4 great alternatives to Netflix for Android and iOS

But streaming services have long transcended the desktop and laptop, and have found a new—rather permanent for now—home in smartphones and tablets. Today, you can grab the app corresponding to the service you're using in under a minute, for free. So long as you're a paying customer and remember your log-in and password combo, you'll be watching your favorite shows in no time.

But why look for alternatives to Netflix at all? It really depends. It might be that your aforementioned show just isn't available with the content provider, or any number of technical or idiosyncratic reasons. Whatever it might be, we decided it's high time we gathered the most deserving Netflix rivals in one place, so here goes!