Quick answers
Straight answers to the streaming questions people actually ask. Facts about prices verified against the dataset.
What is Dormant?
Dormant is a streaming-price watchdog. It tracks what your shows cost across 20 services, keeps a calendar of what’s coming, and tells you which months are actually worth paying for, so you only pay for the months that matter.
Save money & rotate
Pay for the months that matter, not the months that don't.
What is the best way to save money on streaming services?
Rotate instead of stacking: subscribe for the months a service has something you want, then pause or cancel. Two mid-tier plans you barely watch cost about $300 a year. Dormant’s planner maps your shows to the cheapest months to subscribe.
What is subscription hopping?
Subscription hopping (also called rotation) means subscribing to one or two services at a time and switching as shows release, instead of paying for all of them year-round. YouTube TV even supports it officially: you can pause up to 6 months and keep your DVR library, verified September 22, 2026.
Which streaming services are worth keeping?
Keep the ones you actually watched last month. If a service has nothing you want for 60 days, pause or cancel it; Dormant’s calendar shows what’s coming so you know when to come back.
How much would it cost to subscribe to every streaming service?
Subscribing to all 20 services Dormant tracks at their cheapest tiers costs $295.81/month, over $3,500 a year, verified October 14, 2026. The average cheapest tier is $14.79/month, which is why rotating two or three at a time beats stacking them all.
Compare services
Which service, at what price, for whom.
Which streaming service is cheapest in 2026?
CuriosityStream is the cheapest at $5.99/month, verified October 14, 2026. Among mainstream services, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Prime Video all start at $8.99/month.
What is the best streaming bundle deal in 2026?
The best streaming bundle deal is the Disney Trio (Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select) at $21.99/month with ads, verified October 14, 2026. Bought separately those three start at $12.49 + $12.49 + $13.99, so the bundle saves about $17/month.
Is Hulu or Netflix better?
Netflix starts cheaper: $8.99/month with ads vs Hulu’s $12.49/month, verified October 14, 2026. Hulu’s edge is next-day network TV; pick by what you watch, not the brand.
What is the most expensive streaming service?
YouTube TV’s Base Plan at $82.99/month is the priciest single subscription Dormant tracks, verified October 14, 2026. The cheapest plans start at $5.99/month, which is why rotating beats stacking.
Watch sports
Every game has a cheapest seat.
What is the cheapest way to watch NFL games without cable in 2026?
Start free: an antenna covers local CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC games. For the rest, Fox One ($19.99/mo) covers Fox games and Paramount+ Premium ($13.99/mo) covers CBS games, both verified October 14, 2026. For the full season you’ll need several services, which is exactly when rotating by month pays off.
Do I need more than one streaming service to watch every NFL game?
Yes. NFL rights are split across Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Amazon, so no one streaming service carries them all (verified September 22, 2026). Stack the services you need during the season, then cancel down to one or two in the offseason.
Can I watch NFL games on Netflix?
Five of them in 2026, including two Christmas Day games, included with any Netflix subscription (verified October 6, 2026 against the NFL–Netflix five-game deal through 2029). But that’s it; for the full season you still need the services that carry Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and Amazon games.
Seniors
Fixed income, straight prices.
Does Netflix have a senior discount?
No, Netflix offers no senior discount; the cheapest plan is Standard with ads at $8.99/month, verified October 14, 2026. Every tier is month-to-month, so there’s no annual commitment to weigh.
What is the cheapest streaming service for seniors on a fixed income?
CuriosityStream costs $5.99/month, the lowest price Dormant tracks, verified October 14, 2026. For mainstream shows and movies, the $8.99/month ad-supported tiers from Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Prime Video are the budget picks.
Family
Streams, profiles, and who watches what.
How many people can watch Netflix at once?
Two simultaneous streams on Standard ($19.99/month, or $8.99 with ads) and four on Premium ($26.99/month), verified October 14, 2026. Disney+ matches that split: two streams on Basic, four on Premium.
Which streaming service allows the most simultaneous streams?
Apple TV+ and Crunchyroll tie at six simultaneous streams: Apple TV+ via Family Sharing on its single $14.99/month plan, and Crunchyroll on its Ultimate Fan plan at $17.99/month, verified October 14, 2026. Next come the two five-stream plans, Prime Video Ultra at $13.98/month and Fox One at $19.99/month, while Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max top out at four streams on their premium tiers.
Movies
Find the film, see where to watch it.
Where can I stream a movie right now?
Dormant’s movies page searches 415 films across 14 subscription services to show where each one is included with a subscription (bulk snapshot 2026-10-02; spot refresh 2026-10-09). For a single film, though, renting (usually around $4) beats paying for a whole month of a streamer.