Channel 4

9.8.2

Channel 4 Television Corporation

2.86

83,956 reviews

10,000,000+
Downloads

Free

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Channel 4 offers live TV streaming alongside a broad library of British and international shows, including popular US series and dramas. With 10,000,000+ total downloads and 100K in the last 30 days, the app delivers personalized recommendations, offline mobile downloads, and My List syncing for watching on the go or at home.

Pros & Cons

Strong UK Entertainment presence with high position in GB rankings
Live TV features including Restart and channel surf
Mobile downloads enable offline viewing and cross-device syncing via My List
Personalized recommendations improve discovery and retention

Rating is modest at 2.86, indicating room for quality improvements compared with top peers
Extensive permissions and foreground service usage may raise privacy considerations
Some keywords favored by competitors (e.g., HD, subscription, exclusive content, on-demand movies) are not emphasized in the app’s messaging

About Channel 4

Channel 4 is an entertainment app developed by Channel 4 Television Corporation.

Download Statistics

Channel 4 has been downloaded 19 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 100 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 entertainment apps.

User Ratings

Channel 4 is rated 2.86 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 84 thousand ratings.

App Information

Channel 4 is FREE to download. The APK download size is 19.00 MB. The latest version available is 9.8.2. The last update was on November 5, 2025.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play February 2013.

Description

Looking for comedy, drama, documentaries, films, or something Altogether Different? You’re in the right place.

More data about Channel 4

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	19 million
Recent downloads	100 thousand
Rating	2.86 based on 84 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	9.8.2
APK size	19.0 MB
Number of libraries	39
Maturity	Medium Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Channel 4 has been downloaded 19 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 3.5 thousand downloads per day.

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Developer information for Channel 4 Television Corporation

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Comments on Channel 4 for Android

★★★★☆ Matthew MacKenzie · Jun 6, 2026

Much improved. I am so pleased that I can now cast live TV from my mobile; this has made my F1 viewing so much better. Thank you, Channel 4.

★★★★☆ Tiannah Dennis · Jul 24, 2026

Freezing every time I want to. Watch titanic on channel 4 but good shows. But im still sad charmed, Big Bang Theory and watching that are boring. But, i won't use this app every hour. 40% out of 100%

★★★★☆ G P · Jun 10, 2026

Double pressing the search button should bring up the keyboard like most other apps. The home screen scrolling to the top when using the back button is extremely annoying as you lose your place - someone deliberately made the app much harder to use. Otherwise, great.

★★★★☆ Andrew McSweeney · Jul 2, 2026

Keeps freezing mid-adverts checked necessary things my end must be channel 4's end

★★☆☆☆ Andrew Meadow · Jul 2, 2026

Just beware that if you go Ad free that a lot of the content still has promo ads for channel 4 programs. For contractual reasons. Felt a bit ripped off if I'm honest so just cancelled it.

★☆☆☆☆ J · Jul 2, 2026

10 minutes into using this app and watching a show, 5 adds start. Watch another 5 minutes, and it gives you another 11 adverts in one sitting. 16 adverts in the space of 15 minutes is excessive. We just deleted it and used another streaming app

★☆☆☆☆ Pippa Jennings · Jun 8, 2026

Why won't you fix the bloody bugs with this app and the advert problems? oh because you want us pay a subscription.

★☆☆☆☆ Robert Hoeller · Jul 5, 2026

Oh wow, what an awful app. Trying to watch something from restart program mode, then it crashes, and I have to restart from the beginning again. Happened 3 times this afternoon and now I give up. Why don't you allow us to skip to the part where it stopped? Also, when watching a download, and I want to skip to the middle of the download, I have to watch 4 minutes of ads every time I skip forward. Earlier today I had to watch 8 minutes of ads just to find the right section of the download. Sucks!

Google Play Rankings for Channel 4

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
197	United Kingdom	Overall	Top Free
21	United Kingdom	Entertainment	Top Free
130	United Kingdom	Overall	Top Grossing
197	United Kingdom	Applications	Top Free
133	United Kingdom	Applications	Top Grossing
27	United Kingdom	Entertainment	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Channel 4

19 permissions · 39 libraries

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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions typical for streaming apps (including advertising ID, network state, notifications, foreground service, and storage) to support ads, live playback, and offline downloads. Privacy policy and Terms & Conditions are accessible via in-app links to help users assess data practices.

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