TED Talks User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience43.2% of reviews
Neutral17.4% of reviews
Negative experience39.3% of reviews

~ Based on 1,726 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is TED Talks Safe?

TED Talks: Watch and Learn appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for TED Talks is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 10,314 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
6.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 10,314 App Store ratings for TED Talks.

Is TED Talks Legit?

TED Talks: Watch and Learn appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TED Talks is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

I have two suggestions for improvement.

I’m Japanese, and I’m using this app to practice my English listening skills. I originally watched your videos on YouTube, but since the ads were distracting and I often found myself getting sidetracked by entertainment videos, I’ve switched to using this app instead.

The main things I like about the app are:
・Transcripts and subtitles are available in a decent number of languages
・I can search for videos by entering words related to my interests in the search bar
・There are absolutely no ads

I really appreciate these features.

However, there are two areas I’d like to see improved.
① I’d like to see more speed options
…When practicing listening, I read along with the audio while viewing the subtitles. At 0.75x, it feels too slow, and at 1x, it feels too fast, so I’d like to see options for 0.8x, 0.85x, 0.9x, and 0.95x.
② I’d like to be able to search separately for TED-Ed videos and TED videos.
…I prefer watching TED-Ed videos because it’s easier for me to understand English while watching the animations, but they aren’t separated in the search bar. Also, since there are fewer TED-Ed videos displayed in the “Recommended” section, I’d like a system that allows me to filter and view only TED-Ed videos.
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Full screen mode problem

The image is drifting

Ngk it’s not rlly for kids

I’m 9

👍

❤️

Cuando uso buscar no funciona

Al usar buscar me saca de la aplicación en el Apple TV

Cool

Medication wow

スクリプトが出ない

ダウンロードした動画のスクリプトが最近のアップデート以降出せなくなりました。早急に改善してほしいです。

最悪

自動再生のコントロールはきかないし、動画ダウンロードもできない。そもそももっさりしてる。本当に残念

Women know what a man is

Thank you for previous inspiring talks but as a woman. I don’t need to be mansplained what a man is and is not. I will now delete TED frommy life.

Transcript Issue

Great app, but the “Read transcript” button doesn’t seem to work in this app. It works normally on the website version. I hope this bug can be fixed soon.

Çevirici

Uygulamalanın içeriği çok güzel sesli çevirme özelliği eklenebilir mi?

tv

2026/04/03: I appreciate your thorough response, and understand the issues of having a small development team. As you said, hopefully, things will get better in the future, and the TV app will return to its former glory.

I’m not a fan of using AirPlay – especially in my own home – just to use a streaming service; I only use AirPlay if I’m at someone else’s home/office to share content. But, thank you for the suggestion.
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AppleTV app crashing

I cannot search on the Apple TV app because the app keeps crashing extremely disappointing

同時に2つの字幕をつけたい

I am a student. I often use this app as a tool for learning English, and I really appreciate it. There are many different topics, and I enjoy being able to watch videos in fields that interest me.

However, as someone who is studying English, it would be very helpful if it were possible to display both English and Japanese subtitles at the same time. If possible, I would greatly appreciate it if this feature could be added in a future update.

Thank you for your consideration.
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tv

Update, 2026/03/05: the tv app is broken/non-functional once again. 😒

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Update, 2026/01/09: With the latest tv update, the app launches again, but the search bug crash still persists.

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2025/11/21: The tv app is completely broken now… which is the main way I consume my Ted content. Yes, the search function has been broken for a few years, but now when you open the app, you’re just greeted with a “network error“ splash screen. r.i.p. 😒
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Shorts and videos or not shuffling

Why after hitting not interested for 10 times still the same video and topic shows up why contents are repeating you guys having a greats videos but same videos shows up again and again kindly do something guys

UX

How am I supposed to enable/disable subtitles or change the playback speed? How is that genius behind the idea of menu buttons that disappear in half-a-second?

Great app but buggy

The app is amazing, however I would recommend to fix the bugs.

Me encanta la app PERO

Los vídeos guardados no permanecen en favoritos. Algo muy poco práctico. Por favor solucionen ese asunto porque la app es muy nutritiva

Keeps logging me out

Every time I want to use the app, I need to sign in again, it’s so annoying.