“Horrible service. They advertised having a specific movie I wanted to watch, which required setting up a trial account through Samsung. After jumping through hoops, I find out the movie I want isn't actually available on their service…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 407 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Shudder: Horror & Thrillers
AMC Global Media Inc.Hailed by RogerEbert.com as “one of the best streaming services in the world”…
3.2 ★16,982 ratings
1M+Downloads
12+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Hailed by RogerEbert.com as “one of the best streaming services in the world” and described by Thrillist as “pretty much everything a horror fan could want,” Shudder is the #1 streaming service for horror fans. Whether you’re a horror buff or just darkly curious, Shudder delivers a scary good time with unlimited access to the largest curated horror library—from chilling classics to the latest spine-tingling releases.
Don’t be left in the dark. Start your free trial and get all the nightmares you can handle now. Watch on your phone, tablet, or TV with your Google Chromecast.
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
We cannot tell which version of the app this analysis describes. It was run 2026-10-04 , and the app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version VARY, updated 2026-09-09.
What we 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
2 themes 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.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Hard to cancel
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Hard to cancel: raised by 9 distinct reviewers (2.2% of 407 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Price keeps rising
The price of the paid tier has been raised on existing users.
What we saw: Price keeps rising: raised by 9 distinct reviewers (2.2% of 407 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“I was hoping for a good app. What I got was an app that would freeze or go blank halfway thru a movie. It does this on my Samsung phone, my samung tv and even the roku! They also tried to make it super hard to cancel. I love horror movies…”
“Love the movie selection but hate how it's a given nowadays for subscription services to hide the option to unsubscribe. Shady business tactics not limited to shudder.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version VARY.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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