Tubi Review: A Must-Have Free Streaming Service in 2025

Streaming Smarter says: When it comes to free streaming, Tubi belongs on Mount Rushmore. It has a giant library of 275,000 movies and TV episodes and more than 300 exclusive originals. The commercial breaks aren’t bad compared to some streamers. Users will find truly great films, a delicious library of B-movie trash, and 260+ free live TV channels.

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What Can You Watch with Tubi?

Tubi’s library is fantastic, considering you don’t have to pay for it.

Movies on Tubi

Tubi’s movie library is the gold standard of free streaming. As of this review, titles include “The Fifth Element,” “The Lego Movie,” “The Town,” “Tommy Boy,” “Point Break,” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “Labyrinth,” “The Mask,” “A Few Good Men,” “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Hellboy,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Tropic Thunder,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” and “DC League of Super-Pets.”

The service is great if you like B-movie schlock like “Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf,” “Titanic 2,” “Swipe Left or Death,” “Kraa! the Sea Monster,” “Evil Bong 666,” “Maid Droid,” “Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt,” “Puppet Master 4,” and Vin Diesel’s “The Last Witch Hunter.” For a true nightmare, check out “Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny.”

TV Shows on Tubi

If you’re looking for a longer binge, Tubi has full series of some popular shows like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Scandal,” “Lie to Me,” “The Haves and Have Nots,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” “The Equalizer,” “Empire,” “Gossip Girl,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Ice Road Truckers,” “Pawn Stars,” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Kids Content on Tubi

The Tubi Kids section includes shows like “The Looney Tunes Show,” “Barney & Friends,” “Scooby-Doo Where Are You?” “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” “The Flintstones,” “Transformers Prime,” “Garfield and Friends,”

For movies, there are titles like “Paddington 2,” “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” and “Babe.”

What Channels Are on Tubi?

Altogether, Tubi has about 260 channels.

There are news channels like ABC News Live, LiveNOW from FOX, NBC News Now, and Fox Weather.

Entertainment channels include Baywatch, Maximum Effort, America’s Test Kitchen, Kartoon Channel, Cheaters, ION.

There are also 100+ local news channels featuring newscasts from markets like Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Milwaukee, Chciago, Nashville, Denver, Orlando, Baltimore, Phoenix, Houston, and Atlanta.

How Bad Are Commercials on Tubi?

You’ll typically see 1-2 minutes of ads every hour with Tubi. The longest commercial break we’ve encountered is 1:45.

Unfortunately, you can’t see when the commercials are coming with Tubi. There is a helpful countdown as soon as an ad break starts.

What Streaming Devices are Compatible with Tubi?

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Tracy Mills

Tracy Mills is Streaming Smarter’s Deal Editor. She cut the cord in 2020 and splits her streaming day between PBS Kids (for her daughter), Disney+ (for her son), and Hulu (for herself). Her favorite shows are “White Lotus,” “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Severance,” and “The Traitors.”