RUTUBE: видео, шоу, трансляции
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What it actually doesRUTUBE is a video streaming platform featuring content from domestic cinemas, bloggers and TV channels, but burdened with excessive advertising and unstable playback.
35%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability98%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Video streaming85% of reviews
- ✓Live streaming15% of reviews
- ✓Short video8% of reviews
- ✓Subscription20% of reviews
- ✓Free tier15% of reviews
- ✓Подборки контента и рекомендации15% of reviews
- ✓Background playback5% of reviews
- ✓Подписка без рекламы (премиум)12% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Sync across devices
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Загрузка видео на свой канал (для создателей)
Common complaints
- ✗Excessive amount of ads (every 2-5 minutes)72% of mentions
«THE APP IS CRAMMED WITH ADS!!! YOU CAN'T WATCH A SHORT VIDEO WITHOUT 5-6 ADS IN A 5 MIN VIDEO!»
- ✗Ad fails to load, causing video playback to stop15% of mentions
«Your player can't launch your own ad and because of that can't continue playing the video»
- ✗Videos marked as unavailable, especially after watching ads12% of mentions
«After every ad, and there are a lot of them, it says the video is not available»
- ✗Previously free features suddenly become paid (background playback, downloads)10% of mentions
«Don't download updates! If you download it... what was free will immediately become paid. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR BACKGROUND PLAYBACK NOW!!!!!!!!!»
- ✗App freezes, does not open, hangs during playback8% of mentions
«It stopped opening. The loading keeps spinning and that's it. Everything freezes»
What people praise
- ★Large selection of content (movies, TV series, bloggers, streams, kids)
- ★Available on different devices (smartphone, TV, PC)
- ★Focus on Russian-language content and Russian cinema