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Should I Use Tubi?

tubitv.com·Analyzed 23 hours ago··Based on 12 sources

Watch free movies and TV shows online in HD

Worth it

Worth it

Use it if you want free, legal streaming and can tolerate ads — 110M monthly users and a 4.9/5 Play Store rating back it up.

Free, legal, ad-supported streaming with 110M users — huge catalog, mandatory ads, weak support. Zero cost, low risk.

Confidence: High

4.9/5

Google Play rating

2,585,613 reviews

2.2/5

Trustpilot rating

71 reviews on tubi.com

110M

Monthly active users

Per Tubi corporate announcement

$700M

Estimated revenue

2023, per Wikipedia

Value for money5

Free; only cost is your ad attention

Ease of use4

4.9/5 across 2.5M+ Play Store ratings

Feature depth3

On-demand catalog plus live TV channels

Support quality2

2.2/5 Trustpilot; service complaints reported

Security posture4

No public vulnerabilities; standard privacy practices

Pros

  • 100% free and legal; no subscription required¹
  • 110 million monthly active users⁷
  • 4.9/5 on Google Play from 2.5M+ ratings³
  • Large free on-demand catalog plus live TV channels
  • Reddit users call it a top streaming platform despite ads

Cons

  • Trustpilot rating just 2.2/5 across 71 reviews⁴
  • Ads cannot be removed; no ad-free tier exists²
  • 127 PissedConsumer reviews report poor customer service⁵
  • Some content streams in the US only

Gotchas

  • highNo ad-free tier at any price; ads are part of the deal forever²
  • mediumSignup collects your age and gender for ad targeting
  • mediumCustomer support is a recurring complaint across review sites⁵
  • lowCatalog rotates; some titles are US-only

Best for

  • Budget cord-cutters
  • Fans of older movies and hidden gems
  • A second streaming app alongside paid services
  • Live TV without a cable bill

Not for

  • Ad-haters — ads are mandatory with no removal option
  • Guess: viewers expecting current blockbusters; catalog skews deep cuts
  • Non-US viewers — some titles are US-only
  • Anyone needing responsive customer support

Pricing

Free (ad-supported)

$0

  • Full on-demand catalog
  • Live TV channels
  • Ads cannot be removed

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

App-store users rate it 4.9/5 and Reddit fans rave, while Trustpilot and PissedConsumer reviewers hammer customer support and the mandatory ads.

“Tubi is legit one of the best current streaming platforms.”
— Reddit, r/Letterboxd
“Tubi is the best streaming platform. Even with the ads”
— Reddit, r/TubiTV
“Why has no one told me Tubi is the goat?”
— Reddit, r/television

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Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources: app-store ratings, Reddit, Trustpilot, PissedConsumer, Tubi Help Center, corporate press, and security scans.

Sources

  1. Is Tubi really free and legal? - Tubi Help Centertubitv.com
    official
  2. Why are there ads? Can I remove them? - Tubi Help Centertubitv.com
    official
  3. Tubi: Free Movies & Live TV - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  4. Read Customer Service Reviews of tubi.com - Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  5. 127 Tubi TV Reviews - PissedConsumertubi-tv.pissedconsumer.com
    review
  6. r/TubiTV - Reddit fan communityreddit.com
    review
  7. TUBI REACHES 110 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERScorporate.tubitv.com
    news
  8. Tubi - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news
  9. SSL Server Test: tubitv.com - Qualys SSL Labsssllabs.com
    security
  10. Is Tubi Safe? - Nudge Securitynudgesecurity.com
    security
  11. Best Free TV Streaming Services: Tubi, Roku Channel and more - CNETcnet.com
    news
  12. Tubi TV company information - Dealroomapp.dealroom.co
    news

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