Tubi
Worth it
Confidence: High
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.
Comparison
Tubi vs Netflix
Tubi lands on Worth it, and Netflix lands on Depends.
Netflix
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy for your household if you want originals like 'Squid Game' and can live with the $6.99 ad tier; skip if you only watch titles on rival services.
| Compare | Tubi | Netflix |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Budget cord-cutters | Binge-watchers of Netflix originals |
| Who it's not for | Ad-haters . ads are mandatory with no removal option | Anyone evaluating business software . this is consumer TV, full stop |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹ | Mature platform with a public security page, but hit by a 2024 leak of unaired episodes and ongoing credential-phishing campaigns targeting its 275M+ users. |
| Support quality | 2.2/5 Trustpilot; service complaints reported | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | App-store users rate it 4.9/5 and Reddit fans rave, while Trustpilot and PissedConsumer reviewers hammer customer support and the mandatory ads.³ | Public sources reviewed are mostly listings and news; substantive verbatim user sentiment was too thin to quote. |
| Biggest gotcha | No ad-free tier at any price; ads are part of the deal forever² | The $6.99 plan includes ads; paying more is the only way to remove them |
Pick Tubi when
- Budget cord-cutters
- Fans of older movies and hidden gems
- A second streaming app alongside paid services
- Live TV without a cable bill
When Tubi is not a fit
- 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
Pick Netflix when
- Binge-watchers of Netflix originals
- Budget households okay with ads
- Multi-device, multi-person homes
- Gift-givers (prepaid cards)
When Netflix is not a fit
- Anyone evaluating business software . this is consumer TV, full stop
- Ad-averse viewers wanting the cheapest plan ad-free
- Viewers whose favorites live on Disney+, Hulu, or Tubi
Sources
official
- Tubi: Free Movies & Live TV - Apps on Google Playplay.google.comofficial
- Read Customer Service Reviews of tubi.com - Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- 127 Tubi TV Reviews - PissedConsumertubi-tv.pissedconsumer.comreview
- r/TubiTV - Reddit fan communityreddit.comreview
- TUBI REACHES 110 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERScorporate.tubitv.comnews
- Tubi - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
security
- Is Tubi Safe? - Nudge Securitynudgesecurity.comsecurity
news
- Tubi TV company information - Dealroomapp.dealroom.conews
- Netflix official sitenetflix.comofficial
- Netflix $6.99 ad-supported plan announcementfacebook.comofficial
- Netflix Plans and Pricing Help Centerhelp.netflix.comofficial
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