Constantly reinstalling to get past their IP address problems
The app has a faulty infrastructure to try to block foreign access. This is part of the more aggressive sell of your information to advertisers. But it doesn’t work half the time. Any home wiFi is a problem.
Constantly reinstalling fixes the problem until next week.
Constantly reinstalling fixes the problem until next week.
Never Again.
Worst streaming app ever.
Super bugged
Had to immediately change my password right after making my account because the app forgot my password. And what do you mean by“request” when trying to delete account? There ain’t no request about that, it’s a “do it”. And why do I gotta give my information like address and phone number when I’m trying to delete account? Are you gonna sell my information to third parties? Though I can only give 1 star my real review is ZERO stars
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AppleTV remote not working well
This is not about the service it is about the app. If you are attempting to advance or rewind a program using the AppleTV remote, it rarely works. Even pausing the broadcast and moving the cursor then pressing play does not work. Never had this problem with Fubo nor with any other streaming services such as Paramount+. Using your iPhone as the remote is marginally better.
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Hate the new update
With the latest update I can no longer see the apps I pay for. Put back the applications I use and pay for. I should be able to find them without searching for hours on end
Cancelled right after I subscribed
I bought the most expensive plan but cancelled when I realized on demand movies have ads. This app streams way better than it used to, but now on demand has ads. Too expensive for that! Tv series no longer have all the seasons and episodes. Very disappointed 😔 I also just noticed movies bleep out bad language. This is just ridiculous!
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The Lag is annoying
There is such a forever lag in this app. It needs serious improvement.
Bad adds
Again with the disgusting political ads it’s literally pole closing we shouldn’t have disgusted political ads and there not even in my district! 😡😡😡😡
Sling ROCKS
Break away from the HIGH cost of cable by subscribing to Sling! I love that I have all the access to my favorite shows, and favorite networks, at better than half the cost! If you’re tired of paying the high cost of cable prices, but don’t want to lose your entertainment options Sling is definitely the answer!! Sit back and enjoy!
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Consumer Abuse
I am disheartened to see so many positive reviews. (Bots?) People need to grow spines. No one should have to be subjected to this many ads. And not just any ads. Garbage, slop ads.
Gross.
Gross.
Same commercials repeated over and over
They need a broader array of commercials. They repeat the same 1800 junk commercial 4 times per half hour— painful!! I end up exiting sling to another app.
False Advertising
Sling advertised that the Rangers/Astros game was Live. Further, I entered my Zip code and Sling confirmed this series would be available. I bought Sling specifically to watch this series. After buying, the Astros/Rangers game showed “Out of Network” and not available.
VASTLY different experiences across devices
I have used Sling on my Samsung smart TV, iPhone, and my new AppleTV 4K. As a blind user who requires screen reader support, my experience widely differs across these platforms. The Samsung app is absolutely the most blind-accessible while simultaneously the least stable. On either ethernet or wi-fi, the stream breaks multiple times per day. After about 10 PM, it just won't stream live TV anymore, going back to the app's home screen. If I restart live TV, it will do this again after the current show ends. Last night was the first time in over a year that this didn't occur. But stream has already crashed twice this morning.
On iPhone, the app mostly works with VoiceOver, but some controls are either not labeled for screen readers, such as the Account button, or do not respond when activated, such as the Upgrade button when only using FreeStream. I have found the app to be usable, though, with stable streaming on both cellular and wi-fi.
On AppleTV updated to TVOS 26.1, however, Sling is unusable. Virtually nothing is properly labeled or announced by VoiceOver, and I can't even navigate to pull up a stream. I gave up after 15 minutes of aimless button pressing with no feedback.
Both Apple apps have an issue where VoiceOver reads out the entire hosting URL of any image on which it is focused instead of either a description or what the image represents, such as the title of a show. This makes browsing On Demand or certain other lists virtually impossible for blind users. This does not occur on the Samsung app.
Sling is overall a solid live TV app, but there is work to do to ensure that disabled users have a consistent experience across devices.
8-2-2026 Update: I am finally done with Sling. The app on my Samsung TV is more unstable than ever, fully crashing and exiting almost every time a new show starts. During the rare times this doesn’t happen, it often rewinds to the start of the time-shifting buffer instead of going to the next show. The AppleTv app has done little to improve screen reader compatibility for blind users. Many controls, including the program guide, still cannot be identified by VoiceOver. Finally, there is apparently no live support whatsoever. Though it is advertised, the option either doesn’t exist or cannot be identified by screen readers like many controls on the chat widget. So as a blind user, I have no mechanism whatsoever to even have my issues addressed. Sling is a waste of money for blind users.
On iPhone, the app mostly works with VoiceOver, but some controls are either not labeled for screen readers, such as the Account button, or do not respond when activated, such as the Upgrade button when only using FreeStream. I have found the app to be usable, though, with stable streaming on both cellular and wi-fi.
On AppleTV updated to TVOS 26.1, however, Sling is unusable. Virtually nothing is properly labeled or announced by VoiceOver, and I can't even navigate to pull up a stream. I gave up after 15 minutes of aimless button pressing with no feedback.
Both Apple apps have an issue where VoiceOver reads out the entire hosting URL of any image on which it is focused instead of either a description or what the image represents, such as the title of a show. This makes browsing On Demand or certain other lists virtually impossible for blind users. This does not occur on the Samsung app.
Sling is overall a solid live TV app, but there is work to do to ensure that disabled users have a consistent experience across devices.
8-2-2026 Update: I am finally done with Sling. The app on my Samsung TV is more unstable than ever, fully crashing and exiting almost every time a new show starts. During the rare times this doesn’t happen, it often rewinds to the start of the time-shifting buffer instead of going to the next show. The AppleTv app has done little to improve screen reader compatibility for blind users. Many controls, including the program guide, still cannot be identified by VoiceOver. Finally, there is apparently no live support whatsoever. Though it is advertised, the option either doesn’t exist or cannot be identified by screen readers like many controls on the chat widget. So as a blind user, I have no mechanism whatsoever to even have my issues addressed. Sling is a waste of money for blind users.
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Billing Department Does Not Exist
When you have problems with your account, your money is GONE because there is no one to correct anything.
Have to manually record programs. Tech support is clueless as to why. Waking up at 5am to start a recording is ridiculous.
Raised the monthly price and added a pre-roll ad every time you change the channel.
Tries to be a portal for other services.
Have to manually record programs. Tech support is clueless as to why. Waking up at 5am to start a recording is ridiculous.
Raised the monthly price and added a pre-roll ad every time you change the channel.
Tries to be a portal for other services.
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Small Bugs
Good Shows on here, I just hate the fact that when I play a show, and swipe out the app, the app says its paused at a different time stamp while still playing the show but then I have to go back inside the app, unpause it and find where I was..it gets irritating.
Too Many Glitches
All too often the app closes, glitches, or otherwise does not work. Frustrating.
Just terrible!!!
Terrible app! It doesn’t show what you have watched, you are always lost trying to figure out where you last stopped watching, it’s ridiculous! Don’t buy this trash!
The Walking Dead
The Price Is Right!
Errors
Does not save watch history, so I keep having to restart show every time I come back. If you try to pull progress bar to the time you stopped at, it’ll just go to the ad stop before that point. Then commonly after says the ad is still playing even once show starts. Now I can’t pause, skip 10, etc. Almost ruining the episodes for me, should not be this painful.
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DVR Lacking
Too often the DVR will not adjust its recording length for delayed or elongated sports games, such as the dodgers Phillies rain delayed game today. Losing out on the very end of the game, including recent World Cup match play is highly frustrating. Also, when I cancel the recording of numerous games before they air it makes no difference, the DVR Always records the canceled recordings anyway. Please improve!!
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