Starz vs MAX: Which is Better?

cord-cutting › comparaisons › starz vs hbomax • December 15, 2024 • Staff
Starz may not enjoy the same recognition as Max, but you could argue that both are great go-to services for quality titles, especially TV shows. Starz has Power, Outlander, Party Down, and Sweetpea, while Max, well, Max has HBO powerhouse shows like Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Succession, and White Lotus. It's also cheaper than Starz by a dollar. Which is better? That will come down to preference, price, and accessibility - all of which we explore down below.

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Summary

Comparaison Starz Max
Price $10.99/month $9.99/month
Trial No No
Our rating 8/10 7/10
Number of channels - 1
Parental controls Yes Yes

Popularity: Max is more popular than Starz

Max has 73,000,000 subscribers whereas Starz has 28,900,000 subscribers. This means that Max has 44,100,000 more subscribers than Starz. That's a pretty big difference.

Max and Starz cost

Max is cheaper than Starz: Max costs $10 whereas Starz costs $11/month. Subscribing to Starz instead of Max will set you back $1 every month ($12/year).

Why get Starz?

Original programming: While Starz doesn't have as many original shows and movies as Netflix or HBO, it does produce some acclaimed entertainment, including movies like Ash Evil Dead and shows such as American Gods, Power, to name but a few.

Sharing devices: Starz lets you have four simultaneous streams per account, for about $7 less than Netflix's most expensive Premium plan which allows the same.

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Why get Max?

Programming: The breadth of shows and movies justifies the higher price of Max. As of the pandemic, the platform has also begun to release new movies originally intended for the big screen. It even includes podcasts.

Go to Max

Devices: Starz and Max have the same availability metric

Starz is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Shareplay supported or Xbox.

Whereas Max is available on Airplay supported, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV Streamer, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung TV or Xbox. That's 0 less devices than Starz.