The biggest licensed anime catalog you can stream on Android. New episodes land within an hour of the Japanese broadcast, the library runs past 25,000 titles, and you get the original series plus the full Crunchyroll Originals slate.
What is Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an anime streaming service that Sony Pictures Entertainment now owns, following the Funimation merger back in 2021. The library holds more than 25,000 episodes. You get current-season simulcasts, older shoujo and shounen, slice-of-life, isekai, and the Originals that Crunchyroll makes with Japanese studios. Subtitles come in 9 languages, and dubs cover English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Hindi.
On Android the app handles Chromecast, picture-in-picture, episode queuing, and watch history that syncs across your devices. Free accounts run with ads and a one-week delay on simulcasts. Premium tiers drop the ads, open up simulcasts the moment they air, and let you download episodes on the Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan plans.
Premium runs about 7.99 USD a month for Fan, 9.99 USD for Mega Fan, and 14.99 USD for Ultimate Fan. The page below covers a community-modified build of version 2.6.0 that some readers turn to in price-restricted markets, or when they want to test premium features before paying for the official subscription.
Key features
App info
- Publisher
- Crunchyroll, LLC (modded build)
- Package ID
com.crunchyroll.crunchyroid- Version
- 2.6.0
- Updated
- May 2026
- Size
- ~120 MB
- Android floor
- Android 6.0 and above
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a
- Permissions
- Storage, network, audio output, photos/media
- Category
- Entertainment, Video Players & Editors
What this mod offers
The modified build of Crunchyroll 2.6.0 switches on paid Premium-tier behavior inside the Android client. It changes things on the client side, so any account-bound feature that checks in with Crunchyroll servers still answers to those server-side checks.
- Ads removed from playback.
Pre-roll and mid-roll ad slots get skipped on every episode. Free accounts stop running into that 30-second commercial break.
- Simulcast airtime access.
The one-week wait on new releases is bypassed on the client side. Seasons that are airing right now show up in the catalog at simulcast time.
- 1080p video quality available.
The quality selector opens the full 1080p tier on every series. The 480p ceiling that free accounts hit is gone from the player's quality menu.
- Analytics endpoints blocked.
Telemetry, crash reporting, and behavioral tracking endpoints are blocked at the network layer.
- No forced update prompts.
The forced-update screen that locks app launch on older versions is suppressed. The build runs on its own, without leaning on server-side version gates.
- Signature check disabled.
The app's self-verification routine accepts the modified package signature. You won't see tampering warnings the first time it launches.
How to install
Installing follows the usual Android sideload steps. If the official Crunchyroll app is already on your phone, remove it first so the signatures don't clash.
- Uninstall the official build first
Long-press the Crunchyroll icon, tap Uninstall, and confirm. Starting clean keeps signature mismatch errors from popping up during the install.
- Download the APK file
Tap the download button on this page. The file drops into your default Downloads folder, usually named
com.crunchyroll.crunchyroid_2.6.0.apk. - Allow installs from this source
Open Settings, search for
Install unknown apps, pick your file manager or browser, and flip the permission on. - Open the downloaded APK
Tap the file in your Downloads folder. The Android package installer opens and lists the permissions it wants.
- Tap Install
Confirm the install. Let the progress bar finish, then tap Open to start the app.
- Sign in or use as guest
Sign in with an existing Crunchyroll account or just browse as a guest. The Premium-tier client features should already be on, with or without an account.
Mod APK vs Play Store
- Ads
- Mod: removed · Play Store: shown to free accounts, removed for premium
- Simulcasts
- Mod: airtime access · Play Store: 1 week delay on free, airtime on premium
- Video quality
- Mod: up to 1080p · Play Store: 480p free, 1080p premium
- Offline downloads
- Mod: not enabled (server-side check) · Play Store: Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan tiers
- Updates
- Mod: manual reinstall · Play Store: automatic via Google Play
- Account safety
- Mod: use a secondary account · Play Store: signed by Crunchyroll, LLC
What’s new in version 2.6.0
- New season catalog refresh: Spring 2026 simulcast lineup added to the home feed.
- Continue Watching row reorganized; recent episodes surface to the front.
- Improved subtitle rendering on Android 14 and Android 15 devices.
- Bug fixes for Chromecast disconnects on long-form (45 minute+) episodes.
- Performance improvements to the search filter on slower hardware.
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FAQ
- Is Crunchyroll free to use?
- The official Crunchyroll app from Crunchyroll, LLC is free to download. Free accounts get ad-supported access with a one-week delay on new episodes and a 480p quality cap. The Fan, Mega Fan, and Ultimate Fan subscription tiers remove ads, unlock simulcast access, raise the quality cap, and add offline downloads on the higher tiers.
- What is the difference between the official app and the modded APK?
- The official version on Google Play is signed by Crunchyroll, LLC and updates automatically through the Play Store. The modded APK on this page removes ads, unlocks airtime simulcast access, and raises the quality cap to 1080p at the client level. Server-bound features like offline downloads remain dependent on a paid subscription.
- Will the mod work with my existing Crunchyroll account?
- The mod accepts any Crunchyroll account, but signing into a primary account through an unofficial client is not recommended. Crunchyroll terms of service prohibit modified clients; use a secondary account for evaluation.
- What Android version do I need?
- Crunchyroll 2.6.0 runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and above. The app supports both arm64-v8a (64-bit) and armeabi-v7a (32-bit) devices, and the 1080p tier benefits from a 64-bit chipset with hardware video decode.
- How big is the download?
- The Crunchyroll 2.6.0 modded APK is approximately 120 MB. Allow extra storage for cached episodes if you watch frequently; the player keeps a rolling cache that can grow to several hundred MB depending on usage.
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