12 Free Movie And TV Apps For Legal Streaming In 2019

With the increasing accessibility of the internet across the world, our ways of getting entertained have changed. Gone are the days when everyone would rush over to their television sets to catch their favorite movie or TV show. Now many of us prefer streaming videos online, and there are multiple services where you can get your daily dose of entertainment — anytime, anywhere!

Premium video streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video have also increased the popularity of online video streaming apps and websites. But they are paid services, and not everyone would like to spend that much. This is why I have jotted down a list of best free legal streaming apps for both iOS and Android where you can enjoy unlimited streaming.

Now that you are here, do take a look at our other lists of websites and apps where you can get unlimited free movies and TV shows:

12 Free Movie and TV Apps For 2019

Crackle
TubiTV
Popcornflix
Viewster
Internet Archive
Snagfilms
Hotstar
Yidio
Pluto TV
Kodi
Jio Cinema, Airtel Xtreme
YouTube

1. Crackle

Sony owns the free video streaming app Crackle. It offers an excellent collection of TV Shows and movies that can be streamed for free. The best part about the app is that it doesn’t require you to sign up for watching the video. However, if you choose to sign up, it lets you keep track of watched movies. This free movie app in itself is ad-free, but some of the videos might contain some ads.

Crackle runs the videos with high-quality video and sound, but you would need a good internet connection for an uninterrupted experience. This free streaming app has a vast catalog of movies and TV shows ranging from drama, action, thriller, etc. The search option works well, and there are filters for genre, length, and alphabetic order to help you find what you need.

Why use Crackle?

Really good collection of movies and TV series
Subtitles present
No sign-up or subscription
Available for both iOS & Android

2. TubiTV

TubiTV is another free video streaming app that hosts a broad selection of movies and TV Shows. The content is well categorized into different genres, and the search option works quite efficiently. What I really liked about the app is its beautiful dark theme and the media player.

The player offers subtitles for all the videos, lets you forward or rewind the track by 15 seconds and lock in landscape mode for a better viewing experience. As far as the sound and video quality is concerned, it’s of high quality and the streaming rate is pretty decent, as I didn’t face any buffering issues. The only con I could find is the ads that appear after every 15 to 20 minutes.

Why use TubiTV?

Dark themed, subtitles available
High-quality videos
Available for both iOS & Android

3. Popcornflix

This free streaming app is wholly dedicated to streaming movies and TV shows for free. It has a minimalistic interface that features several genres of films divided into a separate section. You can check the new arrivals or the most popular section to explore more. Just like Netflix, it offers Popcornflix originals which makes it a good Netflix alternative.

Popcornflix sports a dark theme skin and plays movies and TV series at decent streaming speed. However, this free movie app may not be available in all countries so you can use VPN to access the app content.

Why use Popcornflix?

Collection of new movies and TV series
No sign-up or subscription required
Available for both iOS & Android

4. Viewster

Viewster is another free TV and movie app you can use to watch different kinds of videos. Be it movies, TV shows, documentaries, news, cartoons or even funny clips; you will find it all here. It doesn’t have an extensive library as compared to the premium names in the online media streaming apps, but in case you are into anime and fandom, you can check out its growing collection of anime content.

You can leave comments on each video just like YouTube and even add a reaction similar to Facebook’s react faces. On the top right corner of the media player, you will find a settings option to change streaming quality, audio and subtitles. Viewster also lets you maintain a wish list of videos you would like to watch and easy sharing options to share content with others.

Why use Viewster?

Great for watching Anime
Different streaming quality option present
Available for both iOS & Android

5. Internet Archive

While the Internet Archive doesn’t feature any official application on iOS or Android, its free collection is enough to get it featured on this list of free movie apps. You can either watch the content in your smartphone’s web browser, or you can install a third-party application for the Internet Archive. I performed a quick search on the Play Store and found numerous apps that stream license-free content from the website.

Here, I won’t be listing the features of any specific application as they all differ in terms of features and functionality. So, I’d recommend you to first browse the classic and free content collection on the Internet Archive and then test any app that suits your needs.

Why use Internet Archive?

Lots of classic content
Option to download content in different formats
Multiple iOS and Android apps

6. Snagfilms

For those who are into documentaries and classic movies, Snagfilms is the best free streaming app. It hosts videos on topics such as Drama, Kids, Family, World History, Wildlife, Environment, etc. It might disappoint you if you are looking for some TV series and the latest movies but if rare classic films are your thing, Snagfilms is a good option.

The TV and movie app has a dark theme and offers trailers for each video. The best part is that it lets you download movies for offline streaming. You can choose to set the download quality on this free movie app as per the amount of internet data you have. The one thing I found missing was the subtitles option which is preferred by many users.