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Best Kanopy Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
Kanopy is S tier, #3 of 8 in documentary streaming. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,269 ratings · score 92Documentary and non-fiction streaming app covering science, nature, history, and biographies, with downloadable shows. - 2
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,879 ratings · score 92Documentary streaming app with genre collections in History, Nature, Science, Space and Crime, offered as a membership. - 4
Free download · ★ 4.9 · 356,455 ratings · score 89Free app for streaming PBS TV series, films, documentaries, and news, including live local PBS station TV. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 18,330 ratings · score 89Short-form true crime documentary series of 60-second episodes, presented as vertical video for mobile phones. - 6
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 918,725 ratings · score 87Streaming app with original series and shows from brands including HGTV, Food Network, TLC and Discovery Channel. - 7
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 140,954 ratings · score 72Streaming app with films, original shows, yoga, meditation and documentaries on personal growth, metaphysics and… - 8
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,081 ratings · score 51Free 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 Kanopy on iPhone?
- CuriosityStream, S tier, #1 in documentary streaming.
- Is there a free alternative to Kanopy?
- Yes: CuriosityStream (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above Kanopy?
- Yes. 2 apps rank above it in documentary streaming: CuriosityStream (#1), MagellanTV Documentaries (#2).