Docsville Review

Sometimes, rather than losing yourself in escapist fictional worlds, we want to know what’s happening in the real world. While you can watch documentaries on other streaming platforms, Docsville hosts raw, unfiltered perspectives from all over the world, focused especially on the issues that affect the world today, and it’s all available on the platform as well as its Amazon Prime add-on channel.

What does it do differently?

There are streaming services with some documentaries, and there are documentary-focused streaming services, but Docsville curates its selection for independently made documentaries made to broaden the horizons rather than provide regular entertainment that can be biased in favor of whoever is funding it.

What does it offer?

For just £3.99 a month, users can access Docsville’s library of raw, unfiltered, complex documentaries to better understand the world and its key challenges, through both the stand-alone subscription streaming service and its Amazon Prime add-on channel.

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Summary

Comparaison Value
Cost $3.99/month
Devices Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iPhone, Roku TV, Website

Docsville Cost

Docsville costs $3.99 per month.

Why get it

If you’re interested in documentaries, but want something more raw and unfiltered, Docsville offers you independent documentaries from all over the world.

Who is it for

Documentary fans looking for niche titles, or viewers looking for something outside the usual fictional fare, would appreciate Docsville best. Thrifty, cost-cutting viewers still making a decision between services can check the platform out through its free trial.

Background

Originally launched in 2016 as Yaddo, Docsville was founded by award-winning documentarian Lawrence Elmen and Nick Fraser, former editor of the BBC’s Storyville documentary branch. The streaming service hosts a small collection of serious global documentaries, including some titles from Storyville’s programming. It has teamed up with Amazon for a major rebrand a year later.

Docsville Devices

Docsville is available on Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iPhone, Roku TV, and Website.

Our verdict

Our team rates Docsville 6/10.

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