Tastemade vs BBC America
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Full episode streaming
- Video extras and sneak peeks
- Live TV streaming
- Cable/satellite provider login
- Resume watching
- Searchable library
- Airplay/casting support
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, BBC America monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tastemade | BBC America |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better | 1.8 (590 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 590 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tastemade, Inc. | BBC America |
Customer experience
Tastemade
BBC America
User reviews
Tastemade
From 7.7K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Tastemade
- Tastemade+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Tastemade+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
BBC America
No in-app purchases









