22 Positive User Reviews for Whats Playing
App doesn’t work
App doesn’t work and there is no Apple Watch icon. The app grabs a few seconds of streaming and plays it on repeat for as long as the app is open.
Terrible app
Since the upgrade it is unusable. Been using this app for years. Now Developer won’t respond to emails. What a piece of garbage
Was but no more but is again
This was the best app ever for watching the BBC. It then went down hill pretty quick and I stopped watching. Then one day not sure when WOW new look and it’s great again. Love this app.
Very accessible
I love this app. Its very accessible to the visually impaired. It could be laid out a little differently, but otherwise its perfect.
Brilliant!!!
I’ve had this app for years and the recent improvements are superb. Much more variety/diversity and still great quality. I use screen mirroring from my iPhone and iPad to watch on my main TV and the picture is superb. No stuttering or buffering. The picture is really sharp and clear. No complaints whatsoever. Just wish you could do one for ITV!!
Works pretty well
I’ve noticed this has worked better on my iPhone since I’ve upgraded my internet speed, and I can watch on Apple TV by using AirPlay. Not so much on my iPad, but the device is very old. For watching live and timely content, I think it’s worth the one-time fee.
Need a Better interface
It is not the greatest, because you are not given enough time to watch shows posted. I wanted to watch the woman in the wall, but before I could watch the second part of the movie it was taken down and third put up, part one was still on the list. I like it for mainly watching the Eastenders, but I do love other Brit shows. Just wish the put the search engine back up. I paid $9.99 I see others only $4.99.
Unreliable for live tv
Not reliable for live tv. So don’t count on using this for a watch party. I watched Picture Slam on BBC One just fine, but then the “Live” section of the app just completely stopped working right before Strictly came on. Also, there is a very limited catalog of recorded shows. But for a small, one-time fee, you get what you pay for.
Iplayer
Frequently freezes or unable to play video. Able to watch shows in real time, but often new shows are not listed for replay or only the first episode is show. Many old episodes are shown over and over. Search does not work.
Was but no more
This was the best app ever for watching the BBC. I say was because in the last 3 weeks I have been locked out twice and we no reply to my email from the developer. Not sure what is going on but please fix the issue. Log in is ok but the progress just would not load up. Than out of the blue all good. I love this app when it’s working…… I have had this app 6 years now so it’s not bad only twice been shut out, but with time it should be better not getting worse.
Broken
Was working great but since June 3 2023 you can open the app but any time you click on something (show or channel) it times out so you actually now can,t watch anything
Great value
Fantastic to have British tv when and wherever you want it! Don’t always get all the episodes when you go to watch but overall great value for money.
The best
Not sure what some people want from a phone app. I think it’s a fantastic app I have had it for 6 or 7 years now no issues love the fact I can watch football, yes football the one we kick with our foot.
Good,
It’s a shame it does not offer captions with the programmes.
Bluetooth Vs. Mirroring
Great app. and well worth the one time $9.99
The Bluetooth connection timed out repetitively After 4-7 minutes- no problem, use ‘mirroring’ mode from an iPhone using AppleTV
As an Englishman overseas- nice to be back with the BBC 👍 🇬🇧
September 2022
Love it but….
I love keeping up to date with casualty and call the midwife and bbc dramas as they come out but sometimes all you get is the first episode, or episodes are missing
I’m not complaining though as it’s free
Great app
It is great to have these shows!!!
What ever happened to Gardener’s World???
Worzel Gummidge
Brilliant! More please 🙏🏽👏
Lifesaver to watch live BBC channels
So appreciate being able to watch live BBC programmes and those which started in last two hours. However, the featured shows are usually only useful for one off programmes since only the first episode of series is posted consistently with an occasional additional random episode. So watching any BBC series is generally not possible. This is very frustrating and disappointing. However, this app is definitely the only way to watch live BBC tv so much better than nothing! It’s also a shame that the
3 Negative User Reviews for Whats Playing
Uk player
I was loving the app until it got stuck about 4 weeks ago.. I got it mainly y
To watch the great British sewing bee,, I was fine up u til week 6 and them
N it jumped back to the first episode and would not play the next few So disappointed. I did try s
All of the tricks .restarted my jpad deleting the app etc.. no luck.
Stopped Working
My app stopped working a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been in Contact with support but they have no answer - and now no response to my emails at all. Disappointing.
Accessibility is a concern
I like what this app provides, nevertheless I take issue with how you access the different BBC networks… In order to access BBC four live, you have to click on BBC 1 and then there’s an option for BBC 4… Then you click on that and it lists different things from BBC 4, including BBC 4 live… If you just click on BBC 4, it takes you to every thing except for BBC 4 live… And though I say that it takes you to everything, it doesn’t provide a listing of the different BBC networks… Only by clicking on