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Wish you could access your favorite IRL shows across brands and categories? Well, now you can! Access content from Food Network, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, HGTV and more. Regardless of whether you want to watch your top personalities star in a new show or view an exclusive one-off special, you can do it all, and more, all in one place. The Discovery+ mobile app makes that possible. Intrigued? Learn more in our app review below.

Features

With the Discovery+ app, stream content across a variety of categories, from food to weight loss transformations to nature and home building. Psyched to watch your favorite celebrity chefs battle it out in the kitchen? Looking to get some inspiration for some home projects? There is all of that and more. That is just the beginning. Search across categories, save what you like and watch from anywhere, across devices, ad-free! TV time just got better.

Benefits

You know the feeling when you really want to watch something, but you are not sure what? You spend ample time scrolling and just cannot seem to decide. Before you know it, the time you spent browsing could have been spent watching half or all of an episode of a show. With Discovery+, say goodbye to endless scrolling of channels and printed guides and welcome to a platform that makes streaming easy and fun.

Pros and Cons

Now that you have an overview of Discovery+, we will get down to business by listing some pros and cons.

Pros

Gain exclusive access: Into 90 Day Fiancé? See exclusive moments you cannot see anywhere else.

See the whole season: Choose from over 55,000 episodes of 2,500 shows. Never only watch part of a season again.

New additions: Fresh content is being added all the time so you will not lack interesting shows to watch.

Ad-free: Watch your favs without putting up with ads. Score!

Watch award-winning shows: BBC and Animal Planet shows have gone on to win major awards since going off the air. Get caught up in the app.

So many choices: Whether you consider yourself an aspiring detective, a foodie an adventurer or something else, find your top shows and discover new ones.

Watch your personalities of choice: From Bobby Flay to Jonathan and Drew Scott, catch up with your favorites and see what they are up to.

Stream from anywhere: Your gaming console, phone, tablet, computer or TV becomes a window into all Discovery+ has on offer. Start a show on one device and pick up where you left off on another.

My List: Get to your binge-worthy shows fast with this feature. Add what you like and start watching in just a few clicks.

Cons

Trial period: The free trial of Discovery+ only lasts for so long. Once it ends, you will be charged automatically for continuing use.

Profile limits: Only 5 custom profiles to watch can be created. If anyone else wants to watch, then they must get their own accounts.

Four screens: Users can stream on up to four screens at once at no charge. If the desired number increases, then the account owner must pay more per month for that privilege.

Only reality and semi-realistic shows: No fantasy shows here.

Conclusion

With a seemingly endless library of shows to watch, Discovery+ offers something for a wide range of people. A must for anyone who loves food, home or reality shows, this app is well worth the install. For those who would prefer fictitious shows, another app may be better suited for you. No matter which type of TV watcher you are, we conclude that trying out the mobile app at no cost is beneficial, but do not forget to cancel if you decide it is not for you! Get watching.