Comparison

Tastemade vs BBC America

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tastemade

Stream award-winning food, travel, and home design shows. Explore a vast library of content, from cooking tutorials to travel documentaries. Enjoy free streaming or opt for an ad-free, on-demand experience with a premium membership.

Highlights
  • Award-winning food, travel, home shows
  • Over 1,000 hours of content
  • Ad-free streaming option
  • On-demand viewing
  • Save favorite shows
  • Cross-platform access
Features
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Tastemade turns everyday moments into something worth savoring. From bold flavors and beautiful spaces to journeys that open your eyes to the world. Explore original, award-winning series and documentaries in food, travel, home, and design, crafted to spark curiosity and fuel what you love most. Watch free across our four channels, or enjoy everything ad-free and on-demand with a Tastemade Cooking membership. Members save favorites, pick up right where they left off on mobile, TV, and web, and unlock exclusive recipes, meal plans, and more. Your home for inspiring personalities and extraordinary experiences. This is where taste is made. Tastemade Cooking membership benefits include: —1,000+ hours of food and lifestyle shows —Watch unlimited content, ad-free and on-demand —Save your favorite shows and pick up where you left off in any of Tastemade’s apps on mobile, TV, and web —Personalized meal plans in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com —12,000+ recipes and cooking videos in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS and on tastemade.com —Automatically built grocery list in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com Choose from two subscription options: —Tastemade Cooking Monthly membership: 1-week free trial, then $5.99 per month. Cancel anytime. —Tastemade Cooking Annual membership: 1-week free trial, then $49.99 per year (save 30%!). Cancel anytime. This app does not include recipes or meal plans, which can be found in the Tastemade Cooking app and on tastemade.com. Please see our terms at https://www.tastemade.com/terms

About

BBC America

Stream full episodes of popular BBC America series like Killing Eve and Top Gear. Access video extras, sneak peeks, and live TV with your cable provider login. Resume watching where you left off.

Highlights
  • Full episode streaming
  • Video extras and sneak peeks
  • Live TV streaming
  • Cable/satellite provider login
  • Resume watching
  • Searchable library
  • Airplay/casting support
Features
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Get caught up in your favorite BBC America shows with full episodes, video extras, and sneak peeks at upcoming series. Log in with your cable or satellite provider to watch BBC America LIVE or full episodes of Killing Eve, Top Gear, The Graham Norton Show, and more of your favorite series. Plus you can search the library and track recently-viewed episodes and resume where you left off. Most full episodes require a cable or satellite login, though season premieres are sometimes made available with no login required. You can also sample trailers and behind-the-scenes clips. New episodes are available in-season, usually the day after broadcast. Use your iPhone or iPad to Airplay or cast to your television.

Screenshots

Tastemade4 screens
BBC America4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tastemade at 50% against BBC America's 5%. Tastemade also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 590). BBC America's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tastemade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BBC America asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tastemade holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tastemade has 7.7K ratings behind it against 590, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tastemade's written reviews are positive against 5% of BBC America's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, BBC America monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tastemade versus BBC America: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTastemadeBBC America
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better1.8 (590 ratings)
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews — better5.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.7K — better590
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB63 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTastemade, Inc.BBC America

Customer experience

Tastemade

All ratings7,716 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.6%

BBC America

All ratings589 ratings
Positive17.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative88.1%

User reviews

Tastemade

From 7.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Great variety of recipes
  • 🎨 Visually appealing videos
  • 🍴 Delicious and easy-to-make dishes
  • 🤩 Entertaining presenters

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall for many features
  • 📋 Lack of written recipes
  • 🔍 Poor search and navigation
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive subscription

BBC America

From 590 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great app for watching shows
  • 🚀 Streams in high quality
  • 👍 Straightforward and easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🤯 Frustrating navigation and controls
  • 💸 Too many ads and interruptions
  • 🤔 Inconsistent content availability

Bugs and requests

Tastemade

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login issues
  • Inconsistent video playback
  • Saved recipes disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add written recipes alongside videos
  • Improve search functionality
  • Allow saving unlimited recipes
  • Provide more free content
  • Fix stability issues

BBC America

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and sign-in problems
  • Playback freezes and restarts randomly
  • Closed captions not working as expected
  • Casting and mirroring features broken

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add search and browse functionality
  • Improve rewind/fast-forward controls
  • Provide a paid ad-free subscription option
  • Sync playback progress across devices

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemade

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemade+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Tastemade+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

BBC America

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tastemade free?
Tastemade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BBC America free?
BBC America is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tastemade or BBC America?
Tastemade is rated higher. Tastemade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while BBC America averages 1.8 from 590 ratings.
Do Tastemade or BBC America have ads?
Both Tastemade and BBC America show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tastemade or BBC America?
Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, and BBC America monthly. Most recently, Tastemade was updated on November 6, 2026 and BBC America on November 2, 2026.

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