# BBC iPlayer Android app · by British Broadcasting Corporation · Entertainment Topics: Streaming BBC iPlayer has 36,930,008 installs (+0.5% in 30 days), rated 4.0 from 169,991 ratings, \#163 of 102,859 in Entertainment. ## Figures - Installs: 36,930,008 - Rating: 4.0 · 169,991 ratings - Price: Free - In-app purchases: no - 7-day growth in installs: +55,940 (+0.2%) - 30-day growth in installs: +200,741 (+0.5%) - Rank: #3,724 of 2,835,428 Android listings with an install count (down 54 since 2026-10-29) - Rank: #163 of 102,859 in Entertainment ## Reviews - Ratings by stars: 5★ 66% · 4★ 8% · 3★ 2% · 2★ 5% · 1★ 19% (169,886 ratings) - Critical reviews (from the reviews Google Play shows first, in any language): - 2★ 2026-10-14, Lorenzo Pataffio: The 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… - 1★ 2026-10-05, Peter Wright: 👍 - 1★ 2026-10-05, Lorien Sea: Update 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 t… - 1★ 2026-10-02, Mintman 12: Sadly this is a hugely disappointing app, not for it's look or content, but solely for it's totally unsustainable ability to cast. It used to be OK earlier in the year... but now it repeatedly locks into buffering, sometimes within a minute or two it sorts itself for a while, and then back into buff… - 1★ 2026-10-01, Stephen Dennis: could not sign in. ## Description 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 --- Source: https://storetally.com/android/bbc.iplayer.android As of 2026-11-08, from the StoreTally census.