PureFlix is the recently acquired streaming service from Christian film company PureFlix. PureFlix is currently one of the larger Christian media companies in America, and made “box office hits” like GOD’S NOT DEAD and DO YOU BELIEVE? The service was previously known as Iamflix, and provides family friendly/Christian content that the whole family can enjoy.
Design-wise, the website and video service is clearly copying a number of key elements from Netflix’s site, including the format of the front page to the visual banner on top. While the site lacks a number of key features that Netflix provides, it’s still in it’s infancy and shows signs of growth potential.
The website has two main tabs for looking at content, “Discover” and “Browse. Discover lets users look at the film library according to how popular they are, when they were added, or whether they are “featured”. There is also the “Browse tab”, which lets users look at the following genres: Educational, Faith, General, Independent Films, Kids, Movies and Short Films, and Series. While these categories are pretty extensive, they don’t offer much context to the programming yet. The more Christians that subscribe, the faster PureFlix will grow.
We used the search feature to find an abundance of Christmas programming.
We aren’t concerned that PureFlix has significantly less programming than Netflix or Hulu. The channel has less than 2000 programs in its library. Thankfully, there is some variety. Users can watch documentaries about patriots and liberty-lovers, comedies about family life, or dramas about the Church. Most of PureFlix’s content is exclusive and isn’t available anywhere else for streaming. However, most of the content is produced by fairly small companies and will likely have narrow interest.If users do want to save a program for later, they can “Add to favorites”, which can only be accessed through the “Profile” button in the top right part of the screen.As for the streaming quality, the video service has an auto-detect streaming feature that will read the user’s internet stream and adjust accordingly. However, users could change the stream data level if things bugged out too much. The settings go from 8130k to 234k video. I was able to run the 5129k stream level with very few problems. PureFlix does have both an Apple and Android apps, plus a Roku Box channel available for streaming its content. Google Chrome Cast is also viable option.Overall, PureFlix is a gallant attempt at providing a streaming service for the Christian audience. Its features are lacking, but we found the content variety sufficient.
I can understand the appeal of a ‘Netflix’ that doesn’t feature adult content like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. PureFlix may not yet have a fully developed catalog to appeal to a wider audience, especially since the service doesn’t have popular programs like Veggietales, God’s Not Dead or Kirk Cameron’s latest film. However, there is enough beneficial programming to watch while supporting a Christian company into it’s maturity. You will also be supporting PilgrimsBeacon.com as well!
At less than the price of a movie ticket, PureFlix verses Netflix doesn’t have to be an either or choice.
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