Tracey Knows
5 years ago
The absolute best. Totally replaced TV with this wholesome content. The app conveniently switches to audio when you close out the app, so you can continue listening without wasting battery life or being distracted if you're tackling something else while listening. It takes a couple weeks to learn what shows work and what shows don't. I use the thumbs up and down ratings as a guide. If it gets over 92% thumbs up, there's a good chance you'll love it.
A Google user
6 years ago
The app itself needs a lot of fine tuning. I can appreciate that I'm able to use it on my phone and fire stick with the features it has. But this is not a will designed app when compared to other similars that basically search and play stored videos. Some examples: I don't always want to watch in full screen landscape mode, let me choose to go full screen. It freezes and needs to be backef out of and restarted often. If the screen is on and i pause when the screen turns off play resumes.
Steven Hughes
4 years ago
The subject matter is great. The app, not so much. I downloaded a bunch of shows to my phone to listen while driving or walking. The app often just stops playing in the middle of a show. When I go back to the playlist and tap on the icon, the show starts over from the very beginning. It does this multiple times per show! Very frustrating. If they fix this bug they'll get a better rating.
Glen Alexis
4 years ago
The content on the channel are excellent. There's something for everyone; however, the app needs some improvements. It drains my battery (I'm using a Note 20 Ultra), and it would be great to continue to play videos while the screen is off. In addition, videos that I download do not play unless my phone is connected to the internet. What's the point of downloading to watch offline if you have to be online to watch offline content? That doesn't make sense. Nevertheless, I'm grateful.
Jblaque Jones
3 years ago
The series that are on the app provides great information. But the performance of the mobile app is trash. It constantly glitches and crashes. You are supposed to be able to have the app run in the background while are not viewing it but that is a hit or miss but mainly it's a miss. But before anyone thinks it's my mobile network that is causing the issue that is not true. Even while at home on the wifi it crashes. I've ran cache cleaning on the app and my phone still I have the same issue.
A Google user
5 years ago
I love the idea of Gaia and all the contents! However, there are some errors with the app. I listen while at work so being able to hit pause and play on my headphones is important for the hands on work that i do. I'm sometimes able to pause it, but it will never resume play. Also, when get the video going and shut my phone screen off theres a few seconds of delay before the audio resumes.
Victoria Lehrer
3 years ago
I love the programming content. Enjoying all the programs. So much information and interesting content. Learning new things and from different perspectives. I am having trouble with the interface. I find that it has various bugs. Many times the video shuts off or freezes. Sometimes the audio and video are not synchronized. The major problem though is the fact that I can't really use the material I download unless I have internet which kind of defeats the purpose.
A Google user
5 years ago
I think the wealth of information and content on Gaia is absolutely fantastic. The only reason I gave 4 and not 5 stars, is that the app crashes constantly. Particularly with the background playback feature that allows you to listen while doing other things on your phone. I assume that's due to it being a new feature, and bugs still being identified and fixed. However it does also crash frequently while simply searching or scrolling, and occasionally during normal video playback.
A Google user
6 years ago
I absolutely love Gaia, and am so, so grateful for all the wisdom they're making available. The app is helpful, definitely some good features. It has a few bugs however, at least on my moto Z2. Sometimes when i go through a low service area, i get a pop-up message that there was an error. When i get back into service, the audio resumes, but the message stays up on the screen. When i acknowledge it, it goes back to the intro screen for that episode... A few things like that.
A Google user
6 years ago
This app has a lot of room for improvement. For instance, if I'm watching episodes of a series, done only 5-15 minutes long, I have to recast it to my TV with each episode instead of it staying in cast. Also, during a 2 hour film I had to recast it several times, any time it buffered it stopped casting. Fixing this issue will help a lot! Being able to cast the app and not just individual content would be the fix. The content is great. Very informative and interesting. Longer episodes of some things would be great, or instead of doing 5 minute episodes put them together into a 45 minute or hour program. I'm in the trial program at the moment, and I don't think I'll pay 9.99 a month until these issues are fixed. It has great potential to rival regular TV and apps such as Hulu or Netflix, but it still had a ways to go to get there. Content gets 5 stars but the app itself only 3 stars from me.
Claude Odom
5 years ago
Content is phenomenal, 5+. The video playback is horrible. Constant buffering and crashes, even on Wi-Fi or good connection. Still even see crashes when video has been downloaded for viewing online. Improve the video quality and this would be a 5+ overall. Update Video features are managing to get even worse. Constant crashes, history not updating, and incessant buffering. Content 5+ App 1-
Michael C
4 years ago
Pay attention to your account before the free trial ends! I loved the programming but ended up canceling due to my plan being changed. I signed up for the $11.99/month plan which I checked 3 times before hitting submit. Two days before my free trial was about to end I checked my account and I had been switched to the $99/annually plan. This would have been auto debited in 2 days. No one else had access to my account. This could have only been done by Gaia, hence the 3 stars. Very disappointing.
A Google user
5 years ago
I love the content. I would like to be able to cast to my T.V. though. Apparently can only di with Apple TV, through web browser, or Roku. Fortunately I have a Roku, but haven't connected it yet. Also, the screen on the Android phone will only view in vertical and just one horizontal position....seems like it should view in either horizontal position.
Haven Leigh
4 years ago
I really enjoy the Gaia program. But the app platform could be much better. It is very "sticky". And it seems very glitchy. I have to use my phone a lot currently for videos and I have to give up and watch YouTube sometimes because the video is sometimes, seemingly always buffering. It is also more difficult to find the videos that I want to play later. So Gaia, I really love all of the videos and plan to keep my subscription but please work on the app to make it a smoother experience.
chris vance
5 years ago
Just use the web browser. I've had this app on 3 devices for android including my new S20 and when playing videos from the app, it ALWAYS freezes and closes at least once every video and I've had this problem for YEARS. I thought maybe it was my device, but I'm still having the same playback issue on a flagship device. So yeah, ditch the app and just open in your web browser and save yourself the headache. Btw, I don't have any playback issue when using the web browser.
Chris 1uv1
1 year ago
I love Gaia, and so I'm just here to assist with my collective suggestion. I just noticed that when their is no clicking action taking place, Their is a pop-up that ask's if you're still watching that offers a do not show me again option. Well My experience is that when I click on that option it just freezes and doesn't allow me to continue with the program. I have to actually press back and then choose the watch now option again, instead of The program continuing from where i was.Stay blessed
Kevin Kott
1 year ago
I like all the options available and it's very interesting and eye opening. However, anytime I try to watch something on my phone, I cannot watch full screen, only upright. Whenever I try to turn the screen, it takes me back to the previous page & the video sound will still be playing but the video isnt. App is glitchy & looking thru reviews it seems the app has had the same issues for years. They shld put more effort into fixing app glitches til then ill have to use web browser.
Arah Dune
1 year ago
This app is riddled with errors. You can NOT create a new account from the app. And if you are browsing under series, it crashes every time to get to the bottom of the list. And I have only been on the app for 7 minutes! I had this app and subscription 3 years ago..... The app has completely taken a huge DUMP since then, sad.
Amy L
1 year ago
It was loading super slow and not functioning properly. So I updated it. Now the app opens for a couple seconds, then closes. Can I undo the update,like with drivers, so it'll work better? Not well, just better. I love Gaia and have had it for several years. Please fix the app. If I can't watch it on my phone, then it doesn't do me any good. I don't want to cancel it.
Vernon Eubank
1 year ago
I love the content. The low rating is for the app. Even without downloading anything to watch offline, and with background download permissions turned off, it still downloads something for offline, which has done away with gigabytes of the faster data periods of my unlimited data phone plan. I cannot recommend this app in it's current state. Honestly, the fact that it does things contrary to the permissions it is given is a huge red flag.