HIDIVE
By HIDIVE, LLC
- Category: Entertainment
- Release Date: 2017-11-28
- Current Version: 1.12
- Adult Rating: 17+
- File Size: 80.70 MB
- Developer: HIDIVE, LLC
- Compatibility: iOS 10.0+
Description
Use HIDIVE to stream awesome content straight from Japan! From new shows like Ahiru no Sora, Food Wars!, Tsurune, The Promised Neverland and Land of the Lustrous to classics such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, The Big O, Azumanga Daioh, Patlabor and Maid-Sama!, plus a growing collection of dubs, you’ll always find something to watch, all ad-free. (Titles vary by region) Dive right in by signing in to your existing HIDIVE account, or start a new one using your iTunes account. Plus, new subscribers can try before they buy with a 14-day free trial! Subscribers can also watch their favorite shows on Apple TV, iPad, desktop and other popular devices. HIDIVE In App Purchase Information: - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the then-current billing period. - Your subscription includes full access to HIDIVE • English Dubs • Simulcasts • Exclusive Content • OVAs • DUBCAST℠ Editions • Movies • And more! - Your account will be charged $4.99 (for monthly recurring subscriptions) or $47.99 (for annual recurring subscriptions) for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the then-current billing period and each subsequent billing period until cancelled. - You can manage your subscription and cancel auto-renewal by accessing Account Settings in your iTunes account and following the instructions there. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to the service is purchased, where applicable. Terms of Use: https://www.hidive.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.hidive.com/privacy-policy
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Reviews
Good app with great Anime BUT…..
There needs to be a PS5 App for HiDive, or even just in the smart tv app market in general. the only place i can watch HiDive now is on my phone and that ridiculous. team up with CrunchyRoll like Funimation did or Join up VrV cuz right now this company is headed in one direction ….out of existence ( sad cuz HiDive has some great Anime, the only place i can watch Made in Abyss shouldn’t be just on my phone)
Horrible UX Design
No changes in 2 years? No skip forward/back
It’s definitely a start…
This app really does need a lot of work. It’s a bit clunky navigating menus and there are just a lot of quality of life things that need to happen. Some things to start off with would be: - actually have the number pad come up instead of the full keyboard when inputting your pin. -if a show has multiple seasons or even OVA’s, just group them (while it’s not actually on HiDive, this makes a great example: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures has multiple titles for each season/part. Instead of separating each season like how you have other shows, just group it into one show and use the season selector, which is already present in the app and is basically just there for show, to actually select the season.) That would make things like binging a show easier. -On the main menu, there are just show tiles. Maybe create some selections like a whole button for “genres” or to get to the queue. I know it’ll look like other streaming apps, but that’s kinda why all of these apps have a layout like that. Because it works and is convenient for the user. Those are some small issues I have with the general app. I am still quite happy that you guys have finally made an app. I’m going to remain optimistic that you guys will polish the app to compete with the very best. I hate to bring other streaming platforms into the loop but after Funimation went away and Crunchyroll lost/chose not to renew a bunch of licenses (idk the whole situation on that), us users only have you guys left to go to for watching certain shows legally. Please make it worth our while to stay. Again thank you guys for finally creating an app. Us users just need you guys to polish it up.
This is just sad….
Zero functionality from the app and zero means to even watch content, this is to include via your choice of web browser.
Disappointment
Tried to watch a show wouldn’t let me because the app wouldn’t put my age in correctly
Needs work
Shows are amazing but the app itself is horrible
This is quite possibly the worst anime app
I’ve had crunchy roll, funimation, vrv i’ve even used the free online anime website for years and none have been as annoying as this app. I don’t know if im an idiot, but here are some of the cosmetic issues. No skip buttons meaning you either have to manually scrub or sit through all parts. You can’t skip to the next episode so you have to manually exit start the next episode then manually change to dub if thats what you’re into. The queue doesn’t work you can’t delete things out of your queue. The app only saves your progress in an episode sometimes. Here are some good things though. They have separated categories for dub, its very easy to find anime and they have the languages clearly labeled outside of the episode. Its also the cheapest of all the anime, but to be fair I think they have the least amount of overall anime.
Horrible interface
Quality control must not even be a thought for the developers of this app. If anyone would have taken even a second to test this before releasing it the general public they would have immediately known it’s only somewhat passable as functional.
Just Terrible
Airplay never works, so I’m forced to watch videos on my phone. There’s not way to rewind or fast forward either. The website is no better either. If you can’t make an app that works than allow others platforms to stream the shows your holding hostage so we can enjoy them.
Terribly designed app with no fix in sight
If you look through the reviews (going years back) the issues I list below are still here from years prior. The developer seems to have no interest in doing anything to improve the user experience. You would think with HIDIVE having a parent company like AMC Networks that the app would have been overhauled at some point but that doesn’t seem to be the case. HIDIVE is clearly at the bottom of their list of things to invest in. Is the app technically functional enough to where you can watch content, yes but that’s where the positives end. None of the anime apps out there are particularly stellar but the HIDIVE app takes the cake for being so bad that the service is not worth paying for. There is no skip forward or back 5-30seconds options (you have to manually seek everything), no way to see from the series page where you left off or what the last episode you watched was. Nothing syncs from where you last watched on iPad, iPhone and Apple TV. Most of the time, at the end of an episode it will not auto play the next episode. The Apple TV app is slightly worse in that when you start an episode it goes to a loading icon that you then need to pause and then hit play to start every single episode.
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