Name: Philo: Live & On-Demand TV
Rating: 4.75688 (41671 reviews)

User Reviews for Philo: Live & On-Demand TV

4.76 out of 5

41.7K Ratings

3 months ago, Alexis Sturdivant

Philo

In April I did the free trial for a week. I immediately liked it. The commercials I don’t mind bc what if you have to get up and do something when the commercial is on. It just works for me. So I paid the first month after the free trial ended and then like a week later it charged me again and I was like oh no so I canceled it. Well come to find out it charged me twice bc of apple and Philo. So like last week I set another account up, well tonight at midnight it’s suppose to charge me for the month but I wouldn’t have the fee till next week so I chatted with customer service and the chat expert was amazing! I couldn’t change the billing date bc it’s technically a free trial till midnight, well the chat expert Kyle b was amazing at helping me out. He saw that I had an account an April I expressed my concerns and he helped me out. I have a fire stick tv and the app works perfectly. When I’m watching it on my phone in the living room I don’t have an issue. I really enjoy the app and I’m very grateful that Kyle b was able to help me and resolve my issues from my first account. I plan on keeping Philo for awhile.

3 years ago, ANIME IS LIFE(⌒▽⌒)☆

Add more channels and allow people to watch shows that have previously aired

This app is so good because it has a lot of channels and shows that I love to watch but it’s lacking in some ways. For example you should be able to watch show that have previously aired just in case you missed an episode or want to watch a movie, I don’t know why philo allows a certain amount of channels to let you watch previously aired shows or movies, plus it dosent even tell you when you are allowed to watch it when it airs on live tv. And another concern I had was that there is no Cartoon Network channel on philo. Why? You guys have add ons for starz and epix but why no Cartoon Network or showtime? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And the last thing I wanted to add is why do some channels not have all the seasons? For example jersey shore only has season 3 and 4, and black ink crew only has season 8 and 9, dosen’t really make sense. But overall I like the app and all the good shows it had but it needs a lot of improvements. I’m not gonna pay $25 a month just for a couple of channels when half of them you cant even watch what previously aired, some of the seasons are not even available and some channels that most people enjoy aren’t even there… i’d rather just stick to sling unless philo changes their game.

4 months ago, A&o1229

High priced dysfunctional app that rarely works

Really disappointed in this streaming app more than any others. Can not stream anything without getting frustrated and angry because nothing will just simply play. it’s also way more expensive than most others, but with a pathetic selection of mostly older stuff to watch so I don’t understand why it’s so much more expensive. That would be fine if it actually played the one show I subscribed to be able to watch . I thought well maybe it’s just that show… but nope it’s every one. I press play it starts to stream but then immediately it starts counting down the seconds to the next episode and switches to the next episodes, & then it does it again 3 seconds into the next episode it’s counting down to the next episode. I was not able to watch 1/2 of the episodes just the few it randomly decided to actually play in full. & it’s really frustrating to even get it to do that. Given how ridiculously difficult it is to try to even watch one full episode this should be no more than FREE! This is not due to my internet connection or anything else on my end & it’s evident the app is just glitching constantly. I’ve tested this over weeks. I tried resetting the phone , also made sure the app is up to date. Will recommend nobody I know pays for this after this experience.

2 months ago, Pjgma1

Better than cable thank u. 10 STARS

I was deciding to cut the cable cord and go to streaming after a year of researching I did It finally. When I read about Philo that is what was the deciding factor. Regret not doing it way way sooner I would have saved a ton of money like 200 a month is what I was paying and I pay 25 with PHILO and get tons more channels and never a problem with services.** The only issue I’ve had in my couple years with u is I was to get a $10 discount for a year when I started my t mobile internet but after only a few months it was gone I was told it’s not offered but I already had it started so nobody really cared and in the times we are in now in 2024 every little bit helps. Thank u for having such a great price and making it possible for me to enjoy all my shows not to mention paying is easy and fast no problems Please keep up the good pricing don’t follow all the ones that keep going up on prices

2 years ago, liana09071919

LOVE Philo - the app is awful unfortunately

I absolutely love Philo. I love the channels and the shows they offer, as well as how you record the shows. However, the iPhone app is awful. I am constantly checking for updates as I have issues with it on a daily basis. For example, when I try to skip through a show (one you’re able to forward through), it jumps my spot way far forward. Then when I try to go back, it takes it back way further than I even was and I completely end up losing the spot I was in. It drives me nuts! It happens every day. I also dislike they took the pause feature away when the app is in vertical mode (I do this to type a response to a text or check mail while on commercials) - you can only make the screen bigger or close it out - no pausing. Then there are times when I try to forward through and it just freezes the entire app, then I have to close it down. Lastly, on the iPhone, the icons for the movies and shows you save are so small I can’t read the titles unless title is written in huge letters (it is not normally). So I find myself squinting at the phone when I have perfect vision.

12 months ago, 64616e6e79

Definite value in service with some quirks

IMO, there’s value in the service for the price you’re paying. I’ve used various live tv streaming services across various price ranges and I end up paying more for watching less. Philo offers the channels I enjoy, with the exception of a few (namely ABC) so I just stream the news from their app. The app itself can sometimes get a little wonky. Force closing the app, then reloading seems to get things going. Minor inconvenience but I’ll take it. I haven’t had any issues with the service quality, streaming seems to be pretty solid. Shout out to the team behind Philo, you’re creating something great. Navigation is a little confusing (I just signed up like less than a week ago) and some other UI quirks but I feel like improvements are constantly being made based on change logs.

12 months ago, RegorGnatsrag

Roku and iPhone app work ok, but Apple TV app needs work

Almost cancelled service before starting when I was using the Apple TV app first. When scrolling through shows it forgets scroll position all the time, so when I go into one to look at it or pick to save and go back it reloads the entire list and positions me back at the top. I try to avoid this by going in show then scrolling side to side, but that is very slow along with not having a selection focus initially making me have to scroll down then back up to be able to click Save. About half the time when I scroll down and back up, the up is super sensitive and swipes me all the way back to the guide losing everything about where I was. While navigating shows to add it was crashing about every 5min too taking me back to the Apple TV Home Screen. I ended up switching over to Roku and iPhone to finish. I had no issues on either, but iPhone was much faster since the direction pad navigation on Roku is slow and clunky.

5 months ago, coffee and biscuits

The worst app I’ve wasted time on

Got this because of all the good reviews and a show I wanted to watch. First off, the price is outrageous given that this comes with commercials. It’s more than double the cost of several commercial-free apps I enjoy and almost ten times the cost of other streaming services with ads. For the price, you would expect an amazing app. But no. This is by far the biggest app I’ve suffered through. Everything I try to do kicks me out of the show I’m watching. When I try to get back to the show, I first have to watch a commercial to even start it, even though I was in the middle of an episode. If I have to rewind or fast forward, I’m forced to sit through commercials even though they already played the first time. I can’t skip them to get to my spot. And you can’t pause in a commercial if you need to do something that takes longer than the 2-4 minutes of commercials, meaning I either have to turn off the app or walk away and rewind, which forces me to watch commercials yet again. Basically it’s $25/mo for hours of commercials with maybe a few minutes of disjointed show sprinkled in.

2 years ago, cmm472

You get what you pay for

I have been a Philo subscriber in the past and thought the service was okay but canceled due to the price (really not a good value considering the channels) and the advertising. I know you say that you run fewer ads than other live services, but I’d like to see a side by side comparison. In looking at the channel line up, there is a lot of duplication, with Sundance TV, TV Land and one or two others airing the same situation comedies and old drama series over and over. The only way to get a decent movie channel is to purchase add-ons, which increases the price, and the service loses its affordability. You have some additional “free” channels that you include in the monthly price, but it’s basically filler to increase the channel count and things that no one has heard of. There is such a thing as quality over quantity instead of mind-numbing junk. It’s not the same for everyone, but I would be paying $25 a month to watch about 5 channels. I don’t understand why you need my phone number; I think you are the only provider who uses that at sign up.

5 months ago, hddulfixhddyxuxufudjcfhf

You get what you pay for

Philo is a perfect example of “you get what you pay for” does it have a lot of channels you usually watch with cable providers? Absolutely yes. Does it also have trade offs that you deal with because of the price? Again, absolutely yes. You get discovery channels, Comedy Central, history channels and a bunch of routine channels you would flip through and usually find something to watch. However, the trade offs are that there’s no “previous channel” command with the remote. The channel guide is very slow and unresponsive. The picture sometimes becomes skittish but pausing and playing usually fixes that. The thing that really gets me is the ads. Its almost entirely all black people advertisements. No matter the channel, it’s the same ads (which I guess makes sense). It’s a bunch of black people shows with black people acting dirty, raunchy and unappealing. So far I’ve dealt with all this because of the price. It really is a good deal. But I’m one price increase away from canceling

2 years ago, Blackopsbeastphenom

Horrible customer service and horrible streaming abilities

Tonight I had reached out to customer service to see about the streaming ability of this platform and what happened next was ridiculously disappointing and frustrating. One tech told me that i needed to accommodate their platform and Rudely gave me a list of things I needed to buy, one being a smart TV that had one of their services they are allowed to stream from, first of all what if I was a single parent on a budget and i could only afford one certain streaming device I would feel horrible being called out like that, then to top it all off I was rudely cut off after being told to go ahead and go elsewhere and when I tried to start up another chat the new person ended the chat right away. Great streaming platform but their customer service is ridiculously rude and judgmental and very unprofessional. I’d absolutely recommend them and give them 4 stars if their customer service was better or they had their team take sensitivity classes and how deal with consumer respectively and professionally classes.

3 months ago, Louise_777

Not worth it!

I would definitely give this less than one star if I could! I see ads on all streaming / social media platforms for this app. I decided what the hay let me give it a try… 28$ a month to be able to watch 4 1/2 minutes of your show then to watch 2-10 minutes worth of advertisements. ( there is a count down starting at 2 minutes when your show will cut back on , but after the two minutes it’ll restart and play more ads ). Honestly for that I think I’d go back to paying for regular cable. You know how in the beginning of a show it’ll have on what “previously” had happened within the last episode .. you can’t skip it… so yes by the time that is done you’ll go right into a advertisement. A 30 minute episode turns into a hour . And we are now in the day in age where companies will pay a platform to advertise their product or merchandise. So philo is making money from that , then making money from our 28$. Not worth it I’ll wait for a show or movie to come out on paramount+ and pay way less than what philo is asking .

3 years ago, theTrainman77

Much better

Updating back to five stars as the app has mostly always been glitch free and exactly what we were looking for. The customer service is top notch. From the time that I first let them know there was a problem to when a fix rolled out was about a week (it takes a minute to get things through the App Store. I get it). Initial communication with customer service was decent. They answered right away in the chat, but weren’t sure if what they were talking about. The communication with the escalation team was superb. They jumped in asking all of the pertinent questions and paying attention to what I was telling them. They even emailed after the update came out to make sure that I got it and it was working perfectly again. Thanks Philo! (And thanks Sarah, my escalation team expert!)

2 years ago, Donna Vogel

Cancelled and still charged

I cancelled this service because it was always timing out. It was awful. Deleted it from my tv the first week. Cancelled it on Apple and apparently didn’t take and I was charged another month. Biggest rip off ever because it was charged after I cancelled it. Avoid this service! Thanks Philo for the response. I deleted the service from my tv. I went through all the processes to fix it. As well, I did contact Apple but it is in fact you that has to make it right because they won’t reverse charges from you - but you know that already so let’s just be honest about that. You get to keep a charge you did not earn. Responding to Philo stating Apple has to make the decision: Yes you are correct Apple makes the decision - but they have an agreement with you to not refund - they won’t even consider it. Because they have always been reasonable with their response to problems with a service. This one they didn’t even go look to see all the complains of timing out. So just stop. Again worst streaming service I have tried.

1 year ago, JD_727

Advertisements

I know there has to be ads on your service. Realizing we are stuck with ads, they at least need to be changed. Seeing the same ad 5 times per 30 minute episode was already ridiculous, now I have the same ad 5 times in a row. Perhaps lowering advertisement costs and increasing ad sales would provide a variety of ads so that I can at least pretend I am not being brain washed. Is a person or a computer choosing the ads? Even the tech in the control room can’t possibly stay sane with one ad playing 5 times in row. Now that I’ve said the same thing 5 times in a row you can clearly understand my frustration. Also, why-lo would there be philo ads on philo. We clearly already have the service if we are seeing a philo ad on philo. That’s just redundant and seems like common sense that it is unnecessary, especially how repetitive it is.

4 years ago, DD_1

Can’t beat the quality/price/channels and support

I don’t leave reviews very often, but thought this might come in handy for someone (perhaps fellow apes) that research as much as I do. I could not recommend Philo any higher!! The user interface is seamless across every platform. Whether streaming on my smart TV, laptop, or phone, there are absolutely no hiccups between stopping on one device and resuming at the same point on a new one. In terms of navigation, it’s so simple that even apes love using it. I was nervous about cancelling my cable and only having Philo, but as soon as I made the change, my reservations were gone. Philo is a game changer! It’s been able to help me budget better while not sacrificing what I love, which is TV shows! And crayons.. and tendies. I like the app.

5 months ago, Rather be anonymous

Terrible glitches for an app that requires a subscription

I rarely write reviews but this app is just unbelievably bad… I downloaded the app with the hopes of watching a specific episode of a show I love. Firstly, the ads are like 6-7 minutes long when the runtime between episodes feels way shorter than the ads themselves. When I tried to monitor how long a single ad was, the timer would count down from 7 seconds, freeze at 4 seconds, then jump up to 11 seconds (the ad was about 3 minutes). Initially I wasn’t mad about it however, it turned an hr long episode into a 3 hr episode because some advertisements would start over completely. If there was any interference with my internet connection, the app would freeze, quit out & when I would reopen the app I would have to wait another 6-7 minutes. If this were an app that didn’t require a paid subscription, I wouldn’t be as pressed to write about this but since it does, save your money!!

12 months ago, shnad32220417

Bad app

I signed up with Philo for another option to watch some shows. Let me tell you their app and their website is TERRIBLE. HIGHLY considering canceling. Every notification swipe it takes you to the main page, to adjust the brightness it takes you back to the main page. The main page doesn’t even load. You search for a show and it takes about 2 minutes for anything to come up. Then when you select a show, it never loads the first time so when you exit it takes you back to the main page which never loads then to the search again, another 2 minutes then maybe you can just watch your show. Then if you have watched an episode one time but it’s played again you have to watch ALL commercials again. It is a pointless game with this service and the app. Do not download or subscribe! Customer service is terrible and never gets back to you, nor do they even care to try.

5 months ago, Whitmt

Sooo expensive for sooo many ads

First of all, the app isn’t available with our TV. We tried to cast with our browser but it wouldn’t ever load longer than 30 seconds. It was literally 10 minutes of buffering for 30 seconds of TV. We had to buy a Roku in order to use the service, in addition to the $25 price of Philo. The worst part of Philo though is the number of ads they have. We’re paying $25 which is the highest price you can find compared to any streaming service and almost as much as cable, and they don’t even have very many options to watch. Our show we bought the service for was 5 minutes show time for 2.5 minutes of ads. So our hour-long episodes (that are 45 min without ads on normal TV) are almost 1.5 hrs to watch on Philo. Completely not worth it, we decided we are canceling after we watch the current season of our show.

4 months ago, Reviewed it #1

The BEST and most AFFORDABLE streaming app out right now!!

This so far is the best streaming app out there. It gives you the best of the best channels that you actually watch when you have cable. It has all the NEW series of the shows we watch. It put it in category that are relatable. Unlike all the other streaming apps that have old 1990 series that we have watched 100x already. Who wants that. So now I have found my new go to app to be able to watch my NEW shows!! It also give you Bing worthy series that are popular!! Thank you Philo!! I will recommend you to all my friends and Family. Just keep your monthly prices like they are, low and very affordable and you will stay on the Top!!

11 months ago, Boss federation

App error

We love Philo. It has a lot of shows we enjoy watching and is great on the tv. The app, however, is a headache. First, it does not save what i watched. if i have to quickly sent a text or move out to another app and the app minimizes so i can multitask (i.e. watch and do something else at the same time), when i go back to full screen, it resets the app and i have to find what i was watching again and it will start, what i was watch all over again or pick up where i was watching when i started. Example if i continued watching something 30 min into the show and i have now gone another 30min, totaling 1 hour. It will go back to the original 30 min i started with. Then i have to scroll for the next min or so trying to find where i left off. Not quite user friendly. Please fix.

3 years ago, kee527

Love it!

My husband and I finished the three seasons of Yellowstone on Paramount+ and decided we couldn’t stop there, so we subscribed to Philo. I’m so excited to watch all the Hallmark movies and Alaska PD. The amount of media and the option to record and skip through the ads is great. I haven’t used it yet, but I will in the future. Great deal for what you’re paying, in my opinion. Also, their customer service is great. I’m having issues with Chromecasting, and their service team helped me as much as possible. I was even disconnected, and the sales rep emailed me with extra steps I could follow. They didn’t work, but I think it just might be a glitch. It’s the thought that counts!

2 years ago, IckABod765

Is it worth it?

Philo is loved in my household. It’s truly enjoyed. But I barely watch it. I have to pay for extra services in order to watch USA, Fox, and Cartoon Network. Plus my sports. By that time I am pretty much paying the same amount for what your competitors charges. Instead of having several subscriptions. I can spend the same for just one subscription. Not going to happen though. I just keep praying that Philo will add some more networks to their lineup. I would spend a bit more on the subscription if those networks were added to the lineup. Plus I would love to see Philo added to the Xfinity Flex box.

2 years ago, Shirley Happy

Lagging, Glitches and loads slooooow on Apple TV

I’ve had a subscription for an entire year. I only check in to watch a few times a month, the guide isn’t as good as everyone else, but looking to use is full-time this new year. However, it never loads quick on Apple TV. I don’t have this problem with any other app including other streaming services I subscribe to and use in Apple TV. This is a major issue you need to resolve ASAP. In addition, while watching a simple show, that’s live on say Discovery, it stops / pauses and the. plays back the last three seconds to catch up. Happening last night dozens of times over a few episodes. Also happened last weekend when I tried to use it. Please get the simple issues resolved! Can’t see paying for the service any longer until this is resolved.

3 years ago, youll be surprised

It’s ok

I think the app is great there’s a few channels like adult swim and other news channels I wish were associated with the account. I think the biggest deal with the app is that I can’t downgrade the screen so I can do other things on the phone while commercials play. You are forced to watch the commercials even though they mean nothing to you. I would prefer to do other things for the four or five minutes that they make you watch commercials to continue the program. I’m still on my trial version at at this point I’m probably going to cancel before it’s over because it doesn’t have an news And doesn’t let me shrink the screen down so I can still do other things on my phone while listening or paying attention to the app.

2 years ago, AKoag

Is there an Ad-Free Philo option?

So far, I’ve been enjoying Philo, I’m at day 5 of the 7 day trial. I’ve been able to watch many of the shows that I enjoy and some that I’m unable to get by using any other Apps. Using other Apps, I’ve been able to find 70%+ of what I like to watch. Philo seems to be a good alternative, however because I’ve been using only ad-free Apps for the past couple years, Philo seems to have way to many ads. I don’t see an Ad-Free option? If there is an Ad-Free option and it’s a reasonable price, I would purchase the upgrade in a heartbeat. I’m not sure if that is an option, if not, I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be able to wait through the ads. These ads are between 2-6 minutes long, I don’t want to spend my leisure time watching promotional ads for things I don’t need, nor care about. If there is an inexpensive upgrade (remembering that the cost is already high for Philo) I would either upgrade to that or stop the service. I just don’t want to spend the limited time that I have on weekends, watching promotional ads for unneeded products or services.

4 years ago, Ilpjp

Love philo

I picked Philo after taking a good look at what I actually watched on cable. I discovered that there were only a few channels that I actually watched. I was totally wasting my money plus cable was always raising my costs every month. It was a little stressful cutting out cable. I researched the ruku idea and found subscriptions that I could add that had a channel for every program we watched. The only one was Philo. I’m adjusting to missing my favorite news channels but Philo is great. I could not be happier with the hundreds of dollars it saves me. And I mean hundreds. I’m sorry that I’ve wasted so much money all of these years. Thank you Ruko and Philo.

2 months ago, Jennifermjames

It’s good when it works

I got this app because I had currently canceled cable but I need to sleep with the tv on. I I always fall asleep to Friends and that didn’t seem to be on any app. But Philo has the channel it’s on. I don’t like being woken up to an app asking me if I’m still watching. I just want the channel to play through the night. And this one does. Sometimes. There are many nights when I wake up to the channel just turning off and I’m looking at a silent screen saver. And many times it will tell me I’m not connected to the Internet. But every other app is connected somehow. And I get the Try Again screen all the time when I try to load a show. Get rid of the bugs and this app gets 5 stars.

3 years ago, Meatburgular

Good app!

Overall I like the app and service. Two things I hope improve in the future. 1. When going through the guide it would be good if the channel you are/were currently watching plays in the background while searching for something else to watch. 2. There needs to be a refresh button on the guide section. Sometimes when I open the app (Apple TV) it goes straight to the guide as that was the last place I was when closing the app out. Upon returning the next day, it goes to the guide section but shows what was going to be coming on for the time frame it was when I left instead of updating to what’s currently coming on now.

2 years ago, tms9055

Love it

Updating my review from a few weeks ago from 4 stars to 5. I use this on several platforms and with one or two quick clicks, you can skip the entire commercial break on anything you record. Amazing. IDK why so many negative reviews about ads. It’s a live TV service, of course there are ads. That’s why I record everything so I can zip through all the commercials. The only problem I had recently was I couldn’t remove anything from continue watching on my phone app, but that has now been fixed. Customer service is good too. 👍🏼👍🏼

2 years ago, melmclaugh

Frustrating interface

The app and the Philo service are generally great. A great value for the money. My issue is with the Continue to Watch category. If you stop watching at the end of a program, which is the most common where you watch shows, the app dumps the program out of your cachet. To watch the next episode, you have to locate the program from your saved shows, figure out which season and episode you were on, and access it from there. If the Continue to Watch category would also store the series you are watching and hold your place between episodes, the user experience would be drastically improved and I would recommend Philo without reservation.

3 years ago, jynrose24

Love it but hate it at the same time

This app has some really good shows on here ! My only problem is when I’m watching a show I can’t push the pause button, it’s like it locks and you can’t push anything until you just close the whole app and reopen it again. Sometime when I open the app I can’t even find the show I was just watching and if I do find my show it wont even play where I left off and I have to fast forward it which is also a problem, usually it will play an episode I’ve already watched. Trying to fast forward on a show you can’t even see where you are fast forwarding too unless you remember the episode and time where you left off.

2 years ago, chevelle56

Lovin this app!!!

I’m in the trial stage now and wow. I’m so impressed with the content available in this app. And the price is is really so good too. I can’t believe I get all this at the basic level for only $25 a month. I read others can use my account too with no up charges which is super nice cause my son only occasionally gets a chance to watch tv. Another thing I like a ton is the fast connection when u get on app but how I can flip chs while the speed of keeping is still there. Quality pic too!! Like I said I’m very impressed with this app!!!!!

3 years ago, bbghytdfgv

Love it but very grainy and freezes

I am quite fond of your service. I think you offer an amazing value with a lot of variety. I stream your service on my television and my phone. The problem I have is, the service is terrible on my brand new iPad Air. I’ve reached out to your customer service numerous times only to be told to stream online Wi-Fi. Well, that doesn’t solve the problem and I don’t always have Wi-Fi and I shouldn’t have to use my Wi-Fi to use your service when I’m paying for unlimited cellular data. I’ve used your live chat, I’ve use email and I recently sent an email a little over a week ago and I still am not hearing back from anyone.. I keep the app updated regularly and I still have a grainy choppy service. I would love it if someone would help me but I can’t seem to get anyone to help

3 years ago, samj777

Ads and skip to live make this service annoying

Alot of people have mentioned the same thing over and over again, yet changes do not seem apparent even after “improving advertisements”. The content is great, the ads are just out of control. Even when you go to another channel and come back to the one you were watching the ads are still there. You can try to go live but the ads are still there! It seems you are forced to watch the ads no matter what. I won’t even comment about the lenght of the ads sessions, plenty people have mentioned the same thing. I will be looking elsewhere for service thats $20-30 more a month. At least I won’t be frustrated, neither should you.

3 years ago, garonnnnn

It’s okay

The app is okay, and there are definitely shows I like that are on there. The only problem is it is very buggy. If I ever exit out of the app with the show still playing when I go back into it I am unable to pause/rewind/fast forward etc. i also cannot go back to the main menu unless I close the app out completely and restart it. It’s not a big deal just gets annoying sometimes if I want to continue a show on the part I left off on and cannot even fast forward without restarting the app. Happy with the selection of shows though. The app used to not have these problems so idk what happened recently.

3 years ago, LucaRamon

Too expensive for amount of advertising we’re being forced to watch!

I like the variety of shows, however I will not continue subscription once this month runs out. For the amount you pay for this service your advertising is way too long, you do 3 to 5 min of programming to 4 to 5 minutes of ad’s that you can’t fast forward through. I have several streaming services that on average are $10 cheaper then yours and there are no commercials or you can fast forward through them.

3 years ago, Mubs5

Highly Recommend

I’ve been using Philo for years now I’ve tried multiple competitor apps all of them are either overpriced with less channels, don’t have very many network channel, don’t have all the channels I want in the same package you’ll have to buy multiple packages Philo is the most reasonable priced(I’m almost certain it’s the most affordable) with the most network channels (most importantly they have all the channels I wanted available for one low monthly rate)than any app of its kind you can’t go wrong with philo

3 years ago, CuzTara

What Happened to the Checkmark Icon?

I have no complaints about the service or channels of Philo, but I get frustrated when I update the app and lose features I love. For example, I would love it if you could bring back the checkmark icon that showed up after you watched a movie. I relied on this heavily to know if I had already watched a movie but had forgotten to unsave it after I watched it. I’m also frustrated that I can no longer see the date a movie aired on my iPhone. I can see the information when I use my Roku, but I’d like to see it on my Apple devices as well. Know when the show aired helps me figure out when one of my shows is expiring.

2 years ago, erikasaccount

Unfortunate tech issues

I’ve had a Philo account before because I love the content, but had canceled it due to how much the app would lag or have technical issues. It doesn’t have the option to cast the way others do, it only allows you to airplay to your TV. As the show is trying to cast to your TV, the time continues to tick forward on your phone, so by the time it’s up on the TV it’s 1 min past where you actually were. I constantly have to restart the app, and “try again”. I repurchased because the new season of drag race would be on Philo, and unfortunately the problems are still the same as they were a year ago

3 years ago, Badinkadunka

Love It. But Huge Flaws

I do enjoy using Philo, it is well made, and easy to use... As well as bolstering a wide arrange of channels (of course not everything you’d really want) but that’s just how services of this category go! I can’t really complain about the problems mentioned above, because those are things you really should research before paying into their service. HOWEVER; I find it absolutely ridiculous that you can not project anything on this app to a TV- or anything else for that matter. Especially since they do not have much coverage past the App Store and Roku... Definitely consider a different service for your TV for now :) Philo is still going in a great direction and I’ll be keeping my eyes open for when they figure things out better.

1 year ago, Odi7691

Freezes Constantly

On Apple TV it freezes after ma e watching for a hour. You have to cancel the app and restart it. This has been going on for over year. I have filled out surveys from Philo to let them know. Their responses we are working on a update to fix it. That was over a year ago. I use Philo do to the discount from T Mobile. Once that discount ends, if Philo has not fixed the Apple TV app I am canceling. I recommend DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE FOR PHILO!! Until they fix the app. If you do not believe what I am telling you check the Philo Reddit. Plenty of the same complaints, with the same answer, “we will fix in a upcoming update”. And before I get a response with, “what channel does this?”.IT’S ALL OF THEM!!

1 year ago, Marie3r

App keeps restarting

Ok now this is getting out of hand. I’ve had philo for years now and this is the first time it’s been this bad. On the iPhone 8, this app keeps restarting itself. By the way my iOS software is up to date. I see a few updates have been released recently for this app, however, the problem still remains. From reading the other reviews I see that this is an issue with others too so why can’t philo fix this common problem? Also, I do not feel like contacting support for this as you already know this is a known issue so forward this msg along to the developers or whomever and fix it.

4 days ago, 80sbabyJessie

Worth gettin’

I was at the bind of figuring out how to continue to watch TV, especially when the holidays comes around without paying so much since I had to sacrifice on getting rid of cable. I tried Philo out earlier this year and it’s absolutely fantastic, from gettin’ my favorite channels and shows back to addin’ and savin’ my watchlist. Not a bad price for $28 monthly, but sometimes I wish that Philo could do a payment yearly. I’m very happy with havin’ it, now with fall startin’ it’ll be the time for gettin’ the blankets, snacks and cozy TV time!!!! 📺🍿

2 years ago, Nene P.

Awesome Awesomeness!!!

I’ve been with Philo for over a year and I love the price and I love the shoes it literally has every show I watch on regular cable without that high price. I really love that I can see the newest episodes live or right after they aired and I love missed them; I don’t even have to record them just save the network channel or show itself and you will see the latest. Best tv app for the price, oh you can also cast it to your smart tv if ur unable to get the app on your device.

3 days ago, Brih ♡

False reviews for higher ratings, always a problem with the app

This is not a cost friendly app nor is it worth the price, using every device to try to get this app to work correctly & no luck. Never allowing me to play a movie or tv show without an interruption saying something went wrong or to restart. I have deleted and redownloaded, I have restarted and clear every time for it to then again say the same. Everyone else is having the same issue and nobody wants to have to contact customer service 20 times & sit there for forever, only for it to work for 10 minutes. Fix your app or let people know there’s an issue among MANY others before they choose to stream with you.

3 years ago, YouSeeWhatISay

I hate commercials…

I was hoping you had a version that I wouldn’t have to listen to commercials. If I wanted to watch them, I could watch regular TV; but when I’m paying for the service, the commercials are simply an annoyance that makes me want to cancel the service. I absolutely hate commercials! I can deal with them by turning them down, but it would be better if you could either opt out of them altogether, or after watching 4 or 5 minutes of the ridiculous stuff they would simply disappear. This is one distinguishing characteristics of your competition - Netflix…no commercials…EVER!!!

3 years ago, panzu91

Constantly freezes

I love the accessibility to my favorite shows, but I am constantly reinstalling this app hoping to solve the constant issues I have with the streaming service. It went from crashing every episode, to now glitching on ads and replaying 2 second portions of the ads over and over even when I restart the app. It’s bad enough there are ridiculously excessive ads every 2 minutes despite paying for a subscription, but now I can’t even make it through a single episode without it glitching and getting stuck replaying ads at least several times. Really disappointing. I hope these issues finally get actually addressed or I will be discontinuing my service.

8 months ago, Tarlajah_

Good shows but not worth it.

The app has good shows but in my opinion it’s just dumb the app works on my phone but it doesn’t all ways want to connect to my tv, I have a Vizio tv and it doesn’t have the app Philo so I try to connect it from my phone to my tv and only sometimes the app works, half the time it’s usually freezing and when an ad pops up it turns off from my tv and I don’t know why, it’s really aggravating when your into a show and half to keep going on your phone to fast forward the ads then connect it back to the tv. It has good shows and all but that should be fixed yall need a lot of fixes to this app.

3 years ago, Unhappy guy0000001

Total crap!

How can you justify putting eight minutes of commercials multiple times throughout one movie? What a joke! They take a two hour movie and make it four hours long with all the commercials like it’s a free app or something. Paying for a monthly subscription you would think the commercials would be limited to two minutes at the most but not Philo seems like every ten minutes or less your gonna have to watch five to eight minutes worth of crappy commercials by that time you’ve already lost interest in what it was you were watching. What a joke this will definatly be the last month of this garbage I pay for! Thanks for ruining tv you money hungry turds!!!

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Philo takes the hassle out of TV, bringing you endless entertainment for an unbeatable price. For $25/month, you'll get 70+ channels and more than 75,000 hours of on-demand movies and shows! TV works around your schedule with unlimited DVR. You can save all your favorite stuff for up to a year and never miss a thing. New subscribers can watch Philo for free for a week! Sign up today to start your 7-day free trial. Here's what The Philo app has to offer: More than 70 channels: Watch top-rated channels like AMC, BET, CMT, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Oprah Winfrey Network, VH1, WE tv, and more! Tons of entertainment: Reality, true crime, comedy, and scripted drama—Philo has the stuff you love in one spot! Tune in to classic cartoons and top picks for the whole family, or catch up on the latest hit movies and original series with Philo's premium add-ons. Unlimited DVR: Save all the movies and shows you love for a year and catch up on your schedule. Profiles: Create up to 10 profiles for a personalized streaming experience. Each user profile gets its own sign-in credentials, saved shows, and watch history. Multiple devices: Enjoy Philo on up to 3 devices at a time! Easy discoverability: Find your saved shows, see what's new and trending, or browse curated collections on the Homepage. TV Everywhere: Philo subscribers can access our network partners' TV Everywhere apps. Select Philo as your TV provider to sign in and start watching! Download Philo today and start watching now! Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please visit http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information. Privacy Policy: https://about.philo.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://about.philo.com/terms/ Do not sell my personal information/share for cross-context behavioral advertising/opt-out of targeted advertising: https://help.philo.com/using-philo/do-not-sell