# Summarify: AI For YouTube — Video Summaries by AI Chat

> AI-powered YouTube video summarization and interactive video analysis. (iPhone/iPad app by Digital Tools Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarify-ai-for-youtube/id6449274415 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Digital Tools Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/852921471)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 426 App Store ratings · 68 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-06-01
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarify-ai-for-youtube/id6449274415/reviews.md

## What is Summarify?

Introducing Summarify - the ultimate video summarization app powered by cutting-edge AI technology. Save time and effortlessly grasp the key insights from YouTube videos with our powerful summarization capabilities. Powered by AI Chat, Summarify ensures accuracy, coherence, and convenience in every summary.

Now with over 15 different summary styles you can quickly summarize videos using simple summaries to data extraction, then export to PDF or markdown Summarify has never been more powerful!

Key Features:
- AI-Powered Summaries: Leverage the advanced language understanding of AI to generate concise and comprehensive summaries of YouTube videos.
- Ask Questions: Chat with and ask questions about YouTube videos.
- Video Searching: Search YouTube Videos for key moments then tap to play or see in transcript.
- Chapter Summaries: Summarize chapters with a tap.
- Custom Selections: Select custom parts of videos to summarize.
- Multiple Summary Styles: Customize your summaries to fit your preferences with simple, bullet points, or detailed formats. Tailor the summaries to your specific needs.
- Timestamps with Links: Seamlessly navigate through videos with precision. Each summary includes timestamps linked directly to the corresponding moments in the video, enabling effortless exploration and retrieval of specific information.
- Export in Multiple Formats: Enjoy the flexibility of exporting your video summaries in PDF, Markdown (MD), or plain text (TXT) formats. Choose the format that best suits your requirements for sharing, editing, or reference.
- Save and Sync: All summaries are saved for later and synced with iCloud for access everywhere.
- Share: Share your summaries with friends and family and get free bonus summaries as well!
- Chrome Extension: Use Summarify from anywhere!

Experience the future of video summarization with Summarify. Enhance your productivity, stay informed, and unlock knowledge like never before. Say goodbye to lengthy videos and hello to efficient content consumption. Try Summarify today and embark on a streamlined journey of video summarization powered by Advanced AI.

Note: 
Summarify requires an internet connection to summarize YouTube videos and videos to have transcripts/captions available.

Summarify is a free download and offers a limited number of free summaries on install and each week, if you would like unlimited summaries you can choose to subscribe to a monthly or yearly unlimited subscription.

Summarify has monthly and yearly subscription options available that unlock additional features. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time at least 24 hours before the next billing cycle.
Privacy policy: https://summarify.app/privacy
Terms of use: https://summarify.app/terms

## Key features

- AI-powered video summaries
- Chat with videos and ask questions
- Search video content and transcripts
- Summarize custom selections
- Multiple summary styles
- Export summaries to PDF, MD, TXT
- Timestamps with video links

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited (yearly) | $29.99 | per year |
| Unlimited (monthly) | $4.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Summarify?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Saves significant time on video consumption
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
- 💡 Multiple summarization modes and options
- 💰 Reasonable subscription pricing
- 🎯 Accurate and high-quality summaries
- 📤 Excellent export options (markdown, PDF)
- 🔄 Generous free tier with referral boosts
- 👨‍💻 Responsive and passionate developer
- 🎨 Clean, easy-on-the-eyes UI design
- ⚡ Fast processing speed

**Cons**

- 🐛 Authentication issues with YouTube login
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance on longer videos (30+ minutes)
- 🐛 Mac app not functioning properly
- ⚠️ Aggressive review request prompt at startup
- ⚠️ Limited context window for long-form content
- 📉 Quality degradation after paid subscription
- 🔍 Lack of transparency on model selection
- 🔒 Data lock-in concerns for some users
- ❌ Occasional summarization errors and inaccuracies

**Commonly reported bugs**

- YouTube login authentication failures despite being signed in
- Summarizes wrong video instead of selected one
- App crashes or stops mid-summary requiring error reporting
- Safari connection requirement not working on Mac
- Token limits drastically reduced after paid subscription
- Video length detection issues causing rejection of processable content
- Metadata re-download delays when asking multiple questions

**Most requested features**

- Local/offline model support (Apple Intelligence)
- Automatic export to iCloud/Obsidian vault
- Bring-your-own API key functionality
- Advanced prompt customization options
- Desktop/Windows version or browser extension
- Search feature for transcript history
- Multiple question support for single video
- Language selection for summaries
- API access for developers
- Updated and personalized 'Popular' tab
- Webpage summarization tool
- Shortcut app and third-party app integration

## Recent user reviews (10 of 68)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarify-ai-for-youtube/id6449274415/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Wow!

*2026-08-14*

I love this app! I just got to know it and it is so, so useful…! Works like a charm. Congrats to the developers!

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-07-07*

Excellent application but not free

### 1/5 — sudden drop in quality and accuracy

*2026-06-17*

I gave it a video that came with a an official transcript and tried four different ways of summarizing it, and every approach gave back a nonsensical summary with incomplete sentences, duplicated words, imaginary time codes, and other nonsense. I had to resort to another service to get a clean, usable summary. I suspect they've fallen back to using the cheapest, least competent models to save costs now that the AI companies are charging more. I definitely regret paying for an annual subscription, but in my defense, two months ago when I first tested this app it summarized every video perfectly. Something has clearly changed.

### 4/5 — Free tariff with local model

*2026-04-15, version 3.12.1*

Please add always free mode with local models like Apple Intelligence

### 5/5 — Efficace

*2026-03-13*

Plusieurs options possibles

### 4/5 — Fantastic app

*2026-02-06, version 3.12.0*

Enjoy this app, well done to the developer.

I’ve been comparing this app to using a workflow i made:
export transcript > OpenAI API summarize > Apple Notes and then export as .md file to Obsidian.

I think this app is reasonably priced. I don’t use it enough to warrant paying the monthly subscription, but there is a very generous free trier which you can boost with referrals (more apps should do this, great growth strategy).

The thing i appreciate most is the developer is clearly passionate about not locking in user data. The export options are perfect (.md, PDFs).

Things to improve:
1. If there was a way to automatically export finished transcripts to my iCloud files where my obsidian vault is, that would be chef’s kiss.
2. One thing i found very fun to use, but doesn’t seem to be updated often is the “Popular” tab. Would love to see that updated more and perhaps tailored to my interests.
3. I’d happily pay a flat fee to use the app but bring my own API keys. Then i can choose the latest models and control the output better - currently there’s no way of seeing what model the developer is using.
4. No advanced options to customize the prompt sent to the LLM.

### 1/5 — Very Good

*2026-02-03*

👌👌👌👌

### 5/5 — Great summary

*2025-12-19*

3.5/5🙏🏻

### 5/5 — Great tool for summarization of YouTubes

*2025-12-18*

I use this tool several times a week. I love the various options for summarizations that it gives..

### 5/5 — Génial

*2025-10-06*

C’est une application vraiment géniale

## Frequently asked questions about Summarify

### What does Summarify do?

Summarify uses advanced AI to create concise summaries of YouTube videos, helping you grasp key insights quickly. It also allows you to ask questions about the video content, search for specific moments within videos and their transcripts, and export summaries in various formats.

### What are the key features of Summarify?

Key features include AI-powered summaries, the ability to chat with videos and ask questions, video searching with transcript integration, chapter summaries, custom selection summarization, multiple summary styles, timestamps with direct video links, and export options in PDF, Markdown, and plain text.

### How much does Summarify cost?

Summarify is free to download and offers a limited number of free summaries weekly. For unlimited summaries and additional features, there are monthly and yearly subscription options available.

### What are the compatibility requirements for Summarify?

Summarify requires an internet connection to function. Additionally, the YouTube videos you wish to summarize must have transcripts or captions available for the AI to process.

### What are common use cases for Summarify?

Common use cases include quickly getting the gist of lectures or long videos, extracting specific information for research or study, saving time on content consumption, and sharing key takeaways with others efficiently.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.14.159 — 2026-08-12

# New Feature
This update adds a new feature to track your Summary Token usage and see your usage history.

# Bug Fix
This update also fixes an issue where new users could not create accounts or use the app.

### 3.14.0 — 2026-07-14

# Custom Export Filenames
Added support to create custom file names for exported summaries, to make it easier to export into apps like Obsidian or Notion.
Added default export format option.

### 3.13.2 — 2026-05-28

# Bug Fix
Minor UI bug fix for the leaderboard.

### 3.13.1 — 2026-04-23

# Bug Fix
Fix issue sharing on iPad

### 3.13.0 — 2026-04-19

# New Feature
New simple summary leaderboard, so you can quickly see you total summary rank compared to other users of the app.

# Bug Fixes & Improvements
This update also has fixes and improvements to support the upcoming V4 of Summarify.
This changes the prompting and may result in slightly different responses when summarising.

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