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REVIEW
Pinterest on Roku is the same lean-back browse as on Fire TV.
Same Pinterest catalogue, same TV-on-remote awkwardness, same passive-browse use case. Roku's directional pad is slightly worse than Fire TV's for this; the catalogue is the catalogue.
BY THE APP COMRADE DESK · MAY 8, 2026 · 2 MIN READ
Pinterest: Image & Reel
BLITZ APPS
OUR SCORE
6.2
ROKU
★ 3.5
PRICE
Free
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Pinterest on Roku is the same Pinterest catalogue as on Fire TV with a slightly worse input experience. Roku’s directional-pad remote design is heavier and slower for tile-based browsing than Fire TV’s equivalent, and the on-screen keyboard for search input is more friction. Otherwise the platforms are functionally equivalent — same content, same use cases, same recommendation algorithm.
For Roku TV owners who specifically want Pinterest on a TV, this is the right install with the same caveats as on every TV platform: passive browse-only mode is the right use case, active board-building work happens on the phone, the catalogue is real and useful for couples-planning and family-aesthetic-discussion use cases. The Fire TV Pinterest review covers the longer editorial framing.
Same recommendation: a complementary install for the specific TV-mode use case Pinterest serves, not a primary destination, and not a platform-of-choice for Pinterest’s content. The phone is, in 2026, still the better Pinterest surface.
Pinterest on Roku is Pinterest on Fire TV with a worse remote. Same content. Different friction.
FEATURES
Pinterest on Roku is the smart-TV-native client of Pinterest, identical in catalogue to the Fire TV version (and the iOS / Android phone versions). All Pinterest features available, but adapted for directional-pad navigation through pin tiles. Search via Roku's voice service handles direct queries; manual typing is awkward.
See the Amazon Fire TV Pinterest review for the longer editorial framing on Pinterest's TV-mode use case.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Same content catalogue as on every other platform. The TV-as-shared-browse use case (couples planning, families discussing aesthetic choices in shared rooms) applies equally on Roku.
ROOM TO IMPROVE
Roku's directional-pad remote is meaningfully worse than Fire TV's directional-pad remote for Pinterest's tile-based browsing — the navigation feels heavier on Roku, and the on-screen keyboard for search input is more friction than the equivalent Fire TV input. The Fire TV version is the better TV-Pinterest experience.
Save / Pin actions require multi-step directional navigation. Most Roku-Pinterest sessions end up passive consumption rather than active work.
CONCLUSION
See the Fire TV Pinterest review for the editorial framing. On Roku specifically, install if you want lean-back browsing of existing boards on a TV; expect slightly more friction than on Fire TV. For active Pinterest work, the phone remains the right surface; the Roku app is a complementary install.