# Showmax — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of Showmax by Showmax Africa Holdings Limited, rated 4.70/5 from 4,353 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/showmax/id6451148933/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/showmax/id6451148933.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,642 · 4★ 331 · 3★ 169 · 2★ 98 · 1★ 113 ## What do users think of Showmax? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Affordable - 👍 Good video quality - 👍 Love the app **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes/freezes - 🐛 Login/sign-in issues - 🐛 Unresponsive app **Commonly reported bugs** - No search results for shows - Difficulty signing in **Most requested features** - Add more movies/content - Add sports service on TV - Allow access in the USA ## Newest reviews (12 of 36) ### 3/5 — Hello *2026-03-20, version 7.3.10* Review am tired I can’t make payments ### 1/5 — Frustrated *2025-04-14, version 6.4.20* The download section or feature hangs so bad. And its frustrating ### 2/5 — Please add Liberia. *2025-04-03, version 6.4.12* Please add Liberia to ShowMax. Since 2024 January Liberia was removed from ShowMax list of countries. ### 1/5 — Nonsense app functioning *2025-04-02, version 6.4.12* The app is not encouraging can’t resume my video since three days I messaged the Showmax twitter account nothing was done, you guys should please improve more ### 1/5 — Annoying *2025-04-01, version 6.3.21* No way to remove movies from “continue watching” list ### 1/5 — Slime *2025-03-26, version 6.3.21* It’s a scam I subscribed but couldn’t watch anything, It says I have to subscribe again ### 1/5 — Error *2025-01-22, version 6.1.11* I subscribed to Showmax because of Youngins but unfortunately I have been searching for it for two days now and I keep getting the same answer No results ### 1/5 — Difficult *2025-01-15, version 5.12.21* Please am not able to sign in ### 1/5 — Review *2025-01-07, version 5.12.21* The app refuses to work well. Sometimes you click on shows and no response ### 3/5 — Add your sport service on tv *2024-12-21, version 5.12.21* Please try adding your sport service on tv not only on phone 🤲🤲🤲 ### 1/5 — Bad!! *2024-12-09, version 5.12.11* HORRIBLE zero good films ### 3/5 — No current movie *2024-12-07, version 5.12.11* The app looks childish ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Must useless app even *2026-04-11, version 7.3.10* 0 percent rating ### 1/5 — Complaint *2026-02-15, version 7.2.10* This is one of the worst app I’ve ever used like how will you subscribe and you won’t be able to login and watch what you sub for ### 1/5 — Playback error *2026-01-19, version 7.1.11* None of the series I want to watch are playing ### 1/5 — You need a lot of improvement *2026-01-09, version 7.1.11* So I subcribed to premium a few weeks ago and I have hardly been able to see any movie on there…firstly you can barely find movies cos they are not in good categories and almost everything you search for is not available and that’s not even the furstrating part when I now decide to watch the ones I find I keep getting logged out and I can’t log back til some days later no matter how much I try to login it keeps saying bad connections..the other day I downloaded movies and I got logged out while watching and when I logged back in all my downloads were gone and after crashing out about it I decided to download some other movies to watch and guess who got logged out again and lost all her downloads…me ..this app with the money I used to subscribe you, you shouldn’t be stressing me out or acting up like this …and prime is even much more cheaper and I could have just gone for Netflix..huffffffff!!! ### 1/5 — Debit issues *2025-10-15, version 6.10.12* I canceled my subscription since 3months ago and up till now they are still debiting me ### 1/5 — Declined payment *2025-08-10, version 6.8.10* I have tried a series of bank cards and none seems to be working for payment ### 1/5 — Data consuming! *2025-08-07, version 6.8.10* Can you please reduce the rate at wish this app consumes data😩 ### 1/5 — Very poor service *2025-07-11, version 6.7.10* Keep finding it difficult to subscribe, and the app isn’t even responding, disappointing ### 1/5 — Chromecast not working *2025-06-01, version 6.5.30* There is no Chromecast button in the app to cast from iPhone to TV. ### 1/5 — Problem *2025-05-30, version 6.5.30* I can’t sign up ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-12-01, version 6.11.20* Impressive ### 5/5 — Liquid Glass support for IOS 26 *2025-11-24, version 6.11.20* Hello Showmax Team, I really love the Showmax app and appreciate all the improvements you keep adding. I wanted to kindly request support for Liquid Glass on iOS 26. It would make the viewing experience even smoother on the latest iPhones. Thank you for the great work looking forward to future updates! ### 5/5 — The best streaming platform to me. *2025-09-23, version 6.9.10* And it will be better if you guys add more football league like PL and also allow us watch PL on tv. The subscription amount ca increase ### 5/5 — Great platform *2025-07-17, version 6.7.10* Consider populating with the homepage with movies I have watched and not generic recommendations ### 5/5 — Rating *2025-07-04, version 6.6.31* The best streaming TV app ever ### 5/5 — Great *2025-06-21, version 6.6.21* Such a great app ### 5/5 — AWESOME!! *2025-03-08, version 6.3.11* Who else has ditched the super expensive Netflix for Showmax ### 5/5 — No cap *2025-01-24, version 6.1.11* Interesting app ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-10-17, version 5.10.11* Love it and it’s affordable too ### 5/5 — Teems *2024-10-14, version 5.10.11* Nice app for watching with good quality --- *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 2026-06-10.*