Works great on all Platform
I love this app!
One of my favorites, and the developer is incredibly responsive.
A lot of reviews mention getting sent to YouTube directly, but that's actually just one option. You can watch videos right in the app instead, either inline or by pressing the space bar to open a Quick Look–style popup. This lets me watch what I want and skip the rest. And all the small little details in the app make it a delight to use. ✨
One of my favorites, and the developer is incredibly responsive.
A lot of reviews mention getting sent to YouTube directly, but that's actually just one option. You can watch videos right in the app instead, either inline or by pressing the space bar to open a Quick Look–style popup. This lets me watch what I want and skip the rest. And all the small little details in the app make it a delight to use. ✨
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Very Helpful
The app makes it easy to “transfer” videos from iPhone & iPad over to the Apple TV device. Love it, and I use it every day for 3+ years.
A couple feature requests
Hello, could you add the ability for one to copy tags from one video and paste them on another?
Could you also add more icons to use for the tags? I have a lot and want more options please. It would be cool if you would allow all SF symbols.
Whenever creating new auto tag rules, can you also add a copy and paste method where the user can copy the condition and paste it. I like how we are able to copy and paste the auto searching rules. But when going into that rule and setting the conditions, we are not.
Could you also add the ability to keep the transcripts downloaded, so I don’t have to click the button to get the transcripts every time.
Thank you very much!
Could you also add more icons to use for the tags? I have a lot and want more options please. It would be cool if you would allow all SF symbols.
Whenever creating new auto tag rules, can you also add a copy and paste method where the user can copy the condition and paste it. I like how we are able to copy and paste the auto searching rules. But when going into that rule and setting the conditions, we are not.
Could you also add the ability to keep the transcripts downloaded, so I don’t have to click the button to get the transcripts every time.
Thank you very much!
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Response from developer
Thank you for the review! The next update will include improvements in most of the areas you mentioned.
Greatest app to keep a track of videos to watch and not to clog a web-browser.
Using it since first week of release and can’t ask for more! Feels like an app, Apple should release themselves.
Great app! A few notes.
Note: I’m using macOS Sequoia. 1: The "full-screen" button in the lower-right-hand corner doesn’t work when I try to click it. The video just pauses and unpauses. 2. It would be nice to be able to do picture-in-picture. I don’t know if that’s what the button that doesn’t work for me is supposed to do. 3. When going "full screen", the video will often restart back at the beginning of the video. 4: Sometimes I click the CC button because I’m having trouble making out what somebody said, especially when watching videos in different languages. When you do this, there is a large "Subtitles/CC turned on" banner that pops up in a spot that hides the subtitles, so I have to wait a couple seconds for this to go away to actually see the closed captions. Could this be moved to a different part of the screen or made to go away quicker? It would be nice to be able to see the subtitles as soon as you click the button without having to wait, and I prefer not to have the subtitles on all the time, only when I can’t make out a word. Besides these minor things, I greatly appreciate the app! It is super useful for escaping the YouTube algorithm and gaining back control over the videos you watch!
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Feature request
Hello, could you add a better editor for the notes section? Sometimes I like to make elaborate notes for videos. It would be awesome if the editor could become fullscreen, perhaps support markdown, maybe support references to tags or other videos, and an export feature. I would very much appreciate this!
Could you also add the ability to keep the transcripts downloaded, so I don’t have to click the button to get the transcripts every time?
Thank you. Awesome app!
Could you also add the ability to keep the transcripts downloaded, so I don’t have to click the button to get the transcripts every time?
Thank you. Awesome app!
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for your review and feature requests! The next update will introduce a completely new notes editor that includes all the features you requested. It should already be available for download within the next few days.
So much better than using YouTube directly
Worth paying for the premium features
Delete old videos
Perfect could be an option but your solution sounds really good too!
Much needed in 2026
Thank you for creating an amazing app to help me cut back on Youtube and intentionally watch only educational or fun content that I really want to view without the algo.
Can you please add a feature to auto delete videos that don’t get watched after 7 days, 14 days or a month etc so the list doesn’t get too long like the “watch later” playlist does. Save me some watch guilt haha.
Can you please add a feature to auto delete videos that don’t get watched after 7 days, 14 days or a month etc so the list doesn’t get too long like the “watch later” playlist does. Save me some watch guilt haha.
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My YouTube Front-End
Not only do I use Play to queue the videos I want to watch, it replaces the YouTube UI so that I don’t have to deal with the algorithm. I just see what I want. It’s easy to add a video to my list. It’s easy to watch what I’ve saved.
Watch what you want, organized
This app is the best way to organize floods of YouTube subscriptions so you watch what you choose. Very responsive developer and lots of improvements all the time. With the recent pricing improvements it is totally worth a try.
My Favorite Indie Developer
Love the app. It is the only serious alternative to watch YouTube videos on iOS and has many intelligent features and a very thoughtful design. I like the inbox feature to triage the videos. The developer is super friendly, responsive and continuously improves the app.
Not happy
I paid for this app before it went to subscription and now have to pay again. I hate the subscription grift.
It’s free now, yippee!
Always felt strange paying upfront and then having the subscription model. This feels more natural :)
App lock needed
Hi! Can you add an app lock for the Apple TV app please?
features now behind a subscription?
wait, so features I used in an application I paid for are now behind a subscription? And you want me to pay £99 to *restore* functionality removed in the latest update?
Saved my relationship with YouTube! 10/10 would recommend
This dev is a damn genius, the app rocks. If you feel addicted to YouTube, just download it and enjoy distraction free viewing of your favorite channels. I paid for the Lifetime membership - it’s that good.
Improving
I like where this app is going. I would recommend a video quality and audio only option. With the “channels” feature now with the option to “auto-add” I wish there was a button to retrieve those videos and avoid the Channels window entirely (and of course add a background check like refresh every hour). The app DESPERATELY needs an Archive section and folders would be helpful (to bookmark loved videos and organize them beyond just stashing them all in Watched and using tags. It’s strange that you can’t swipe for actions on the Mac app.
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Response from developer
Adjusting the video quality is possible directly within the embedded YouTube player. Currently, YouTube doesn’t offer a reliable way for apps to control or override quality settings outside of its player. YouTube Developer Policies also prohibit third-party apps to provide a separate audio-only or background playback mode, so this is a feature I cannot provide. I think the current “Watched” list already serves much of the same purpose as an “Archive” section. The same applies to folders, where the current tagging system already provides a flexible, folder-like way to organize content. But I’d love to hear your perspective. Swiping for actions isn’t the most intuitive interaction on the Mac, in my opinion. Instead, Play embraces more native interaction patterns, such as context menus, menu bar actions for selected items, and keyboard shortcuts.
Quality
So much better than the YouTube app, and made by just one person. Makes you wonder why YouTube doesn’t work like this…
Bait and switch
This app was recommended by daring fireball, but it was a few years ago and I saved it to try some sometime. Unfortunately I strongly don't recommend it because it feels like a bait and switch. For three dollars, you don't get folders. Folders, a super advanced feature of sidebars, requires another ****ing subscription, for an app that simply holds lists of things to watch.
That would be forgivable if the subscription would solve any problems. The app feels really unpolished for 2026, the workflow is really clunky, the user experience is unoptimized for the specific job it's supposed to do. It's more work for me to find something to watch in this app and to start watching it than it is for me too do it in YouTube, which is already annoying and inconvenient.
That would be forgivable if the subscription would solve any problems. The app feels really unpolished for 2026, the workflow is really clunky, the user experience is unoptimized for the specific job it's supposed to do. It's more work for me to find something to watch in this app and to start watching it than it is for me too do it in YouTube, which is already annoying and inconvenient.
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