# The Criterion Channel — user reviews > 1,252 indexed App Store user reviews of The Criterion Channel by The Criterion Collection, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 13,348 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-criterion-channel/id1454275199/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-criterion-channel/id1454275199.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,985 · 4★ 676 · 3★ 182 · 2★ 168 · 1★ 337 ## What do users think of The Criterion Channel? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎥 Excellent collection of films - 🎨 Great curation and themed collections - 🔍 Ability to discover new and classic films - 🎬 High-quality film viewing experience - 🤓 Educational and informative supplementary content - 💰 Good value for the price - 🏆 Essential service for film enthusiasts **Cons** - 🔍 Difficult to browse full catalog - 🔍 Limited search and filtering options - 🐛 Playback issues and interruptions - 🔌 Problems with offline viewing and downloads - 🤖 Lack of personalized recommendations **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent playback interruptions and freezing - Unreliable offline viewing and download issues - Inconsistent app performance across devices **Most requested features** - Ability to view full catalog of available titles - More advanced search and filtering tools - Improved playback stability and offline functionality - Personalized recommendations based on viewing history - Ratings and user reviews system ## Newest reviews (17 of 1,252) ### 3/5 — Adequate *2026-08-27, version 10.301.1* The app does the job, but there are a lot of improvements they could make. - click on a person’s name for searching - make more use of available space so I don’t have to keep pressing “more…” all the time - allow browsing by years and genres - mark titles in listings that have been added to your watchlist - and more… I don’t think there has been a single feature added to this app since its original release. Maybe they should open source it if they don’t have the in-house expertise to work on it? ### 4/5 — Great App. UI could be more robust *2026-08-26, version 10.301.1* See title ### 5/5 — Seven Samurai *2026-08-25, version 10.301.1* Best movie ever made! ### 5/5 — Best Ever *2026-08-25, version 10.301.1* If I had to drop all subscriptions except for one, the choice would be easy ### 4/5 — buggy app great content *2026-08-25, version 10.301.1* yes ### 5/5 — Only streaming service that matters *2026-08-24, version 10.301.1* Best streaming service available ### 5/5 — The best! *2026-08-24, version 10.301.1* Live a little, be somebody, subscribe to The Criterion Channel! ### 3/5 — Great collection but… *2026-08-23, version 10.301.1* Has THE slowest download times ever. I’ve had the downloads running overnight with 0-1 being completed by the time I needed them for a flight. ### 5/5 — My favorite streaming service *2026-08-23, version 10.301.1* I love The Criterion Channel so much! They do great programming and I look forward to what they’ll gather at the beginning of each month! ### 5/5 — fix your attention span and stop consuming slop *2026-08-23, version 10.301.1* title is self explanatory, literally just stop consuming reels and dumb things that melt your brain. find a piece of art that inspires you and makes you feel drive to do things in life. stop frying your nervous system with ai garbage and interact with humanity. its okay to feel things in life. ### 4/5 — A Film-Lovers Dream *2026-08-23, version 10.301.1* Great service, with an excellent catalogue of classic and contemporary films. Please enable 4K streaming though, Criterion. Your films deserve it. ### 5/5 — Best *2026-08-20, version 10.301.1* Movies ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-08-20, version 10.301.1* Pure movie heaven. Great quality and stuff you wont find anywhere else! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-19, version 10.301.1* It’s amazing the selections you get from criterion. Ifykyk. Functionally it’s just as great. Easy to use. Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Cinema *2026-08-18, version 10.301.1* Criterion is and always will be the goat. Expand your worldview and pick up a sub ### 5/5 — A treasure among walled garden detritus. *2026-08-16, version 10.301.1* The only streaming service that matters. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-08-16, version 10.301.1* What a beautiful, thoughtful, and well designed app for lovers of The Criterion Collection. Thoughtful, easy to use, great selections! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Still *2026-08-28, version 10.301.1* Offline viewing doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — NOT HAPPY *2026-08-19, version 10.301.1* Subscribed and downloaded from App Store…(1) Sony Bravia Tv ….using Google TV software……No Criterion app…..the worst is that my Apple TV….also…..NO Criterion app…yesterday I watched a movie using AirPlay……today tried to watch another two movies …..using AirPlay ..BUT DID NOT ALLOWED a message said contact you code 14. NO Happy…..could you get in touch with Apple software support to help you to ADD YOUR APP ON Apple TV together with all different streaming on channels that displays…..FRUSTRATING….Good movies …..but to watch them only some movies. On AirPlay and the others …..on my iPad the year 2026…??? Mirroring not supported ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-08-17, version 10.301.1* The app doesn’t work for me and they will not help. I’ve asked for a refund and they won’t provide it. Beware ### 1/5 — Canadian version sucks *2026-08-03, version 10.301.1* If Criterion is going to peddle this app in Canada, then they need to license movies for the Canadian market. Nearly all the good films are absent from the Canadian version. Ends up being a Temu Tubi. I wrote to them to complain or ask for reduced fees and they were very unhelpful. ### 1/5 — Pretty old looking *2026-07-20, version 10.301.1* I wish they had a better app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work in offline mode *2026-07-11, version 10.301.1* downloads won’t work if you’re not using wifi. I downloaded 10 items for a long flight and only 1 worked ### 1/5 — Password loser *2026-06-13, version 10.300.1* It keeps losing my password so I have to reset everytime to watch, ### 1/5 — Perpetual Loading State *2026-06-07, version 10.300.1* I want to use and like this app, but I forever see only a loading indicator any time I try to watch any movie on it ### 1/5 — Do not subscribe through the app *2026-05-28, version 10.300.1* If you subscribe through the app, they will be unable to link your subscription to any other device, Vimeo support will keep sending you the same canned response, and you will be stuck. Subscribe online if you want to. ### 1/5 — Error code -11800 *2026-05-24, version 10.000.1* Keep getting this error code while trying to watch a downloaded movie on my iPad, but there is no explanation or fix (that I can find). ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Greatest collection of Curated Movies on earth *2026-09-01, version 10.301.1* Entirely worth the annual subscription rate if you like movies. I would lose all of my streaming channels before giving up Criterion. It is THE ONE ### 5/5 — GOATED App *2026-09-01, version 10.301.1* Zero Slop. Banger after banger ### 5/5 — THE GOAT *2026-08-30, version 10.301.1* Best streaming service, hands down. ### 5/5 — Best streaming service *2026-08-28, version 10.301.1* In a streaming world full of garbage, you have better options at your fingertips. ### 5/5 — Exeptional quality *2026-08-28, version 10.301.1* The movie list and rotation is amazing. I really like the grouping by theme. Really recommend for those who like good cinema. ### 5/5 — Essential *2026-08-27, version 10.301.1* Essential for cinema lovers!!! ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-27, version 10.301.1* Good movies ### 5/5 — Criterion fun *2026-08-26, version 10.301.1* I love this app because it has some of my favorite films and many hard to find ones. It’s so easy to use. ### 5/5 — Got it all *2026-08-26, version 10.301.1* Great ### 5/5 — The best *2026-08-25, version 10.301.1* By far the best streaming app out there --- *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 2026-09-02.*