Hallmark TV Reviews

by MomtoSW08

They release a movie and disable your ability to rewind or fast forward through it. You have to sit through ten incredibly long commercials every time you open HallmarkTV and they’re always the same ones. It’s maddening! If you fall asleep during the movie and it plays to the end, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO START FROM THE BEGINNING! They remove your ability to find your place in the movie. You have to watch it over and over without ever getting through it. THEN they REMOVE the movie from the platform and you can’t EVER see the end! ISN’T 2020 HORRIBLE ENOUGH, HALLMARK?!?!? Give us fast forward and rewind. And can you compromise on the amount of commercials and allow us to watch LESS OF THEM? Or how about you mix it up a little? I promise McCormick spices that I will PURPOSELY NOT BUY their products because just looking at their label gives me bad feelings after being forced to watch their commercials every single time I want to watch a Hallmark movie. I just wanted some happily ever afters this season, but you wrapped them up in this impossible to navigate app. Please, fix it.

by SophieLayne

I was so excited to get HallmarkTV on my AppleTv, but it was a Major let down. For starters, the ONLY show I can get is Chesapeake Shores (major disappointment because my favorite show is When Calls The Heart and I can't even get it on HallmarkTV 😩), there's only 12 movies on the list. And lastly and the most highly annoying, every time I open HallmarkTV I have to log in with my cable provider, 😒. Not only that, I can only watch 1 1/2 episodes (yes, you read that correctly!) I can watch one full episode, then halfway through the next one it kicks me off and I have close the whole app and sign in with my provider again to finish the episode. And!, because I've signed in so many times it now thinks I'm being hacked, so I now have to change my log in info. Seriously folks, that's just ridiculous! Needless to say, I will not be using HallmarkTV until this is resolved. PLEASE FIX!!!!!!

by Telusoma

HallmarkTV is extremely frustrating to use when trying to watch movies. I’ve tried using this on my mobile device, Roku, and laptop. HallmarkTV never saves my login information. I have to re-login every time I want to watch anything. It will suddenly exit mid-movie, causing me to have to login again. If I pause the movie for a few minutes and hit play again, it will automatically log me out and I’ll need to login once again. It is so unbelievably frustrating that it doesn’t have the capability to store recognized devices to not have to login multiple times in order to complete a single movie. This is the ONLY streaming app that seems to have this issue. Hallmark TV needs to do better!

by DabbleinApple

First, I understand that Hallmark wants to show commercials given that HallmarkTV works off the basis of an existing cable/satellite subscription. BUT, I watch channels like Hallmark to AVOID political commercials. As if political commercials aren’t bad enough as a whole, pushing politicians who are socialist anti-Americans is unacceptable. There are plenty of advertisers out there without pandering to politics and nauseating and alienating faithful Hallmark viewers in the process. Hallmark has the right to choose what commercials it shows. If it decides to embrace and show support of socialists by airing their advertising, you will alienate, and likely lose, about 2/3 of your mostly-conservative viewers.

The amount and selection of programming available is very small. While there may be more on the subscription app, I’m already paying a subscription to Hallmark via my satellite subscription. Only those with an existing cable/satellite subscription can view the content so why is it so limited and having very little current content?

by Tjbaetz

I loved HallmarkTV at first, but now not so much. I consider this a rip off due to the fact that I already pay for the hallmark package at home. Since I’m a truck driver, I have my satellite mounted, but I have to tune it in to get all my channels. Sometimes I like just listening while getting ready for bed on HallmarkTV . But, you have this thing about the two apps being separate the one I get is with my paid service and your other app in the hallmark now, which is paid independently. I’m not going to pay for both. The other problem is limiting movies, I’ve seen all the ones on my end and only seen in 5 months 8 new movies. The selection doesn’t change much. So if I want to see more, I have to pay more. Not good. I wouldn’t recommend HallmarkTV til you change your business practices.

by Mindiv

While I would love to watch movies in HallmarkTV, unless you are going to watch the whole movie in one sitting HallmarkTV is useless. If you stop and return to the movie a few hours later it doesn’t save your spot. This wouldn’t be horrible except when you try to fast forward to where you think you stopped, you must first watch a pile of commercials....try to adjust forward or backward to find the correct spot, another pile of commercials before you can see if you are there yet. I finally gave up after watching 20 minutes of commercials just trying to find the right spot in the movie that I left off. Tried another movie, same deal. This makes HallmarkTV useless.

by MsIzzy

Let me preface that I subscribe to a very high speed internet that plays Netflix and other movie apps without any issues. Unfortunately this is a very frustrating app because when I open it daily to watch any of their recorded videos, the videos would freeze and crash, so I would have to close HallmarkTV , restart the videos from the very beginning again (because you cannot fast forward without the videos freezing immediately), the videos would freeze and stopped at the same spot when it last froze. I have to say that this happens to 9 out of 10 videos I play on HallmarkTV. Of course, the advertisements never have any issues playing over and over clearly though. I really hope the developer fixes these major glitches in HallmarkTV.

by Emers121

I like the content available and love that I can access my shows from my phone or when I’m not at home. However, if I cast to TV from my phone and I pick up my phone to do something else, the audio of the show starts from the beginning on my phone, while I’m watching the show on TV. SO, I then have two versions of the audio going..one from the beginning on my phone, and the second audio from my TV where I’m at in the show. There is no way to shut it off. I just have to close HallmarkTV and start again.

The other issue is, if I’m casting to my TV and press pause and decide to change to my phone to watch...it doesn’t hold the place where I left off. I have to start the show over again.

Just a suggestion: When fast forward is available, it would be much better to go forward by 30 seconds than 10 seconds.

by Tmrdar

I love Hallmark channel and was expecting to get to see much more on HallmarkTV . So disappointed that you don’t show all your Movies, Holidays included! I pay my already for both channels and when I’m wanting to watch a Christmas movie why my husband watches another channel I can’t get the movie I want. I was hoping this would be more like picking a movie and watching. I also have bought some movies on my Apple TV and very disappointed that I can’t get more of your movies to purchase! I also hate the same commercials when I watch a movie!! So frustrating. You have tons of movies and I feel you should offer them to us at anytime! Your app needs major adjustments and you need to be more concerned about your audience and listen to what they want. That’s what makes certain apps successful!

by PaigeMod

I love Hallmark, but HallmarkTV is so frustrating. It seems to be on East Coast time only? Not such a big deal but it can get confusing when watching live TV. Also, when watching live TV right now on HallmarkTV , both the Hallmark channel and Movies and Mysteries are playing the same movies. Even though the schedule claims they should be playing different movies. When I go to HallmarkTV on my tv, they are in fact playing 2 different movies like they should be. So I’m not sure what’s wrong with HallmarkTV . Last, it’s also frustrating that at times, you can’t fast forward or that the “continue watching” won’t actually keep your place. Again, I love Hallmark but HallmarkTV isn’t always the best.

by Managermom5

I watch the Hallmark channel a lot. I have been very disappointed lately to see homosexuality popping up in several movies, as if they think it’s ok and are subtly trying to get everyone else to think so. I agree with the lady who suggested you have a separate channel for that sort of thing, if you must push that agenda. It is very disturbing and offensive and I don’t like to be halfway through a movie, and something like that pops up and I turn it off. I usually watch Hallmark because in the past, it has been clean (no homosexuality and no “bedroom scenes”). If this keeps happening, I will have to find another channel, and I know MANY people who feel the same way.

by Lyra_b

It’s nice to have an alternative way to watch Hallmark movies and shows. However there are serious problems with playback. If you start a movie and want to watch the rest later, you can’t. You have to start it over and manually scrub to where you left off. There is a “Continue Watching” location that states movies you started watching can be continued there but it doesn’t work. Nothing ever shows up. You need to click on the heart icon on the movie and then it will at least stay in the “Favorites” section but the playback problem still exists. There is a decent selection of films but I wish there were more mysteries. For a free app it is okay.

by Jaihir

I downloaded HallmarkTV thinking I was going to have unlimited access to all your holiday movies, but HallmarkTV doesn’t have that feature. Why should I download the other app you offer, which is $4.99/month, if I’m already paying for the subscription to Hallmark with my cable provider? I really thought this was going to be like HBOGO or even the STARZ app where you can watch all the content those channels have in their app. Please make all your movies available in this apps without asking the user to download another monthly subscription, if you do, I assure you thousands more will download/use HallmarkTV . Thank you.

by Veeki

I’d like to understand the thought process behind HallmarkTV. It feels like a teaser to get more paid subscriptions to Hallmark Movies Now which I don’t appreciate since I already pay for both Hallmark channels. Is it considered good business to charge a customer twice for the same thing? If Hallmark was the only channel I watched, perhaps $5.99/Month wouldn’t seem unreasonable but...it is. Someone needs to be concerned with these reviews because there are valid issues discussed here. Maybe people that don’t already pay for Hallmark through regular TV should pay for the Now app/service but not the ones that pay already.

by Maxedwell

Title pretty much says it all. You get a few new movies each month plus some shows. The biggest problem is the commercials. As someone pointed out in a previous review, if you leave HallmarkTV before finishing and try to come back, it will automatically either start you with 5 commercials or at best, let you view content for approximately 3 minutes before making you wait through 5 more commercials. And, they’re almost always the same ones. It is very frustrating. All you can do is turn off the volume because you can’t skip through them.

by Oomabear

While I love the movies and grateful for HallmarkTV , there are issues. First I am disappointed that the new movies are only offered for a couple days but I guess I’m glad you at least give us that. I can’t watch in the evening when they air because my husband would never watch Hallmark.
Was just watching Chateau Christmas which expires soon and almost half way through an error message popped up. So I clicked resume watching but it didn’t work and now it is making me start the whole movie over with no fast forward option. I understand not wanting people to skip the commercials but other apps will let me fast forward and the commercial will still come up to watch on those as soon as I stop at the place I need. This is such a bummer, I don’t want to watch 45 min of what I just watched and who’s to say it won’t happen again…

by Melissa Fraggle

I really do love the idea of HallmarkTV. They have fun movies and I like that you can catch up on recent shows. I wish that maybe they would put on some of the more recent movies, but it's still a good mix. It would be nice if they had the shows available all the time instead of just during their season, but I guess a lot of them are on Netflix so at least there's that! The one thing that would give this that 5th star is if it had the option to cast it with chromecast. Otherwise, I've never had any problems with crashing or any difficulties viewing. It's a fine app!

by Taekarate

I love The Hallmark Channel and I really love the live feature on HallmarkTV ! I’m able to watch Hallmark and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries no matter where I go!
That being said, I’ve been watching several Christmas movies and they tend to cut off. I have to restart and there isn’t a way to fast forward to the part I was on. When I start over, I have to rewatch the commercial I just watched. I don’t mind commercials and waiting until a commercial is over to fast forward, but I do mind having to start all over in a movie.

by A Fa

The movies and series are great to watch it makes you feel happy . HallmarkTV is great I have no problems with HallmarkTV the commercials are short that is a bonus to me unlike some apps the commercials are long. The movies are great and the actors and actresses are great. I love watching Hallmark Channel at Christmas time the movies helps you to remember the true meaning of what Christmas is all about. I will always recommend the Hallmark Channel app to all my family and friends. Thank you Hallmark Channel for making great movies.

by Cem5712

Love the channel!! A couple of things:
I’ve had a lot of problems with HallmarkTV since this last update. You can be watching a movie and all of a sudden it’ll just go to the main menu for no reason. Can you please correct this on another app version. Also not a big fan of your late night programming on either channel. Please, if you can, look at movies and other programming that shows a positive note like your Christmas movies do. That’s why I like your network. Because a lot of your movies present a positive image to “all “people. It’s the only channel that I know of that provides this.
Thank you.

by Desert2011

I pay for Hallmark through my satellite subscription. I would think that once I sign in with my provider I would be able to watch shows and movies that are on the TV. But I can’t. There are currently 5, yes that is right 5 movies available to watch. My husband likes to watch golf and news, I don’t. So I was hoping HallmarkTV would make it so I could watch what I pay extra for on my satellite subscription. But I can’t. It is a useless app. Other apps let me sign in and let me have access to shows. So I will stick with them and delete HallmarkTV. Better yet, if hallmark isn’t going to offer anything, they should delete HallmarkTV . It is a waste.

by Dess0510

Super excited about HallmarkTV, but I feel let down. I love Hallmark and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. I downloaded HallmarkTV thinking I would be able to see both sides, since the Hallmark Now app (which combines both) is subscription only and does not allow syncing with a provider. I pay for all theses channels already so I don’t appreciate that I do not get the option to sign in with full access on both sides. Since HallmarkTV is the only one that allows syncing I expected more, it is very limiting. I’m really bummed since using HallmarkTV is my only access to Hallmark for awhile and I refuse to pay for something I already have. Looks like I will be missing a lot this season.... unhappy

by Terri9294

Have had HallmarkTV for close to 3 years with hopes they will improve. I moved and for six months, I didn’t have cable. I was disappointed to see when I came back to view HallmarkTV , many of the same moves were still there.
I can’t believe that many of the movie options have been on here for months. If you are going to do that, at least put some of your better classics. These are mainly old movies and some that don’t even resemble a hallmark movie. The only way to get HallmarkTV, is to have it through your cable, so in theory I’m paying for it. HallmarkTV should be a better representation of the channel itself.

by SHANNON10619

I like the convenience of HallmarkTV and the use on my iPhone and tablet. Unfortunately, the same commercials and too many over and over was frustrating. I almost turned the movie off. Just as I was getting into the movie, a commercial appeared. Not so bad since there was a good time lapse from the beginning. Then, another of the same commercials and the spacing is shorter. No sooner did I get back into the movie, another same commercials. I like the concept, but if you’re going to have so many commercials that it takes away from the continuity of the movie I’ll probably uninstall.

by SeddieForwood1

Love the idea, execution... not so much. A few issues I see: 1) a lot of the movies available to me are old ones, I’d NEVER be interested in as they’re OLD!!! Meanwhile, the current movies (in other words, the Countdown to Christmas 10th Anniversary lineup aren’t even on it??? It doesn’t make sense!!! ☹️ 2) I can’t add the movies I’m interested in now, since they’re not available for me to look at further. I tried the schedule tab on the left side, but when I go to ‘click’ on the title, nothing happens. How can I create a movie list if I can’t touch the movie to add it to the watchlist? ☹️Someone HELP!!! 😞😢😠

by Kitcat529

Really wish there were more movies to choose from I mean come Hallmark Channel how many movies do you have of all times? Millions! Plus it would be nice to have some of the online games that you offer inside HallmarkTV as well. Lastly and most importantly you need to add When call the heart and I am not the first person that has requested that either. I love Hallmark Channel and HallmarkTV is amazing but I do know that it can be better! I hope this review helps improve HallmarkTV for the better. Thank you Hallmark Channel!

by Zizi:3

HallmarkTV looks nice and it’s nice that I don't have to waste time going through the xfinity app just to find halmark’s on demand movies, but thats all HallmarkTV offers, the same movies I can just watch on my xfinity app and have space for more useful apps. It should at least offer streaming of movies that were recently aired, since what I’ve been doing is just record the current theme movies with my tv xfinity and can watch them anytime on my iphone or laptop.
Oh! it should offer live streaming!

by Mayre1

My tv provider is mediacom and the channel for hallmark in my area is 71(SD) and 571(HD) the guide shows otherwise they are ahowing in both channels what is shown on the guide for channel 571 and on channel 71 theres a different guide i contacted my provider and they said i should contact hallmark so they can figure out whats going on and funny thing is that on HallmarkTV they are showing live what is shown on the guide for channel 71 help please bring back hallmark channel sd exactly whats shown on the guide my provider is mediacom cable and im on the Nogales/ Rio Rico area in Arizona