PBS is a consumer product built for PBS viewers and television streaming audiences.

Does PBS have a free plan?

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

Is PBS still maintained?

Unverified. PBS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

PBS is developed by PBS, based in the United States.

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PBS

Name: PBS
Author: PBS

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PBS is a mobile streaming app for watching live local PBS station broadcasts and on-demand television. It offers documentaries, news, dramas, science and history programs, and other PBS series for viewers on supported devices.

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Overview

8 features

In the Movies & shows space, PBS takes a focused approach. It focuses on watching PBS live television, documentaries, news, and series on demand across mobile devices. PBS is a consumer product aimed at PBS viewers and television streaming audiences. There is a free tier. PBS is available on iOS.

It is developed by PBS (United States), and it first shipped in 2010. Among its 8 catalogued features are live local TV, on-demand episodes, and documentary streaming.

Live local TV
On-demand episodes
Documentary streaming
News programs
British dramas
Science programs
History programs
Music performances

Built with & integrations

Runs on

iOS

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed12 Sept · 21:23 UTC
Pbs Watch Tv Documentaries verified via crawler:appstore
Source: crawler:appstore · Open

Frequently asked questions about PBS

What does PBS do?: PBS focuses on watching PBS live television, documentaries, news, and series on demand across mobile devices. It is catalogued under Movies & shows on PulseGate.
Who should use PBS?: PBS is a consumer product built for PBS viewers and television streaming audiences.
Does PBS have a free plan?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does PBS run on?: PBS runs on iOS.
Is PBS still maintained?: Unverified. PBS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who develops PBS?: PBS is developed by PBS, based in the United States.
How long has PBS been around?: PBS first shipped in 2010.

At a glance

Platforms: Mobile
Languages: English
First seen: 12 Sept 2026
Built for: PBS viewers and television streaming audiences
Model: B2C
Solves: Watching PBS live television, documentaries, news, and series on demand across mobile devices.

Registered as

App Store: 398349296

Index record

Indexed: 12 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 12 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: pbs-watch-tv-documentaries-apple-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 12 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 12 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 12 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://apps.apple.com/app/id398349296

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