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Should I Use JustWatch?

justwatch.com·Analyzed 1 day ago··Based on 11 sources

All your streaming services in one app.

Worth it

Worth it

Buy if you juggle multiple streaming services — the core app is free and runs on nearly every device.

Free streaming search that still works, but the 2024 redesign, upsells, and its own TV service annoyed loyal users.

Confidence: Medium

Free

Core price

JustWatch Pro exists; price undisclosed

2015

Launched

Berlin, Germany

$10.2M

Funding

Crunchbase; Pitchbook lists $2M

Mobile, web, TV

Platforms

iOS, Android, Smart TVs, Alexa

Value for money5

Core app is free

Ease of use3

2024 redesign frustrated longtime users

Feature depth4

Search, charts, deals, multi-platform, own TV service

Pros

  • Free core app tells you where any title streams¹
  • Available on iOS, Android, Smart TVs, LG TVs and Alexa²
  • Compare rent and buy prices before you pay
  • Press cites its streaming charts as an industry reference
  • Running since 2015 with a deep catalog10

Cons

  • 2024 redesign 'destroyed' the experience for some loyal users³
  • Users report where-to-watch accuracy has slipped
  • Now promotes its own JustWatch TV streaming service
  • Some longtime users switched to Reelgood instead
  • Premium tier exists; users question its value

Gotchas

  • high2024 redesign broke workflows for some users; some migrated to Reelgood³
  • mediumJustWatch Pro subscription exists; no price is published in any source reviewed — verify in-app
  • mediumWhere-to-watch accuracy complaints are recent and recurring
  • lowNo public security page found; nothing disclosed either way

Best for

  • Multi-service streaming households
  • Rent/buy deal hunters
  • Cord-cutters tracking new releases

Not for

  • Single-service watchers — pointless overhead
  • Users wanting a clean, ad-light interface
  • Anyone annoyed by self-promotion of JustWatch TV
  • Businesses — this is a consumer app only

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Where-to-watch search across services
  • Apps for mobile, web and TV

JustWatch Pro

Not published in sources

  • Premium tier discussed by users
  • Features unclear in evidence

JustWatch TV

Free (beta)

  • Company's own free streaming catalog

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Longtime fans praise the where-to-watch utility, but redesign and accuracy complaints have pushed some toward Reelgood.

Justwatch.com is a great website that shows you which streaming
Reddit, r/movies
JustWatch just destroyed the only thing they were good for
Reddit, r/movies
Has the "Just Watch" where to watch feature gotten less accurate?
Reddit, r/Letterboxd

Alternatives

Compare JustWatch with each alternative.

Reelgood

Most-named alternative for cross-service streaming search

Guess: built-in device watchlists

Apple TV or Google TV apps — free, already on your hardware

Full analysis

Based on 15 public sources; most review snippets were truncated, so quotes are partial titles.

Sources

  1. Is JustWatch free? (official)support.justwatch.com
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  3. review
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  10. official
  11. security

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