CuriosityStream

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $2.99 - $119.99 per item

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.6 6266 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5Please Add Profiles

   Please add multiple profiles. As of right now there’s only one profile so if you use with your family, it’s all shared on one page. Makes it difficult to continue watching what you were watching and your watchlist gets to be too much with more than 1 person. Also on the homepage of the app on the Apple TV, please make it so that it saves your place on the page. For example if you click on a show to find out more info about it, then when you click the back button to go back to the homepage, it jumps you to the top of the page. So you need to scroll back down the page and find where you were before. Very frustrating. But still has great content, would be nice if they added more shows on a more regular basis.

   SKY33WALKER · 31 Jul 2026

2. 5/5Great App !

   I’m a documentary junkie ! This definitely scratches my itch for knowledge! A great value too ! This is like having PBS’s Nova, the Science Channel, Nat Geo and the Discovery channels rolled in to one, just a click away ! They say variety is the spice of life, this app is a full on spice cabinet! One feature I especially enjoy is how mainstream media usually just touches on an event, where this app goes in depth on the story. An example is the recent discovery of a black hole. A two minute cover on mainstream media After watching a story on CuriosityStream l now understand it better. The bonus is seeing the people behind its discovery. It’s like they are having a conversation with me in my living room ! Education with no test questions, just for pure educational knowledge! Kudos to the developers and those associated with the development of this amazing app! A sincere thank you to the men and women behind the development and production of this app !

   MrBumpie · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5*Scam Alert!* Avoid this service!

   I signed up for the 30 day free trial via PayPal in January, 2020. I cancelled the service less then 25 days after I initially subscribed, making sure I would not be billed beyond the trial period. One week later, they billed my Paypal account $3.25 and continued my membership without my permission. I called CuriosityStream customer service immediately. They apologize profusely and sent me the following emails - Feb 23 - “𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” Feb 24 - “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘺! 𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 22𝘯𝘥, 2020.” So, they are stating that since I actually used the service and watched videos during the 30-day free trial, I am obligated to pay for an addition month....even though I canceled before the 30-day trial period was up. What a scam! Stay away from CuriosityStream!!

   Fortuitious · 31 Jul 2026

4. 5/5Absolutely the best, and I’ve tried them all.

   Hands down, the best aggregation of documentaries available. I especially enjoy the science and history content. New content added frequently. Original content is world class. I originally subscribed for the science, math and technology content, but due to the excellent curation and categorization, I’ve broadened my interests and I’m catching up with all the areas I snoozed through in school, namely World History, Culture and Civilization. Ive also become enthralled with a wider range of interests such as Anthropology, Early Human development, Genetics and Biology, along with space exploration, the World Wars, Espionage and even Philosophy. I watch CS every day and it is part of my daily bedtime routine. I highly recommend subscribing through the App Store and using the independent app on AppleTV, not as a Prime Video or other third party add on. My only complaint is that occasionally, maybe one or two days every other month, all content when played is limited to the first one minute or so. This appears to be a bug and I’m sure this is being addressed. If someone at Apple or CS reads this, please address. Thank you!

   TTIOT_Believe it! · 31 Jul 2026

5. 5/5Excellent content, good UI

   For documentary lovers this app has some cool content, I don’t care that I can probably find it elsewhere, I like that it’s all here in one place. The user experience used to be poor, but it’s consistently improved with every update and is really good now. I originally got the app because I like to fall asleep listening to documentaries, but for this purpose I ended up with a $5 monthly PBS subscription, they have the most soothing documentary voices to fall asleep to! (With Curiosity Stream it’s hit or miss finding something without loud parts that will wake you up, with PBS you’re guaranteed a good snooze!)

   stanislavia · 31 Jul 2026

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• 4.1.40 · 5 Aug 2026