Paramount+
Ranked 10 of 20 streaming services by recommenders
Recommended for Champions League games, Warner Bros. shows and a smoother app on some devices; the most common caveat is a buggy, laggy app.
Recommended for Champions League games, Warner Bros. shows and a smoother app on some devices; the most common caveat is a buggy, laggy app.
46 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 35
- approval share
- 24%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
App runs smoothly on some devices
“Later I subscribed to paramount+ via amazon, and said goodbye to the glitches.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “My Paramount+ app went from crashing daily to no crashes in many months.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “offer the best app experience on my (very low-end) smart TV”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021” Better user experience than YouTube
“offer the best app experience on my (very low-end) smart TV”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021” “they all provide a better user experience than Youtube.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Dear Software Makers” Sports and Warner Bros. content
“So far all the Champions League games have been available on the app.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “would rather have the Warner Bros content over there than on Netflix”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Buggy, laggy, crashing app
“It has really strange bugs like with an hour left of a Champions League match it thought it had reached the end credits”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “it's an impressively bad app that, along with being very laggy, will crash fairly regularly too”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “Later I subscribed to paramount+ via amazon, and said goodbye to the glitches.”
Comment from 13 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” - Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
- Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids”
Owner's politics and deals
“canceled my service after they made a bribe to the current president to approve one of their acquisitions”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “Paramount will probably stay in the red because they are overly-catering to conservatives”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021” Shows and films moved or dropped
“Once they axed Prodigy and sold season 2 to Netflix (ironic, in retrospect), the writing was on the wall.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “Paramount was already deep in shuffling a lot of movies to Paramount+ exclusives”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “Even less now that Taylor Sheridan has left for greener pastures.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” Content seen as weaker than rivals
“It's a lot of fluff on the same or even lower caliber than Netflix.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “Paramount is more of an also ran as far as streaming media IMO”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “Judge orders pause to Paramount-Warner Bros merger as states argue antitrust law” “Unfortunately for P+ it just hasn't been compelling enough.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros”
Other streaming services people recommend
The four most recommended other streaming services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Premium | 197 | 195 | 50% | 13 | 10 yrs10 owners | — |
| Netflix | 181 | 538 | 25% | 12 | 15 yrs10 owners | — |
| Nebula | 58 | 17 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| HBO | 32 | 32 | 50% | 7 | — | — |
| Paramount+This page | 11 | 35 | 24% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
39 of the 47 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For South Park, I just wait for a full season to be out and watch it over a month, then cancel.”
“every damn time I find something I want to watch its on paramount+”
“Paramount Plus has nothing else.”
“they all provide a better user experience than Youtube.”
“offer the best app experience on my (very low-end) smart TV”
“Paramount will probably stay in the red because they are overly-catering to conservatives”
“Paramount+ distribution is difficult to access for the 18-34 demographic”
“they just ”forgot” to cut off my access after the trial ended”
“Paramount is especially bad IME”
“Paramount is more of an also ran as far as streaming media IMO”
“So many apps have DRM that prevent you from running it yourself in any way.”
“bring nothing positive to your life”
“making a very strong case to revert back to piracy”
“Maybe it's time to cancel Paramount+ too.”
“Same goes for Paramount too when we tried a free trial recently.”
“streaming in the app rarely worked”
“Later I subscribed to paramount+ via amazon, and said goodbye to the glitches.”
“Then you go to ff/rw and all it will let you do is pause.”
“My Paramount+ app went from crashing daily to no crashes in many months.”
“Unstable, slow, and lots of things just don't work right.”
“just to avoid having to use Paramount's official app”
“it's an impressively bad app that, along with being very laggy, will crash fairly regularly too”
“Once they axed Prodigy and sold season 2 to Netflix (ironic, in retrospect), the writing was on the wall.”
“Paramount was already deep in shuffling a lot of movies to Paramount+ exclusives”
“So far all the Champions League games have been available on the app.”
“Unfortunately for P+ it just hasn't been compelling enough.”
“It has really strange bugs like with an hour left of a Champions League match it thought it had reached the end credits”
“took TEN MINUTES to load a show”
“The Paramount+ user interface on my Samsung TV is horrendous.”
“canceled my service after they made a bribe to the current president to approve one of their acquisitions”
“would rather have the Warner Bros content over there than on Netflix”
“Paramount+ app still is sketchy as hell sometimes.”
“I can't even use Paramount+ at home.”
“Other studios (looking at you, Paramount-) put out barely functional apps”
“I prefer Netflix to Oracle-ied Paramount.”
“Even less now that Taylor Sheridan has left for greener pastures.”
“It's a lot of fluff on the same or even lower caliber than Netflix.”
“DRM issues are why I cancelled and won't renew Paramount+.”
“Paramount+ streaming seems broken too”
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