# PeerTube — user reviews > 49 indexed App Store user reviews of PeerTube by Framasoft, rated 4.03/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/peertube/id6737834858/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/peertube/id6737834858.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of PeerTube? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great alternative to YouTube - 🚀 Good performance on iPad - 💡 Supports many PeerTube instances - ✨ Open source and private - 🌟 Promising future potential - ✅ Functional app - 👍 Intuitive interface - 🚀 Great start for a new platform - 👍 Easy to get into PeerTube **Cons** - 🐛 App freezes on startup - 🐛 Cannot scroll on landing page - 🐛 Unusable on small screens - 🐛 Inaccessible to blind users - 🐛 Limited content availability - 🐛 Complex interface - 🐛 Only French content shown - 🐛 Cannot find own instance - 🐛 No way to log in - 🐛 Local account only - 🐛 Cannot search other instances - 🐛 Bookmarks not saved - 🐛 No liking or commenting - 🐛 No uploading - 🐛 Tiny iPhone interface on iPad - 🐛 App doesn't orient correctly - 🐛 Video player has delay - 🐛 Accidental touch controls - 🐛 Fraudulent charges reported - 🐛 Confusing ecosystem for consumers - 🐛 HDR support broken - 🐛 Cannot manage own videos - 🐛 Not accessible with screen magnification - 🐛 Video loading issues - 🐛 iPad not supported - 🐛 Unclear purpose of the app **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes on opening - Cannot scroll on landing page - App does not orient correctly - App gets stuck upside down - Video player has delay - Accidental touch controls for brightness/volume - Cannot find own videos - App logs out users - Not accessible with screen magnification - Video loading issues - Screen remains frozen on homepage - App freezes on splash screen - Cannot log into account - Cannot search other instances properly - Instance addresses not saved - Cannot add custom instances - App is unusable **Most requested features** - Background playback - Picture-in-picture mode - Widget with video previews - Ability to add custom instances - Support for more PeerTube instances - User accounts - Ability to upload videos - Creator section - Move creator work from YouTube - Incentives for followers - Import videos - Create an account - Airplay support - Set default instance ## Newest reviews (12 of 49) ### 3/5 — Great, with some flaws *2026-05-05* Works great if you want a dedicated app for browsing PeerTube, but I couldn't find a way to disable the touch controls for brightness and volume when in fullscreen, so I end up accidentally changing the volume and brightness when adjusting my hand or wiping off dust. The video player also has some delay to it, and it feels kind of "heavy" to control because of it. There also doesn't seem to be a way to watch videos in picture-in-picture mode, but there's at least background audio. Overall, needs some work, but is serviceable enough for its purpose. ### 3/5 — Avoid. *2026-02-10* almost immediately after downloading the app, someone deducted money from my bank card. I did not authorize this deduction nor did I link my account to anybody else… I don’t think I’m gonna continue with PeerTube if this is the kind of fraud that exists here. apparently not everybody in the fediverse is good. Beware gentlemen. ### 4/5 — Creator section great! But HDR support disappeared. *2025-12-17, version 2.0.0* Kudos to the programmers for the new creator section and for getting full screen to work even on an iPad, but they've somehow broken HDR support. My videos eg yiny.org/w/u5o7y2w2SQjbf6A4BafjPR are all authored HDR rec 2020 hlg but are being played back in rec709 since recent updates. It's Odd; they worked perfectly when I first joined about a year ago. ### 3/5 — Luft nach oben *2025-11-08, version 1.2.0* Hervorragende Idee, Umsetzung ist könnte aber in punkto User Experience wesentlich besser sein. Es sollte leichter sein, verschiedene Plattformen zu finden, ohne dabei die App verlassen zu müssen und grundsätzlich fehlt es an Übersichtlichkeit. Abonnieren, Kommentieren, etc. sollte einfacher sein und nicht pro Plattform. Das würde mit der Zeit sehr schnell unübersichtlich werden und ist nicht wirklich förderlich für die Nutzerfahrung. Dennoch eine gute Idee, welche unterstützt werden sollte… aber mit Luft nach oben. ### 4/5 — Very decent *2025-11-02* It’s refreshing to see alternative video platforms. Could use some features like PiP, BG playback or something I’ve never seen before like a widget with video previews. ### 3/5 — What happened to HDR support? *2025-09-17, version 1.0.4* Kudos to the creator for getting full screen to work even on an iPad, but they've somehow broken HDR support in the latest update. My videos are all authored HDR rec 2020 hlg but are being played back in rec709 since the last update Used to work brilliantly but now I can't even find my own videos that I've uploaded on maker tube. I mean I can find them like any other user can but I can't manage my own videos any more! All this happened because there was an update to the app, and it logged me out ### 2/5 — Keine Barrierefreiheit bei iPhone *2025-09-16, version 1.0.4* Sorry unbenutzbar, da komme ich schon durch die erste Seite nicht durch, da ich nicht zu dem komme was offenbar unter dem Screen ist, es lässt sich auch nicht dahin scrollen. Da ich eine Vergrößerung für bessere Lesbarkeit auf dem iPhone eingestellt habe, liegt es wohl daran. Das muss eine App berücksichtigen, ansonsten ist sie für mich nicht benutzbar. Sorry. ### 3/5 — Bug? *2025-09-01* I want to be able to review but when I open the app, I cannot scroll or leave the landing page ### 4/5 — Love it, but some hiccups *2025-08-14* I love this app, but if you’re like me and aren’t used to federated apps such as this (I’m not even sure if I’m using the right terminology), there is a learning curve. There are work arounds, but you’re going to want to do some trial and error type stuff to fully understand it. ### 4/5 — Freezes *2025-08-10, version 1.0.4* Great app but freezes when I try to open it. Have to open it from “joinpeertube.org” ### 4/5 — Needs background play capability *2025-07-06* When listening to music or a stream you cannot exit the application without the audio/video being interrupted. ### 4/5 — Getting better *2025-05-07, version 1.0.1* Thank you for the progress ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-05-31* Wish it were better but man it’s awful. Very little content. The app doesn’t correctly orient and gets stuck upside down. ### 1/5 — Confusing like the broader PeerTube ecosystem *2026-01-26, version 2.0.2* I downloaded the app so I could try to follow some PeerTube channels as following them from Mastodon seems to be completely broken. Nope, it looks like I can’t do that with a “local” PeerTube account. OK, so I guess I need to create an account with an instance. Good luck trying to find one as a viewer/consumer. The entire ecosystem is designed for content creators. They’re important, but a bit pointless if none can subscribe, like, comment, etc. I checked the official PeerTube documentation. Again, designed for creators and sysadmins. They’re not written for the average Joe looking for a YT alternative - as a consumer. Am I meant to run my own instance just so I can follow a few channels and like a few videos? Maybe the project team need to go find a few noobs and see if they have any luck getting started because I guarantee you they’ll just give up and put it into the too hard basket. ### 1/5 — Love it. *2025-09-03, version 1.0.4* Every video is here if I could I would donate every penny and happily live on the streets I’ve been boycotting YouTube for weeks. ### 1/5 — Will not work on small screen phones *2025-08-28* I have an iPhone SE 2021 and the Welcome To PeerTube screen comes up, but there is no visible way to navigate to the next screen. I have tried swiping up, down, left, and right to try to scroll to find a button to click. No scrolling. The app is useless to me and others in this state. I would really like to move to this platform along with my favorite content creators but… ### 1/5 — Problème de chargement de vidéo *2025-06-29, version 1.0.2* Globalement le visionnage ne fonctionne pas. La plupart du temps la video essaie de se charger et ne se lance pas. Parfois seules quelques secondes de visionnage sont possibles. Lorsque j’utilise mon navigateur web j’arrive à bien lire ces mêmes vidéos. ### 1/5 — Completely inaccessible to blind users *2025-06-25, version 1.0.2* Sadly this app is completely inaccessible to me as a blind user of Apple's VoiceOver screenreader. Real shame that accessibility was obviously not considered when this app was developed. ### 1/5 — Eigentlich eine schöne Idee *2025-06-11, version 1.0.2* Schade jedoch, dass die App ausschließlich auf dem iPhone vernünftig funktioniert. Das iPad ist wohl nicht vorgesehen.. ### 1/5 — Unübersichtlich und FR *2025-05-13, version 1.0.1* Ich sehe ein Video, habe habe keine Möglichkeit mir weitere Videos von denen Creator anzuschauen. Zudem werden fast nur französische Inhalte geboten. Vor- und Zurückspulen gibt es auch nicht… ### 1/5 — Findet nichts *2025-05-09, version 1.0.1* Die App bringt mir nichts. Ich kann meine Instanz (clip.place) nicht finden und damit weder meinen Kanal, noch mein Konto. Stattdessen werden nur französische Instanzen angezeigt. Bringt mir also garnichts. Leider. ### 1/5 — Unusable *2025-05-06, version 1.0.1* How do I login to an account? No way to do this. When I try and add an account I just get the Explore screen. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Could be the future *2026-06-26* They've added a lot of stuff users complained about recently like background playback ### 5/5 — Looks great on an iPad now! *2026-04-27, version 2.1.2* Kudos to the programmers for the new tablet layout and for getting full screen to work even on an iPad (something Instagram haven't yet managed despite their billions ) ... and even, it seems on a first glance, reinstated HDR (Rec.2020) video support for PeerTube which is fabulous! ### 5/5 — Great Promise *2026-02-06, version 2.0.2* Here lies hope that YouTube won't always have the playground all to itself. Wish it would let audio continue if I close my phone, though. There are many videos I'd like to keep listening to, even if I can't look at the screen. ### 5/5 — A *2025-12-29* Amazing ### 5/5 — Thank you for supporting more Peertube instances like Lone.Earth *2025-07-25* Really appreciate the recent updates! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-06-13, version 1.0.2* Très bonne alternative privée à YouTube. L’application est par ailleurs excellente. Manque seulement une adaptation à l’iPad. Pour les prochaines version :) ? ### 5/5 — Great app! *2025-06-09, version 1.0.1* Has potential to compete with YouTube 😀 ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-05-13, version 1.0.1* Fantastic and easy way to get into peertube ### 5/5 — Great start at version 0.56 *2025-04-26, version 0.5.6* Great start at 0.56, I can’t wait until you can sort out logging in from all different servers. I’m sure email programs do this so why is your app disallowed by the Apple App Store! Might give the store a negative review! ### 5/5 — Great initiative *2025-01-19* Great initiative, adding support for airplay would be a huge plus. Also an option to set the default instance would be great. --- *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 2026-08-21.*