iQIYI - Dramas, Anime, Shows

I started using the app because I like the series they carry. But even as a VIP member, the iPhone app bombards you with ads. Every time you pause, an ad pops up right where the pause/unpause button is. The subtitles are often too fast too read, so I have to pause them to read and then unpause to continue. Each time I do that, I have to click out of some useless ad. Sometimes I end accidentally opening the ad, so I pulls up a browser window. I have to close out of that, open iQIYI back up, wait for the ad for opening the app finishes, and finally get back to show. Then do the whole thing 30 seconds later because I have to pause to read the subtitles again. And just to reiterate, I PAY A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FOR THIS APP. It’s actually the most expensive streaming app for Asian dramas that I know of. And yet, I’m constantly having to dodge ads. Another issue is the subtitles, although that’s more of a content issue that the actual app itself. In addition to the subtitles being so quick that you can’t even read them, the translations are often terrible (for English subtitles). There’s no way that a native English speaker wrote translated them. Again, this subscription is one of the most expensive that I know of, and yet their subtitles are like a 3rd-year EFL student translated them. If this were a free or cheap subscription, this all would be understandable. But it’s not. I can’t help feeling like we’re being ripped off. I might be at the point of canceling my subscription, despite how many series on here I still want to watch.

They posted a 1yr anniversary photo forKinnPorsche and did not put one of the actors into the photo. (Build jakaphan puttha) even though he is apart of the series and should not be discredited for his hard work, KinnPorsche is a great series and had a lot of work and hard acting put into it with many emotions that could cause harm to the actor of the character if they go to far into the character. Build has done so much for beoncloud (the company kinnporsche is under) and Kinnporsche. They have no right to be taking him out of the photo when he is an actor in kinnporsche that had a big impact on the series, he was honestly one of the reason I kept watching because I loved the storyline of his character. (Also love the actor). I’m pretty sure they did this because of the stuff that has been going on with build and poi, but he was proved innocent which gives them no right to do that. Also the vip is TO EXPENSIVE. Viki has some of the same shows on their app for a cheaper price or for free. It is not hard to consider others before yourself, not everyone is made of money. If you want your app to keep success and keep going onward you should consider lowering the price. The subtitles on the tv are also very small and hard to read and sometimes look transparent, which is very annoying and inconsiderate to people with bad seeing. So anyways concluding all of that , I rate this app 1 star.

I love the choices here because It’s so hard to find good clean shows these days. I also have Viki and feel like I’m not seeing too many repeats, so that’s good. The selection isn’t as big as Viki, but still very nice. It shows mainly Chinese shows. They show a little bit of other, but if you’re looking for lots of K-drama this is not it. I like it all, so works for me. I like the app overall but it still needs some improvement. I’m a VIP customer (you kind of have to be to watch all episodes), and it would be nice if they would fix a few things. The font size of the subtitles most of the time are too small. You also have to be a speed reader. I’ve noticed most shows play subtitles way too fast, and I’m a fast reader. I also don’t like that it automatically plays when I click on a show just to read what it’s about. It then tosses it into shows I watched when I really didn’t. I like the small clips for episodes, but having trailers for each show too would be nice. My biggest complaint though (I don’t know where else to mention it so I’ll say it here), is several shows do not translate written words. I couldn’t even watch one show because it showed so many texts and computer screens with absolutely no translation to the point it affected me being able to know what was going on. So please make sure all shows have subtitles for the written words too. I really like the shows though, and as long as the price stays reasonable I will continue to subscribe.