Peacock
Shares rank 15 of 20 streaming services by recommenders
People recommend the ad-free higher tier bought through Apple and an affordable, unbundled subscription. Critics cite ads, rising combined subscription costs, and sports matches limited to USA and Telemundo.
People recommend the ad-free higher tier bought through Apple and an affordable, unbundled subscription. Critics cite ads, rising combined subscription costs, and sports matches limited to USA and Telemundo.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 15
- approval share
- 32%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 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.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ads in app and login
“There are Peacock ads in the TV app Home Screen, and they are targeted to One Family and Premier subscribers.”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams” “Mandatory 15-second-long commercial before starting whatever you want to watch.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Hisense TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV” “It is now packed with ads, and they want me to upgrade”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Vacuum bricked after user blocks data collection – user mods it to run anyway” - Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware”
Sports limited to USA and Telemundo
“EPL requiring both Peacock and a cable subscription to watch all of the games is extremely annoying.”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” “doesn't actually show all of the matches and instead tries to prop up USA and Telemundo numbers”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “even with that subscription there are matches only on USA and maybe also on Telemundo”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros” Subscriptions add up quickly
“all of them being independent monthly subscriptions ON TOP of your Internet plan that add up to being way more than your old cable or satellite subscription”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “Netflix Prices Went Up Again – I Bought a DVD Player Instead” “not be able to get access to major releases without paying more on top of the subs”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy” “Hulu/Disney/Peacock are the same thing as Hulu alone was just seven years ago”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021” Laggy, poorly written app
“Peacock as a service seems to have an extreme amount of lag”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “Peacock's lag makes it take even longer to get confirmation”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids” “Sounds just like a poorly written app.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote for kids”
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 | — | — |
| PeacockThis page | 7 | 15 | 32% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
23 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I cancelled my Peacock subscription the day Curious George got taken off”
“Peacock just started putting ads in the login screen.”
“Weak library and not a real first tier consideration for folks”
“Hulu/Disney/Peacock are the same thing as Hulu alone was just seven years ago”
“not be able to get access to major releases without paying more on top of the subs”
“all of them being independent monthly subscriptions ON TOP of your Internet plan that add up to being way more than your old cable or satellite subscription”
“peacock's higher tier paid through Apple don't have ads breaks in the middle of the media for me”
“Mandatory 15-second-long commercial before starting whatever you want to watch.”
“There are Peacock ads in the TV app Home Screen, and they are targeted to One Family and Premier subscribers.”
“It sounds like the OP is complaining about Apple when they should be complaining about Peacock.”
“Full source is available, patches in both senses of the term welcome.”
“NBC has put work in to make the app better over the years”
“Sounds just like a poorly written app.”
“launching from the Apple TV app just launches the Peacock app, which feels rather pointless”
“Peacock's lag makes it take even longer to get confirmation”
“If you think Peackock is bad”
“Peacock as a service seems to have an extreme amount of lag”
“It's pretty frustrating that peacock (and all xfinity streaming) doesn't work”
“EPL requiring both Peacock and a cable subscription to watch all of the games is extremely annoying.”
“even with that subscription there are matches only on USA and maybe also on Telemundo”
“comes with an unbundled and affordable Peacock subscription”
“doesn't actually show all of the matches and instead tries to prop up USA and Telemundo numbers”
“It is now packed with ads, and they want me to upgrade”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.