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Best discovery+ | Stream TV Shows Alternatives for iPhone (2026)

discovery+ | Stream TV Shows is A tier, #6 of 8 in documentary streaming. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.

1. 1
   CuriosityStreamShigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,269 ratings · score 92

   Documentary and non-fiction streaming app covering science, nature, history, and biographies, with downloadable shows.
2. 2
   MagellanTV DocumentariesShigher tier

   Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,879 ratings · score 92

   Documentary streaming app with genre collections in History, Nature, Science, Space and Crime, offered as a membership.
3. 3
   KanopyShigher tier

   Free · ★ 4.8 · 152,417 ratings · score 91

   Streams films and documentaries free of ads through a public library card sign-up.
4. 4
   PBS: Watch TV & DocumentariesShigher tier

   Free download · ★ 4.9 · 356,455 ratings · score 89

   Free app for streaming PBS TV series, films, documentaries, and news, including live local PBS station TV.
5. 5
   TrueShort - Stream True CrimeShigher tier

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 18,304 ratings · score 89

   Short-form true crime documentary series of 60-second episodes, presented as vertical video for mobile phones.
6. 7
   Gaia: Streaming ConsciousnessB

   Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 140,911 ratings · score 72

   Streaming app with films, original shows, yoga, meditation and documentaries on personal growth, metaphysics and…
7. 8
   Thirteen ExploreD

   Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,081 ratings · score 51

   Free iPhone and iPad app for streaming full episodes of THIRTEEN and PBS programs, with New York-focused shows and a.

Questions people ask

What is the best alternative to discovery+ | Stream TV Shows on iPhone?

CuriosityStream, S tier, #1 in documentary streaming.

Is there a free alternative to discovery+ | Stream TV Shows?

Yes: CuriosityStream (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.

Does anything rank above discovery+ | Stream TV Shows?

Yes. 5 apps rank above it in documentary streaming: CuriosityStream (#1), MagellanTV Documentaries (#2), Kanopy (#3) and more.

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