It's no surprise to see so much PlayStation support, given that Sony owns the service.Ĭrackle used to have a very underwhelming interface on some of its devices, especially mobile, but the service has recently rolled out a more modern aesthetic across the board.
Recent non-Nintendo consoles have it as well, including the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita and the discontinued PlayStation TV. It's also on streaming devices like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast, as well as smart TVs from Samsung, Sony, LG and Vizio.
It's also on your phones and tablets, whether you have an iOS or Android device, a Kindle tablet, or even a Windows Phone. It's in your web browser, so you can watch it easily on a computer. While Crackle has no subscription, it does reward you for creating an account or logging in with Facebook: you'll purportedly see fewer commercials overall.Ĭrackle is pretty much everywhere.
They just interrupt the movie – and sometimes during the most pivotal scenes. Unfortunately, however, they sometimes came at awkward moments: unlike watching a movie on TV, there's no smooth fade-out for ads. When watching Shaun of the Dead, for example, Crackle showed seven upcoming commercial breaks on the timeline, and they typically lasted the same 2-3 minutes each time. When watching a film, on the other hand, you'll get the same 30-second kicker up front and then occasional artificial commercial breaks along the way. It'll show something like "Ad 1 of 8," which might scare you away from Crackle forever, but they're often short – you'll usually only see 2-3 minutes' worth of commercials. What kinds of ads can you expect on Crackle? When watching a TV episode, for example, you'll usually see 30 seconds of ads upfront, and then normal commercial breaks in between. It's an entirely free streaming video service that is fully supported by video ads that run before and in the middle of content.Ĭrackle doesn't even have a premium option that lets you opt out of commercial by tossing in a few bucks a month. In case you missed the multiple mentions above, let's make it abundantly clear: Crackle won't cost you a thing.