Stan.

  • 3.3
    out of 5
    6.4K Ratings
  • Some things could make this a whole lot better

    MacRoses

    The content on this service is really good, it makes living in Australia a bit better so we can watch some of those shows that Netflix doesn’t want to supply for us. However, reading other people’s reviews I have to agree with them - the sound cutting out is easily the most annoying thing aBout this app. At first I just thought it was something wrong with my phone, or the program I was watching but after using different headphones and different devices, it happens with everything. I’ve also found subtitles going out of sync and not fixing themselves, and only as I was rewinding the episodes to try and get it back in order I realised the subtitles were out was because it skipped a whole section of the show! I would also like to see a rating service for the shows and reviews etc to help with making decisions on what to watch

  • Love it, but…

    name for rent

    I love the content on Stan and enjoy the general look of it too but it would be helpful if you added a few thing and did some touch up work on the rest. One thing I suggest is if you made a way to request movies and tv shows either in the app or attach a link in the setting the can take us to a place we can request new content. Second, it would be greatly appreciated if you could please have some more personal touches to individual profiles such as better profile images or personal 4 digit passwords or even being able to shoes between a dark theme or a light theme. Another thing is the slightly inconvenient way you have to go about things if you want to change up your profile, if that could be made easier with better access it would certain help the app run smoother. Also I feel I’m not really getting content that’s relevant to me and as such it takes awhile to find shows I actually enjoy, don’t get me wrong I know there are plenty of shows I do enjoy on there but the fact of the matter is that it’s often hard to find them. Last but not least, shows won’t play if my mobile device is connected to a HDMY, in fact it won’t even load. This is really annoying when your staying in a motel and brought along your HDMY cable in hopes to be able to watch your favourite films on the tv instead of your phone. Thanks for everything else

  • Overall, mostly pleased.

    MoganJones97

    I’ve had stan for years and lately with Stan Sport I’d like to say that I’m mostly pleased. There is good content and I enjoy using it, mostly on Apple Tv. Though, personally I think that a base plan limited to 1080p in 2025 is criminal. I don’t really use Stan on multiple devices so I have no need to upgrade the plan, and I find the limited quality a little bit of a frustrating move by Stan. It doesn’t make me want to upgrade, personally, because it feels like a cheap tactic to force people to upgrade. On another note, I know this probably isn’t a common feature request, but I’m currently watching the Tennis which Stan has the rights to, and there are often two or more players that I like playing at the same time. I think it would be cool if Stan had the option to have some sort of Splitscreen or PIP option to watch 2 or more games at once on the same screen. Just an idea, that I’m sure others out there like me might also like. Otherwise, the stability on Apple TV is not the best especially when switching between programs. Some more modern featured like enhanced audio would be nice, too. But overall, Stan mostly does what it is supposed to and I’d say it’s worth a solid 4 stars.

  • Most greedy streaming service there is!

    squala96

    Signing up to this can be done pretty much from anything with a screen, no problem with that. But if you wanna cancel your service, you need to specifically use a PC or Mac, because it can has to be done through their website (with apps not having a cancel option) and only their browsers are compatible. Once you’re there, you’ll have to click a number of dialogue boxes, asking twice if you’re sure to cancel, and a final time offering you to downgrade to a service with fewer features just to try and keep you on board. Then if you’re finally able to unsubscribe, there’s a huge banner on top of your screen with a large Reactivate button that will resume your service with just a single click.To get 4K, you need to have the highest available plan at $21 a month, while other streaming services give you the same quality at just the standard subscription. And Stan Sport requires you to have the streaming as well, so $10 a month plus whatever plan you’re in.The service just happens to be too greedy and underhanded they almost want you not to be able to complete the cancellation. It’s so easy to subscribe, but difficult and tricky to stop it. They seem to want to get away with a few monthly charges before some members figure out how to unsubscribe. Shame!

  • Great app, looking forward to more enhancements.

    taw001

    I really love Stan, it’s probably the streaming service I use the most. I use it on my Apple TV 4K and my iPad, and I really appreciate how Stan has lent in to using standard iOS features and conventions like playback controls. It makes it easier for me to focus on the content I want to watch rather than how the app works. However, I’d love to see some enhancements to make my life a bit easier using the app.I’d love to see Stan support either better profile pictures - it’s hard to tell whose account it is based on just the colour smiley, or ideally support the native, system-wide tvOS user switching functionally. I’d really appreciate native integration because it makes it so much easier to explain to older relatives how to change their account when every app isn’t relying on their own approach to user switching.Also, would be great to see Picture in Picture work on tvOS like it does on the iPad. Sometimes you want to watch the end of a show while browsing for something else to watch either in the Stan app or another app. Hopefully you consider adding this to a future release.

    Developer Response

    Thank you for your feedback! We'll be sure to pass these along to our team :) We're stoked to hear you love Stan.

  • What a joke

    Donut-Eats

    Are monkeys talking the Mickey? $45 a month for Stan + Sports and that’s the best you could come up with for an app. Wow your CX UI team must from pre-school. How in the world can you put that much junk front of your users lists? How you do not have a add to calendar option for your favourite teams so you can easily remember the game times. Then when you eventually battle the 7 deadly sins of magic mushroom vibe coding developement your game schedule is not even in order and one by one you need to click into it add to list then go to the next add to list. How you did not think to seperate sports from that rubbish of trash you call the biggest tv shows & movies. There is something called the KISS principle and the rule of 3 clicks to get what your end user needs. Optus sport was like the most unreliable app but it was so easy click your favourite team add to calendar the app did the rest. But like always It’s so typical of a Australian company that will outsource their work to some pre school developer team that only know how to use vibe coding while you can seek profit and go look darling I got you another Botox session and I can balance beer can on my belly while stand facing the mirror in my budgie smugglers. Sort your rubbish of dumpster app out and stop vibe coding with monkeys while vaping shrooms.

  • Thanks for fixing rotation and a few suggestions

    McGregor77

    Hey App developers, Thanks for fixing screen rotation issue, I'm much happier now :).Its a pity about the Disney and Marvel content being removed but as Disney is putting the squeeze on all streaming service licences getting ready for their new product i realisethere isn’t much you can do and appreciate you holding out longer then Netflix and Prime so i hope the rest of your customers can appreciate that.Perhaps in the future Stan could try and organise a sub licence for disney content or something as streaming providers such as disney have to realise consumers are not going to subscribe to every platform that decides to restrict its content. Another option is to make a niche market for action movies and classic movies or something, don’t get me wrong your doing a great job but we gotta keep you in business as your the only Aussie provider.Ooh how about acquiring licences for all of a particular actor, like you could have all movies staring:• arnold schwarzenegger• jason statham•Dwane the rock johnson•Sylvester Stallone• jean-claude van damme•jackie chan•jet lee•Bruce willis•Keanu reeves•Wesley Snipes•Vin Diesels Or even more car series like:•Wheeler dealers Or that kind of series where they buy cheap cars and build them up to flog off again.. ideally showing some of the jobs they do to repair or hints to do repair yourself.or even make your own, i dont think australia has done one before and i think Edd China is available these days who knows could be a match in heven.

  • Good Content -Criminal Account Keeping

    A.L.Bash

    Hi all, I join Stan to get variety of content as I find it nice to swap between different paid supplies. All was well at first and I really enjoyed the variety of series and movies on offer. The problem is that I canceled my subscription with Stan, and got notification when my subscription would be terminated. It wasn’t obvious but the following month I found that Stan had actually made another automatic direct debit from my bank account. The following month they went fishing in my bank account making two direct debits from my account but were declined. I had plenty of funds in my bank account but I incurred a bank penalty for this. Two days later Stan was back another direct debit from my account for standard fee. One month later yet again still a non member they were back with another direct debit from my account. It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t cancel my subscription 3 months prior. So be careful when dealing with this company as they like to gain access to your money even when you’ve canceled your subscription.

  • Terrible app

    Ian284

    I’ve consistently had issues with this app, and the features are just plain annoying. After yet another issue I’ve experienced with the apps I feel it’s time to write a review. One particularly annoying feature of the app is the automatic preview that plays for shows or sports when you hover your cursor or selection over the tile; this is extremely loud and overrides any muting you’ve done on your tv. I have to play game to try and re-mute the tv when the preview begins so I don’t wake anyone who is sleeping. I honestly wish the champions league remained with Optus sport (and even kayo), they do sport streaming 100x better than Stan sport. For example, was trying to watch a replay and the user functionality to start from the beginning and skip ahead by 10 or 30 seconds is flaky on the tv app, and unfortunately skipped ahead to the live feed which ruined the score for me. Never had any issues with the other platforms. Looking forward to when European football comps return to Optus sport / leave Stan sport.

  • Support Lacking.

    Froggerthegreatfrogger

    Unfortunately the support from Stan is not great. We have had constant problems and the service just does not work and continues to have issues which they cannot provide answers for ( we purchased a brand new smart tv as they advised there could “possibly” be issues if the tv was not updated. The support is I would consider very poor and the run around that we have received was incredibly disappointing. Email support will basically gather the information from you in your initial support form requesting all of the information on why you are sending the support request and approximately 15 minutes later you’ll get a reply asking you what is wrong… then you reply again and several hours later or the next day you will then receive the next contact…. This was my experience. There are plenty of streaming channels out there, and unfortunately this one just does not represent as it works intermittently and has constant issues.