# TV Guide Australia: AusTV — user reviews > 156 indexed App Store user reviews of TV Guide Australia by Sladjan Ilic, rated 4.60/5 from 43 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-guide-australia-austv/id1221253896/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-guide-australia-austv/id1221253896.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 34 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of TV Guide Australia? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface - 🎨 Clean, well-organized layout with color-coded program types - 📺 Displays channel numbers (essential feature) - ⭐ Detailed program information and summaries - ❤️ Favorite shows feature with reminders - 🔍 Comprehensive search functionality - 📅 Calendar integration and scheduling - 🌍 Regional channel support with accurate local listings - ⚡ Fast and reliable performance - 💰 Free version available **Cons** - 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - ⏱️ Long, unskippable ads (30+ seconds) - ❌ Ads with no close button or inaccessible close button - 🔊 Loud ads with unexpected sound - 🌐 Ads in foreign languages (Chinese, Japanese) - 🎮 Inappropriate game and gambling ads - 💸 High subscription price ($90+ annually) - 🚫 Ads still present in paid version - ⏰ Cannot view programming after midnight - 🔄 Cannot scroll back to see past programming - 📱 App freezes or crashes due to ads - 🐛 Inconsistent ad behavior across devices - 💔 Paid users from years ago now forced to pay again **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads freeze screen and prevent app use - Close button on ads doesn't work or is in inaccessible corner - Ads in non-English languages with unclear close buttons - App crashes when trying to close certain ads - Token access denied error messages - Calendar permission access denied despite settings being correct - Notifications stop working after a few hours - Movie information displays wrong film (same title issues) - Incorrect timing for regional broadcasts (South Australia) - Shows disappear from guide display despite being available - Channels missing from guide (SBS Food, others) - Screen layout issues and display glitches - Incompatible with iPhone 16 (close button unreachable) - Ads with sound override device mute settings - Guide doesn't refresh after closing ad - Inaccurate weekend programming times **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Ability to scroll seamlessly past midnight to next day - View past programming for catch-up purposes - Exclude repeat episodes from reminders - Horizontal/landscape view option - Freeze pane for date/time while scrolling - Movies-only search filter - Larger font size option - Add missing channels (7Bravo, VAST channels) - UI indicator for programs added to calendar - Group favorite channels together - Auto-adjust for daylight saving time - Better notification system that persists ## Newest reviews (11 of 156) ### 3/5 — Ads placement awful *2026-07-28, version 4.92* Gigantic ads that take up over half the screen. Terrible. ### 3/5 — Popup ads *2026-07-24, version 4.91* These are next to impossible to delete. Tiny little x up in the top right corner I make a note of the ads which deliberately make it hard to get past their ad and NEVER buy their products ### 3/5 — Ads Coming Up *2026-07-07, version 4.91* This has always been my favourite TV app. I’ve used it for years, and I’ve paid for a lifetime subscription. In spite of this, I’m now getting ads. ### 4/5 — Good guide! *2026-07-03, version 4.91* Colours make AusTv so easy to read. Great App. ### 3/5 — Greedy *2026-06-18, version 4.90* This has always been my favourite TV app. I’ve used it for years, and I’ve paid for a lifetime subscription. In spite of this, I’m now getting ads. Like a lot of other app authors, you have become greedy, in spite of customer loyalty. I would give 0 stars if I could. Time to look for another TV app. ### 4/5 — Review *2026-03-12, version 4.83* Very easy to use and works well, nice to be able to favourite things. Apart from being able to look back at what was on earlier. And to find what’s on after midnight, for some reason, it doesn’t work then! ### 4/5 — Have to have! *2026-01-11, version 4.79* I use this app EVERY DAY & I love it, but it is missing a couple of channels. ### 4/5 — Ads *2025-12-29, version 4.79* So much easier and pleasant to use with the reduced adverts. I realise the site has to make money but the prevalence of gambling type adverts, which were difficult to stop was a real turn off. Much improved ### 2/5 — Ads *2025-11-30, version 4.79* Ads are ridiculous now beyond a joke keep them to 5 seconds there like a mini series. Look elsewhere unless they get on top of it Especially the Temu ads. ### 1/5 — Too many adds for a paid app *2025-11-15, version 4.78* Adds are too long for a paid app ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2025-11-14, version 4.78* Love summary of shows & reminders but if I am busy & miss a night I can’t go back and check what was on to watch on catchup because IT DISAPPEARS never get 5 stars until you fix this ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2026-07-05, version 4.91* Too many ads ### 1/5 — Was a great app *2026-06-28, version 4.90* This was the best TV guide going around, until the latest update, now you can’t see anything without constantly scrolling over ads. I’ll be looking elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-06-27, version 4.90* I bought/paid for this app many years ago and now I am getting ads. GOODBYE! ### 1/5 — Not happy *2026-06-19, version 4.90* I've paid for a subscription. Why am I seeing adds. ### 1/5 — Tv channels missing *2026-01-09, version 4.79* I don’t think this app is that good as it doesn’t display all the free to air channels ### 1/5 — Not happy *2025-12-08, version 4.79* Was a great app then the adds got to to often and to long took almost as long to wait for add to finish as to run through tv channels on tv. Shame as enjoyed it till few months ago have deleted it now to find something other. ### 1/5 — From Hero to Zero *2025-11-27, version 4.79* I appreciate that any free apps come with some sort of consequence and despite my frustration with some Of your sneaky tactics over the past few years I have tolerated it as I found the aesthetics easy to follow . Well now you’ve just gone and trashed the whole thing so that every time I want to look some thing up I lose 10 mins of my life when instead I just tap the channel button down on My Samsung and get the same info albeit not in a pleasing format . Your greed will screw you ! ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2025-11-24, version 4.79* The ads are ridiculous and you can’t close them - makes the app unusable ### 1/5 — I pay for super long ads?? *2025-11-22, version 4.79* I have paid near $2.50 a month for this app for quite a few years. Recently the ads started and now they are so long that the app is useless. I have cancelled. There must be a better way ### 1/5 — Can’t get past the ads, literally *2025-11-21, version 4.79* Trying to access the app but an ad for marjong is forcing me to play, with no way to exit. FAIL. Time to look for a new app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — TV Guide Australia *2026-08-01, version 4.92* This app rocks, I think it’s the only one worth having ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 5/5 — On my iPad *2026-04-24, version 4.86* I use my iPad to access the programs. I hated the pop up ads, but somehow it’s been improved with just one large ad at the top. So much easier to use. ### 5/5 — Adds *2026-03-06, version 4.83* Now the format of the adds has changed it is much easier to use. Love the setup of colours on types of programs ### 5/5 — Great APP *2026-02-03, version 4.81* Never had a problem with it ### 5/5 — SAS *2026-01-26, version 4.80* Awesome ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-01-02, version 4.79* So easy to read and follow ### 5/5 — Haddock *2025-12-23* Yami ### 5/5 — Ads *2025-12-12, version 4.79* The game ads are a pain in the arse ### 5/5 — Always works *2025-11-17, version 4.78* This is a wonderful service App. When one cannel goes unbearable, AusTV gives you choice! ### 5/5 — Movies don’t match description *2025-11-12, version 4.78* If the movie had the same name as another one, it gives you the wrong movie in the description. Please fix! --- *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 2026-08-23.*