! At least 1X a month episodes are locked.
When I tap my streaming service the app scrolls continuously on my new iPhone or goes to a white screen on my iPad 7 mini.
The only device I can sometimes unlock (60/40) is my old iPhone 15 Max.
I have sent photos, videos and numerous messages to their “technical support “ and never once have I received a reply. This is after 20+ attempts of politely asking for assistance. It’s like a black hole lives there…
They need to address this issue immediately!
Maybe by getting the public involved will help
I’m planning on posting this on multiple public forums as well since I’m fed up about their inaction about an issue on their end. I went so far as checking with my streaming service and they told me there were multiple complaints about the same problem, however, it stems from the History Channel’s systems software.
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Unlocking shows

I cannot unlock my episodes on the shows I like. I’ve tried contacting through the contact button but, other than an email saying the message, I’ve gotten no help. If this can be resolved I’d give the History app 5 stars. But, since I cannot watch anything it gets 0 stars. I do have a tv provider and this has started very recently, like since the app update.
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Can’t sign into xfinity

Garbage

Why so many problems?

Everything takes forever to load. Worst picture quality on any streaming app Ive experienced. Worst ad experience. No preview when navigating within an episode. Constant bugs before and after adverts. No auto skipping recaps and intros. Please help make the experience better

Interesting History

Excellent coverage of fascinating places, phenomena, and things. Very educational!

Annoying sign in

Kind of annoying that it keeps signing me out of my cable provider. And the last few times I try to sign in, the page to “unlock episodes” and sign into the provider won’t load. It’s just so much easier to A- have it stay logged in until I log out manually, or B- make sure the app works better. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times. Getting tiresome.
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Suddenly won’t link to TV provider

I love the programming, but I can no longer use the App. I have been logged in forever in my Apple TV, and then about 4 days ago, the app said I didnt have access to certain programs until I scanned the QR code and logged in to Spectrum. Did that and still no dice. The iPad app locks up at the Tav provider page now.
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Great content, garbage app

Signs out, can’t sign back in, just spins, get dead screens. Deleted app, reinstalled. Needs a re-do.