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Profanity, violence & mature content filters for shows from Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+ & more. Protect your whole family from offensive content. - vidangel.com

· 14 hours ago

Buy it if your US family already pays for Netflix or Prime and wants scene-level content filters for $9.99/month. Skip it if you're outside the US, don't have those subscriptions, or expect it to replace them — it only filters.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo public security data found

Pricing

$9.99/mo

Monthly subscription

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Faith-focused families
  • Parents managing kids' streaming
  • Households already paying for Netflix or Prime

Not for

  • Anyone outside the US
  • Cord-cutters without existing streaming subscriptions
  • Viewers fine with unfiltered content — it's pure added cost
  • Anyone expecting VidAngel to replace Netflix

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Bankruptcy and studio lawsuits are history, but the model depends on legal settlements — verify current show coverage first.

medium

VidAngel filters but doesn't replace streaming — you keep paying Netflix/Prime separately.

medium

Customer service gets mixed reviews; complaints appear on consumer complaint sites.

medium

Users report some shows don't work or filter reliably through VidAngel.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Filters profanity, violence and mature content on Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+.
  • Scene-level controls let families skip only what offends them.
  • 380+ BestCompany reviews describe it as excellent.
  • Courts have since vindicated lawful video filtering after settlement.
  • Cheap add-on that filters content on subscriptions you already have.

Cons

  • Declared bankruptcy in 2017 after losing copyright battles with studios.
  • Useless without separate paid subscriptions to each filtered service.
  • Not usable outside the US, per user reports.
  • Connection and playback outages acknowledged on official Facebook.
  • No public security page found on.

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x6security x1news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $9.99/mo

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. $9.99/mo filters subscriptions you already pay for
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Works, but connection problems reported
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Granular filters across four major streaming services
  • Support quality: 3/5. Customer service reviews are mixed
  • Security posture. No public security data found
  • $9.99/mo Starting price per 2026 review
  • 380+ BestCompany reviews predominantly positive
  • 4+ Services covered Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+
  • Settled 2019 Studio lawsuits after 2017 bankruptcy

Pricing

Monthly subscription

$9.99/mo

  • Filters Netflix, Prime, Apple TV+, Paramount+
  • Skip violence, profanity and mature content
  • Whole-family protection

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users overwhelmingly praise the filtering for family viewing, with recurring complaints about outages, patchy show coverage, and US-only availability.

“I love VidAngel!”
App Store review
“VidAngel is an excellent”
BestCompany review
“I'm not in the US so I c”
Reddit, r/vidangel
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Solid family filter for US households already paying for Netflix/Prime; useless elsewhere and adds cost on top of subscriptions you keep.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so some user quotes are partial.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. VidAngel Review (2026): What $9.99 a Month Actually Filterslearnofchrist.com
    review
  2. 380+ VidAngel Reviewsbestcompany.com
    review
  3. VidAngel Review: How it Works, Costs, and How To Use Itfabulesslyfrugal.com
    review
  4. VidAngel - App Store reviewsapps.apple.com
    review
  5. r/vidangel on Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Streaming service VidAngel declares bankruptcytechcrunch.com
    news
  7. 9th Circuit's VidAngel decision vindicates lawful video filteringthompsoncoburn.com
    news
  8. Family-Friendly Filtering for Netflix, Prime, Paramount+vidangel.com
    official
  9. VidAngel security pagevidangel.com
    security
  10. Enjoy vs. ClearPlay vs. VidAngel: Which Way to Filter?enjoymoviesyourway.com
    review

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