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Frndly TV

Frndly TV, Inc

50+ Channels. Live + On Demand

3.6 ★2,434 ratings
—Downloads
17+Age rating
35 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases

About this app

The most affordable LIVE TV streaming service! Watch 50+ channels including A&E, The HISTORY Channel, MeTV, Hallmark Channel, INSP, Lifetime, LMN, Great American Family & more.

Channel List: MeTV Toons, A&E, Hallmark Channel, INSP, Lifetime, Hallmark Mystery, Game Show Network, LMN, FETV, The Weather Channel, Hallmark Family, Court TV, UPtv, FYI, Great American Family, Justice Central, PixL, Outdoor Channel, Bounce, Dove Channel, GREAT, BYUtv, Great American Faith & Living, MILITARY HISTORY, Pursuit Channel, Vice, Local Now, MeTV, QVC, FMC, Story Television, Dove Spirit of the Heart Land, Heroes & Icons, Western Bound, REELZ, WEST, Start TV, Laff, Catchy Comedy, Crime & Investigation, ION, ION Mystery, GRIT, Movies!, MeTV+, aspireTV, TheGrio, Dabl, ION Plus, CraftsyTV, Tastemade, Stingray Channel Holidayscapes, Stingray Greatest Hits, Stingray Flashback 70s, Stingray Remember the 80s, S…

Preview

Real screenshots from the store listing.

8 screenshots
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Independent evidence report

Evidence and review signals

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Store listing and review signals

What we measured

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How these are measured

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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.

In the package we scanned

No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.

Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured

What the analysis found

App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.

Methodology
Aggressive ad load12 reviews · user report

Highlighted reviews

Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.

Aggressive ad load
“Too many commercials! — Way too many commercials 15 in a row. Ten mins later commercials again, same amt . I have free TV apps with way fewer commercials. I wouldn’t even use this app if it were free!”
1★ · App Store · 2026-08-17
Aggressive ad load
“Ads are ridiculous — 2 stars because I love the show options but the ads…omg. Of all the tv apps I have this is by far the worst. It’s not just 30 second commercials. Its infomercials. Constantly. I would prefer to pay monthly with no…”
2★ · App Store · 2025-12-30
Aggressive ad load
“Too many ads — I’m currently trying out the Black Friday deal—99 cents for 3 months—but I’m already ready to cancel within my first week. There are more ad breaks here than on most free streaming platforms. With how many ads there are…”
1★ · App Store · 2025-12-02

Assessment & version history

App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.

Store listing updated to version 3.0.4.

What this app sells

Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.

Items shown10
Lowest$4.99
Highest$119.99
Classic Monthly$10.99
Premium Monthly$12.99
Classic Yearly$95.99
Premium Yearly$119.99
Lifetime Movies Club$4.99
Show 5 more purchases
Frndly TV Basic$8.99
HISTORY Vault$5.99
UP Faith & Family$5.99
Frndly TV Basic$83.99
UP Faith & Family$59.99