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Discovery Digital · 185,583 ratings · ★ 3.0
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Top complaints - extracted from 68 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"subscription"
15 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "when you pay for a subscription, there should be no adverts. ridiculous how many adverts there is. edited unsubscribed." - Roxyinc roxanne collins
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"watch"
15 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Problems when logging in to watch free catch-up. Just asks to subscribe to HBO max or discovery+." - Jim
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"service"
10 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A once great app spoilt by excessive advertising which I find so annoying. I get why advertising, but this has become ridiculous for an on demand service." - NDA 4077
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"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "downloaded the app and paid for a months subscription and every programme is on mute but it's definitely an app issue as every other app I've downloaded on my box is working fine. not what you would expect from an app you pay for as I downl…" - stefan marino
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"live"
8 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Tried to watch the FA cup, but the app refuses to go live (when selecting Watch Live). Just goes to the start of the programme. Thank god it'll be going to HBO soon" - Oli H
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"free"
7 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Problems when logging in to watch free catch-up. Just asks to subscribe to HBO max or discovery+." - Jim
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"paying"
7 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I enjoy the trash tv on this app but the layout of the app is very poor. the app often crashes or simply wont load anything. I like to watch 1000lb sisters but for some reason because im in the UK we dont get to watch the new season after a…" - Jethro Martin
📋 All 68 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
A once great app spoilt by excessive advertising which I find so annoying. I get why advertising, but this has become ridiculous for an on demand service.
no vpn! seriously?
Problems when logging in to watch free catch-up. Just asks to subscribe to HBO max or discovery+.
downloaded the app and paid for a months subscription and every programme is on mute but it's definitely an app issue as every other app I've downloaded on my box is working fine. not what you would expect from an app you pay for as I downloaded free apps that work fine
used to be a great app, recently become unusable due to audio issues on the pixel 9 pro, for a paid app this shouldn't happen
I really have to say it is one of the worst run TV streaming service I have ever seen and they want us to pay for it it's crazy. they don't show if the season is finished or not like stating its a finale they only put part of a series on they cancelled some of the best ghost hunting shows and kept the most ridiculous ones. and the thing is most of these shows are on TV for free and they honestly want us to pay for this service here they are crazy.
So I subscribe i PAY yet STILL stuffed with ads!!!! Thats an un subscribe from me. The greed makes me sick!
shocking can't subscribe
The app itself is great. But can you ask Orla to stop talking when the podiums are taking place in the cycling. It's so disrespectful to the riders.
have to renew membership to see whats on the app no thanks id like to see what im paying for first unistalling.
Useless! More ads than actual show. Ads repeat themselves. For a paid subscription, it's frustrating to have to wait for 7 ads every few minutes! On top of that, the app constantly fail to load requiring a restart.
can't set the language, insists on being in Swedish
terrible
Tried to watch the FA cup, but the app refuses to go live (when selecting Watch Live). Just goes to the start of the programme. Thank god it'll be going to HBO soon
Terrible app, no use for watching live sport as it never works properly, how they can win sports events from other streaming sites or TV companies is beyond me
If I could give it 0 stars I would - you cannot watch any live broadcast on catch-up after the live event ends. The app or the streaming service behind it won't let you. Not an app for the year 2026, hopefully HBO will invest in the infrastructure - but I doubt it...
cant watch live sport, regulary cuts out or loses sound
£30.99 a month for a service that cuts out mid game...
Flaky experience, particularly when trying to cast. There's no help option. Channels stop working, mid programme.
Watching West Ham v Brentford. Suddenly picture disappeared, & could only start again from the start of the programme. Something major has gone wrong.
App coverage crashed mid way through the Brentford FA Cup game. hopeless
the sooner TNT sports leaves the better, constantly losing signal, then can't reconnect, don't waste your money on this joke service, 0 stars
Awful app
if you want a good service you have to subscribe to another platform... embarrassing service
Same level as NowTV. Missing on demand content, unfathomable menu's. for £25/ month
Ads despite paying for premium. unacceptable
started with very few quick adds now constant long adds. everything else works welland is better than streaming via amazon
just gives me a corrupted screen (green mostly), streams work ok on my laptop
Once again having to pay £30 to watch a month of spring classics. Cycling fans have no interest in the other nonsense sports on TNT - why can't you reintroduce a cycling only subscription akin to GCN?
app is completely broken, ads work fine but cant watch series. makes you think.
After update all channels are a green screen.
forced ads on premium subscription is disgusting
worked fine for me for 2 years. what happened to it? it's awful now
completely disappeared from my Google TV Streamer, reinstalled and doesn't work or show on the home screen....awful
Advertising is appalling, and gambling adverts, Time after time. This has changed from a good app to just utter advertising time and time again. Just seen another update.. Sure enough doesn't work... Tried all the usual to correct.
Latest UI/UX changes are abysmal; button presses are either slow, do not register or work in the wrong direction. I don’t know what Discovery were hoping to achieve with this app update but it renders it basically unusable and needs to be rolled back before people vote with their feet.
can't open app
current app won't display or open on Android TV. It's as if the wrong version of the app has been uploaded - TV remote controls not enabled the one time I got it to run.
what a load of rubbish worked for a week now it won't load up on my phone or android TV subscription cancelled
suddenly the app icon has disappeared off my TV and cant therefore watch anything. tried reinstalling but still nothing. customer service is non existent. won't be renewing my subscription. why should I pay for something I can't get !!!
since the latest update app is not working on the Nvidia shield
fake app not fee liys
Got it to watch the winter Olympics. I dont mind ads, as it reduces the cost, but to have them during play for the ice hockey is a joke. I paid to watch the games, not your ads
Whats with the adverts now. I got this app to avoid adverts
regularly doesn't work on any of my devices but yet they take the subscription money out my account every month
Does not even open on my Google Pixel 6
why have Ads when the Ads are for your own shows???? the app is clunky and slow since the most recent update. You have removed the air date info and your website gives no information on next episode release dates. It also claims there are new episodes on the app when there are not. seasons and episodes are not always in order..... but hey your making money ;)
Subscribe or get lost. it claims you can watch free content, but you cannot create an account without paying for a subscription. Deceptive. Uninstalled.
keeps freezing
Paying for Discovery+ and still being forced to watch ads is a joke. What’s completely unacceptable is that they run ads in the middle of live Olympic events, actually cutting away from the sport and making viewers miss parts of the competition. This isn’t free TV - it’s a paid service. Interrupting premium, once-only sporting moments with ads shows a total disregard for subscribers. Until this changes, Discovery+ is poor value and not fit for purpose.
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Sentiment summary
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