# REDBOX: Rent, Stream & Buy — Rent and watch movies > Rent, buy, stream, and watch movies and TV shows on demand. (iPhone/iPad app by redbox.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redbox-rent-stream-and-buy/id339532909 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [redbox](https://appshunter.io/developer/339532912) - Category: Entertainment, Utilities - Price: Free - Rating: 4.80/5 from 531,264 App Store ratings · 53 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 44 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2009-11-18 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redbox-rent-stream-and-buy/id339532909/reviews.md ## What is REDBOX? The Redbox app has many features that make entertainment simple, affordable, convenient and personal. • Rent & pick up new release movies on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD starting at just $2.25 a night at any of the 41,000 kiosk locations • Buy used movies to own forever. Just choose a favorite, select “Buy at the Box” and pick it up at a Box near you. • Stream Free On Demand – and choose from hundreds of movies & TV shows to watch free with ads. Also, enjoy a variety of comedy stand-up specials, documentaries and more. No sign in required. • Tune into Free Live TV for popular channels featuring movies, sports, news, music, kids & family, lifestyle and more. Plus, watch our very own Redbox Movie Channels for hand-picked collections. No sign in required. • Rent or buy new movies and thousands more. Simply add them to your On Demand Library to watch instantly in the app. • Want to watch on the go? Download your On Demand rentals & purchases to watch anytime, anywhere – even offline. • Sign up for Redbox Perks to earn free rentals, get special deals just for you, and enjoy perks like a b-day gift and additional promos. • Add upcoming movies to your Wish List – and we’ll notify you when they’re ready to rent & pick up. ## Key features - Rent new release movies on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD - Buy used movies to own - Stream Free On Demand movies and TV shows - Watch Free Live TV channels - Rent or buy movies for instant streaming - Download content for offline viewing - Earn rewards with Redbox Perks ## What do users think of REDBOX? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Convenient app for renting movies - 💡 Rewards program for free rentals - 👍 Helps find available movies and games **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and errors - 🔍 Difficult to find specific movies - ⏱️ Slow app performance - 🤔 Confusing on-demand functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues and password reset problems - Inability to save payment info and preferred kiosks - Inconsistent behavior when switching between app and website **Most requested features** - Option to set a home location for nearby kiosks - Ability to reserve movies at multiple kiosks in one transaction - Push notifications for overdue rentals - Easier way to report issues and provide feedback ## Recent user reviews (10 of 53) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/redbox-rent-stream-and-buy/id339532909/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Can’t use!! *2024-07-06* 4 days and app won’t load. This is ignorant I can’t look at movies online to rent at the box at a store because it FORCES ME TO USE UR APP. No no no… I should have the choice to use either one!! It’s MY CHOICE, not urs. So we’ve wanted to rent a movie for 4th of July holiday while we r off work, but no, the app will NOT LOAD. Checked for update…. None… removed and redownloaded it again.l.. nope won’t work. Plz fix ur app or we’ll just rent a movie from Prime or Apple TV! When we go to ur channel on our tv, we can’t see any new releases AT THE ACTUAL REDBOX to pick up a movie. ALL the movies are OLD! There’s a new release section, these r not new, they r all old movies. We want to watch a brand new movie at theaters if available, or brand new movies we could rent at the box. We might just dump ur app, many of ur old rental movies we can get free on another channel. We use Roku for yrs, so we have tons of channels to use, we dont waste money on cable etc…. So we wouldn’t miss ur tv channel much, we hardly ever use it. BUT FIX THIS APP SO WE CAN RENT A MOVIE AT THE REDBOX AT OUR STORES, plz ### 1/5 — Developer response wrong. On demand content confusing *2023-07-31* I got a developer response. It doesn’t work. I logged in to the Redbox and there is nowhere it offers an early access movie. I spent much time going through every option to fun how to pay for an early access movie. I went back to the app and still no way to pay for the movie or reserve it on either app or actual Redbox. So frustrating. I’ll have to pay more for watching it on Prime I guess. I wanted to watch something that was early access and listed as on demand. I went to the movie in the app and clicked on how to watch. It says I can watch the movie on this app, but I cannot purchase it to watch it from the app? Do I have to mail a check in to the home office? do I have to go to the Redbox login purchase it and then it supposed to magically allow access on my app? The fact that I have to try to figure this out and it’s not easy is what is stupid. The directions don’t make any sense. For such a well-established company it should be a little bit easier. **Developer response:** We're sorry about not being able to make On Demand purchases via our iOS app at this time. To watch on your iOS device, rent the movie of your choice at redbox.com first. From there, the movie will be placed in your library where you’ll be able to watch from your favorite device. You can watch whatever content is already available in your Library, Free On Demand movies or even Free Live TV directly through the app. Send us an email to appreviews@redbox.com with the title of the movie that you were looking to rent along with the browser that you were using to purchase so we can take a closer look into this for you. ### 3/5 — Streaming ‘Free with Ads’ Content *2023-05-29* Regardless of which streaming service I’ve used, when watching content that is ad supported I expect to be irritated by the number and timing of the ad breaks. I’ve now watched several show episodes on the Redbox app that were ‘Free with Ads’. The first ones were bearable, but the most recent one made me want to pull my hair out well before the credits rolled. Breaks with up to 8 ads, each 15-30 seconds long. Most breaks including 3-4 Burger King ads back to back to back. I don’t ever want to hear their damned jingle again. The worst part though is sitting through 6 or 7 ads, then having the last ad not load, waiting for the show to resume and backing out once it’s obvious that’s not going to happen, then hitting resume only to be presented with another ad break! This didn’t happen every break, but it did happen enough that I finally gave up trying to watch. I’m not sure what exactly caused this issue, but hopefully it can be fixed. I’ll probably give it another try at some point in the future, but as it stands right now ‘Free with Ads’ isn’t worth the frustration. **Developer response:** We appreciate the feedback here as we’ll pass this along to our teams. Please send us an email to appreviews@redbox.com with the device you were using to stream along with the channel or movie that you were watching so we can help troubleshoot this streaming error. ### 3/5 — Picture-in-Picture (or lack thereof) *2022-12-24, version 9.35.0* I just noticed something relative to picture-in-picture capability within the Redbox app today. When I clicked under Live TV and watched a live program, the program continued to play in picture-in-picture when I exited the app. So I got enthusiastic thinking that the developers updated the app to make picture-in-picture capability all throughout the app. However, when I went under my library and played a movie I purchased, that movie did not play in picture-in-picture. It stopped playing once I exited the app. It just seems weird that you have picture-in-picture in one part of the app (live tv) but not in the other (our personal library for movies and tv shows we’ve purchased or rented). Please make picture-in-picture available all throughout the app. In 2022, every streaming app should have picture-in-picture as a core function. People have things to do in the background and need the ability for the program they are watching to continue to stream even as they navigate other apps to check email, work in documents, etc. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Free movies *2022-01-15, version 9.18.1* I had the misfortune of watching a Nicolas Cage movie last night on the free streaming I was so aggravated by the end of watching it I was ready to put a hammer through the TV I must’ve seen a commercial about Ted at least 40 times I was so aggravated and disgusted I would never watch another free streaming movie it was literally total aggravation why would Redbox do that?? I understand ads but that was freaking ridiculous and you can’t fast forward through them I’ve been a Redbox customer for at least the last 10 years that really soured me not only did the commercial play over and over it played four and five times each time we had a watch it it was like Applebees or Apple cross me I’m aggravated just writing this review my wife is laughing at me each time the commercial came on had no syam watching me get that aggravated As far as you’re free streaming service thanks but no thanks you really ought to reevaluate that policy and look at what you’re putting out there **Developer response:** Hey there! Our Free On Demand collection is an ad-supported platform because that is how we are able to offer free streaming to our viewers! We’re sorry to hear about this streaming experience regarding the commercials that you were seeing. Please send us an email to appreviews@redbox.com with the title of the movie that you were watching so we can share with our teams here. ### 1/5 — Redbox does not honor in app deals *2021-11-04, version 9.15.0* Do not expect Redbox to honor the deals in app that are displayed in the app. Calling customer service four different times they inept and cannot understand what I am asking I have screenshots to prove the deal in the app and they cannot help with it. Finally the fourth one told me that I need to do a live chat through their website with tech support rather than customer service. chatted live with two tech-support people they see the deal and said that that is not a true deal but I said why does the app offer it then they cannot help with it and would not honor or could not honor offer even though the deal as was in the shopping cart through their iPhone app. This is a poor quality company and they don’t honor their deals that are displayed in their app or care about helping their customer get the deal on purchase of the disc: ### 2/5 — Customer service *2021-07-08, version 9.7.0* I haven’t used Redbox in quite some time but I was looking into purchasing one of their new plans. I logged into the system and my mobile phone number is completely wrong. I tried to update it using my internet (Safari and Chrome) multiple times and it still wouldn’t change. I downloaded the app and tried updating it there, still no luck. I contacted customer service and they were no help at all. They wanted me to try updating it using a computer, which I don’t have or go to a kiosk and I don’t have a car. The app updated my address without a problem but still won’t update my phone number. Their customer service is crap. I used to love getting Redbox movies and was going to get some through the streaming app but if they can’t even help correct a phone number then they will not be receiving any of my money. ### 1/5 — Disappointed & Angry!!! *2021-06-15, version 9.6.0* I have been using Redbox for years now and I love them. I am however giving them 1 star for the following reason: I sent a bad review however because I had an issue with not receiving my points and they got back to me fairly quickly. They had said they were sorry and that I should receive my points by 6/13 and asked if I would change my review. I was happy with the quick response and the outcome with expecting to receive my points. So I changed my review and low and behold I never received my points. They asked if I didn’t receive the points by the 13th then to email them. I did and no response! So I assume I was lied to just so that I would change my review! It’s not about the points it’s about not following through with what you say! Very upset and disappointed!!! ### 1/5 — Remember when Redbox worked? *2021-04-03, version 9.2.0* I unfortunately have a Redbox gift card. Can’t be used at the box, even though it’s on my account. I have to rent online or through the app. On both of those it defaults to paying with my credit card. Makes sense. If they change my card, they still keep my gift card money, and they get more of my money. So just make sure I switch payment method to the gift card, right? I do, and the last THREE TIMES IN A ROW I get a confirmation, but when I go to pick it up it doesn’t have my movie. So I call them and there is some kind of problem with the box, but they suggest I can just rent it there at the box. To top it off, today their online chat isn’t available. (Well within operating hours). I called and she said that the problem is that I used the wrong card. She said there was a mismatch between the card I paid with and the card I tried to pick up with. I explained that it was a gift card. She said I need to update my account. They weren’t helpful the other two times either, although each time I get a different story about what went wrong. No way to pass my concerns to anyone who is concerned there, so I’ll complain here. ### 1/5 — Cant watch if you download. *2021-01-03, version 8.27.2* Just rented my first on demand movie threw Redbox. It was a horrible experience. I would not play if I had downloaded the movie. The only way it would let me watch was threw using my data on my Phone. It was terrible quality often times being so blurry and pixilated you could not see what was on the screen as well as shuddering. I would have to stop the app and restart the movie just to get the quality bad enough to see what was on the screen it buffered ever few minutes. I made sure it was updated uninstalled and reinstalled the rare time it let me delete the download it could start watching it with my data. I tryed 3 times to download and play it. It would download fine but would not play. All it would say was keep watching even before I had started watching it. And would not actually play no mater how many times you pressed keep watching. Unless of course it wasn’t downloaded and I was using my phones data. I called customer support and they claimed they “refreshed” the movie and extended the available days which it didn’t and did nothing. They could not offer any real help. Please save yourself the trouble, unless you have a kicking data plan and great connection dont bother using red box on demand if you can only use your phone. It just would not play if it was downloaded. Maybe it works better on another device. Stick with there disk rental if you use Redbox I know I will. **Developer response:** Hey there! We’re sorry to hear that you were having trouble streaming your On Demand rental. We’d like to take an additional look into this to get to the bottom of this streaming issue. Send us an email to giveaway@redbox.com with the email associated with your account along with the movie you're having trouble with. ## Frequently asked questions about REDBOX ### What can I do with the Redbox app? The Redbox app allows you to rent and pick up new release movies on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD from kiosks. You can also buy used movies to own, stream hundreds of movies and TV shows for free with ads, and tune into free live TV channels. Additionally, you can rent or buy movies to watch instantly within the app. ### How much does it cost to rent or buy movies? Movie rentals start at $2.25 per night. The app also offers options to buy used movies to own. Specific pricing for rentals and purchases can be found within the app, and users can earn free rentals through the Redbox Perks program. ### Can I watch content offline? Yes, you can download your On Demand rentals and purchases to watch anytime, anywhere, even when you don't have an internet connection. This feature allows for convenient viewing on the go. ### Is there any free content available? Yes, the app offers 'Stream Free On Demand' with hundreds of movies and TV shows available to watch for free with ads. You can also tune into 'Free Live TV' for popular channels without needing to sign in. ### What are the benefits of Redbox Perks? Signing up for Redbox Perks allows you to earn free rentals, receive special deals tailored to you, and enjoy benefits like a birthday gift and additional promotions. It's a loyalty program designed to reward frequent users. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 9.50.0 — 2023-12-15 Important bug fixes and performance enhancements ### 9.49.0 — 2023-11-27 Important bug fixes and performance enhancements ### 9.48.0 — 2023-11-06 Important bug fixes and performance enhancements ### 9.47.1 — 2023-10-02 Important bug fixes and performance enhancements ### 9.47.0 — 2023-09-23 Important bug fixes and performance enhancements ## Apps similar to REDBOX | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Lifetime: TV Shows & Movies](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifetime-tv-shows-and-movies/id579966222) | 3.7 (15,240) | Free | Entertainment | | [Sling: Live TV, Sports & News](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sling-live-tv-sports-and-news/id945077360) | 4.6 (240,061) | Free | Entertainment | | [Show Box & TV Movie Hub Cinema](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/show-box-and-tv-movie-hub-cinema/id1463349850) | 4.5 (18,941) | Free | Entertainment | | [AMC: Stream TV Shows & Movies](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amc-stream-tv-shows-and-movies/id1025120568) | 2.6 (6,911) | Free | Entertainment | | [Shudder: Horror & Thrillers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shudder-horror-and-thrillers/id919790315) | 4.4 (15,112) | Free | Entertainment | | [Popcornflix – Movies & TV](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/popcornflix-movies-and-tv/id493605531) | 3.9 (5,512) | Free | Entertainment | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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