BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer has 36,930,008 installs (+0.5% in 30 days), rated 4.0 from 169,991 ratings, #164 of 101,362 in Entertainment.
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Enjoy BBC iPlayer in the palm of your hand, from live news coverage, music and big sporting events to great comedies, gripping documentaries and nail-biting dramas.
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve watched on BBC iPlayer and how long you’ve watched programmes for. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. This app also tracks when you add something to My Programmes. You can remove programmes by tapping Remove. In addition, the BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this, privacy, cookies and Android app permissions, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
Reviews The reviews Google Play shows first (its most relevant), from the US store, in any language.
From 169,886 ratings.
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★★☆☆☆ Lorenzo Pataffio · 14 Oct 2026 · v5.74.0.38112The app is generally okay, but the user experience for downloads needs lots of improvement. When I download an episode and go back to the episode list, it resets to the very top, forcing me to scroll down again to find my place, for example, if there are 600 episodes and I need to download the 280th episode, I need to scroll for quite a long time, imagine when you go further 😅. This is quite frustrating.
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★★★★☆ helena k · 5 Oct 2026how to
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★☆☆☆☆ Peter Wright · 5 Oct 2026👍
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★☆☆☆☆ Lorien Sea · 5 Oct 2026 · v5.73.0.38075Update a year later - still no windowed option for Android, this is ridiculous & actually stops me using the app as I need access to my phone. 11/25 The only streaming app that does not allow a windowed experience - it's absurd as I cannot use any other function of my phone. I'm left having to use the android 'pop up' option which leaves ugly borders etc. It might be a free app but it's not a free service!
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★★★★☆ Alex Gallon · 4 Oct 2026 · v5.73.0.38075Good, but would be better if it had picture-in-picture and double-tap gestures for skipping back/forward.
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★★★★★ Harry Ashworth · 4 Oct 2026I can watch one piece so peak hands down
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★★★★★ Jason McCrory · 4 Oct 2026 · v5.73.0.38075Thank You For Saturday Night Entertainment Group Will Be Ready For Dancing From Week By Week With Jason's Group
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★★★★★ Jamie Bransgrove · 4 Oct 2026 · v5.73.0.38075love it
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★★★★★ Pauziah Carlisle · 4 Oct 2026 · v5.72.0.38034very user friendly and save me a lot of time!%
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★★★☆☆ Julian Valentine · 3 Oct 2026 · v5.73.0.38075I used to find this app easy to use, however since the recent update they have removed the A-Z feature for films. I now have to trundle through a Netflix type UI with so many different subcategories of films to roughly see what is being shown instead of the old A-Z feature where I can see all movies in one go.
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Growth change in installs
| Per | Growth | Growth % | Actual change | Measured over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| day | Not enough history yet | |||
| week | +55,940 | +0.2% | +56,034 | 7 days |
| month | +200,741 | +0.5% | +201,743 | 30.1 days |
| year | Not enough history yet | |||
How these figures are measured
Change in installs, scaled to each window from the real gap between crawls. A window needs a full period of history before it reports anything.
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