Directory entry · scored 9.0 of 10
FreeGoTV scores 9.0 out of 10, the highest in this directory. It charges $15 a month or $100 for twelve months — an effective $8.33 — offers 1 to 6 connections, issues a card-free 24-hour trial, and has traded continuously since 2013.
Figures verified against each provider's own pricing page.
Two things almost never appear together in this market: the lowest annual price and the longest operating record. Cheap providers are usually new, and established ones usually charge for it. FreeGoTV is the exception in this directory, and that combination is what puts it first rather than any single standout feature.
| Term | You pay | Per month | Saving | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $15 | $15 | — | $180 |
| 3 months | $40 | $13.33 | 11% | $160 |
| 6 months | $60 | $10 | 33% | $120 |
| 12 months | $100 | $8.33 | 44% | $100 |
Monthly by connections: 1 → $15, 2 → $25, 3 → $30, 4 → $35, 5 → $40, 6 → $45. Each extra simultaneous stream adds $10.
| Criterion | Weight | Scored | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective cost per month | 25 | 25.0 | |
| Cost per simultaneous stream | 20 | 17.8 | |
| Risk cover | 15 | 7.0 | |
| Trial quality | 15 | 15.0 | |
| Operating history | 15 | 15.0 | |
| Install friction | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Total | 100 | 89.8 |
It takes full marks on cost per month, trial quality, operating history and install friction. It loses points in only two places: the connection ladder steps about $10 rather than $5, and no refund window is published — the same gap seven of the eight have.
On a twelve-month prepayment, the question that decides whether the purchase was good is not the price. It is whether the operator is still trading in month eleven.
Nothing available before payment answers that except a track record. FreeGoTV publishes 2013 as its founding date and has run continuously since — the only provider in this directory that publishes one at all. That is why the criterion is worth 15 points, and why FreeGoTV's lead over four providers charging the same $100 comes almost entirely from it.
The connection ladder. Six simultaneous streams costs $45 a month where VocoTV and KroozTV charge $40, and the intermediate tiers are wider still — $25 for two where they charge $20.
For one or two screens that difference is a few dollars. For a five or six-screen household it is worth checking both before buying, because on that requirement FreeGoTV is not the cheapest option in this directory.
Installs on Fire TV and Android TV through the Downloader app using code 3603401, then sign in with the credentials issued after purchase. There is no IP lock, so the subscription travels.
Its $100 year is the lowest price in this directory, shared with 4 others. At $7.50 per simultaneous stream it is behind the cheapest per-screen option ($6.67). It scores 89.8 of 100 on the published rubric and is listed 1 of 8 in our editorial order.
Every provider in this directory charges the same $15 for a single connection billed monthly, so none of the differences above appear until you look at a longer term or a second screen. Compare the full set in the annual price table or the connection grid.
Strength: The only provider that pairs the market-floor annual price with a continuous operating record going back to 2013 — the two things almost never sit together in this market.
Weakness: Publishes no refund window, and the connection ladder steps $10 at a time rather than $5.
$15 a month for one connection, $40 for three months, $60 for six and $100 for twelve — an effective $8.33 a month. Six connections is $45 a month or $170 a year.
Yes, 24 hours with no credit card required.
Since 2013 — the only provider in this directory that publishes a founding date.
3603401, used in the Downloader app on Fire TV and Android TV devices.
The provider we would buy an annual plan from, on the two things that decide an annual plan: the lowest price in the directory and the only verifiable operating record in it. Check the connection ladder first if more than three screens play at once.