# Apple TV+ Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-tv-plus/ 11 people recommended Apple TV+ in Hacker News comments, 10 had mixed feelings and 20 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 11 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Criticized more than recommended, mainly for frequent ads and trailers for other shows before playback; those who recommend it cite its polished, critically acclaimed original shows and smooth playback on many devices. Summary written by Claude from the comments below. ## What people warn about - Ads and trailers before shows (5 comments in the sample): "I get super bent out of shape when Apple TV+ advertises shows before the one I am trying to watch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49786768)) "it drives me crazy to get a preroll of other TV+ movies and TV shows I couldn't care less about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092057)) "They've had a commercial (trailer) before every show / movie we've watched in the past week." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46924997)) - Costly bet, shows not better (3 comments in the sample): "I find Apple to be different lowest common denominator with high production value. I don't think the shows are really any better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46162800)) "a couple of big investments that might have been better spent elsewhere e.g. Apple TV+ and the Apple Car" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47947958)) "AppleTV+ is actually a major financial problem for Apple." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087906)) - Hard to manage the subscription (3 comments in the sample): "So to watch an hour of TV I had to spend over 30 minutes faffing about with the stupid website." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46111542)) "my 2yo had "subscribed" to Apple TV+ by just randomly clicking around" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253632)) "my TV+ subscription I forgot to cancel and don’t even use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970038)) ## Why people recommend it - Critically acclaimed original shows (7 comments in the sample): "Apple TV+ is literally the new HBO. They produce some of the most critically acclaimed shows on the planet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46913628)) "I would actually prefer Apple's catalogue of Sci-Fi shows over anything I can find on Netflix these days." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46157599)) "Putting gobs of money into storytelling yields purer, and therefore more compelling, narratives" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47865899)) - Smooth playback across devices (4 comments in the sample): "was pleasantly surprised it performed far better, on an android tv even" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47121842)) "I use Roku for Apple TV (the streaming service) and works great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50078011)) "Apple TV’s 4K content is given plenty of bandwidth." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034272)) - Curated, no-ad-break viewing (2 comments in the sample): "Having a curated list of rotating popular old movies made it easy to pick what to watch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49284448)) "don’t have ads breaks in the middle of the media for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47735966)) - Good picture quality (1 comment in the sample): "i can't notice any banding or moire effect on pretty much any AppleTV+ content" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46805991)) ## Other streaming services people recommend - [YouTube Premium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/youtube-premium/): 143 recommend, 38 mixed, 183 criticize - [Netflix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netflix/): 82 recommend, 85 mixed, 517 criticize - [Nebula](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nebula/): 28 recommend, 9 mixed, 14 criticize - [PBS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pbs/): 23 recommend, 0 mixed, 8 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://tv.apple.com/) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Apple TV+", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-tv-plus/ (11 recommend, 10 mixed, 20 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.