Vinegar User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience64.0% of reviews
Neutral12.2% of reviews
Negative experience23.7% of reviews

~ Based on 939 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Vinegar Safe?

Vinegar - Tube Cleaner appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Vinegar is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 756 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.3/5.

Safety Analysis

79.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
6.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
14.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 756 App Store ratings for Vinegar.

Is Vinegar Legit?

Vinegar - Tube Cleaner appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Vinegar is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Caution

Vinegar Classic was airplaying videos at 360p regardless of my settings. So, I updated the app, and now it doesnt airplay videos at all, only audio.

This isn’t even the first time that updating this app has rendered it useless for me. In fact, it’s why I have automatic updates turned off in the first place.
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Please fix the subtitle bug.

It used to work perfectly, but recently it has issues. Frequently the youtube player will replace it and you have to turn it off/back on to work. Sometimes it takes multiple times to work.

Another bug is that subtitles turn themselves on. Apparently the devs think this bug is fixed based on the change log, but the subtitles come back every video for me. Even in the middle of watching a video they turn back on occasionally. It’s very annoying for someone who does not want to see subtitles.
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Awesome Tube Cleaner

I’ve been using Vinegar for a few years now. It removes the cruft YouTube foists on you when you access their site.
Tiny footprint, perfect Safari extension, does its job and does it really well.

Needs more updates to stay ahead

When it works it’s great, but all too often the ads are back. Updates come very very rarely, which means it’s going to struggle to stay on top of its promise to remove ads…
thanks

Works Great!

Works Great!

Still works on 18.6.2

Still works on iOS 18.6.2

Do not buy awful don’t waste money on this trash

So terrible the audio refreshes automatically to half or no volume videos fully go blank and its just overall awful

Fantastic app

I've been using this for a few years now and it's only now I'm recommending it to someone else I got round to writing a review bit thank you, fantastic app that will save your sanity on YouTube

It also allows picture in picture and screen off playback, essential extension

It keeps crashing

That’s it keeps crashing, not all time but a lot.

fix error plz...

fix error plz...

Great app but has recurring bugs

It works well for picture in picture, and blocking ads. Unfortunately there is a bug that always turns on subtitles for videos. It was mentioned in the latest update but it’s still a problem for me. Very frustrating to have to turn off the subtitles again every single time I open a video. Hopefully the devs can figure out a fix soon.
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Les sous-titres se réactivent seuls tout le temps

Bien qu’ayant vérifié dans mes paramètres YouTube que les sous-titres ne sont pas activés automatiquement par défaut, et que cela fonctionne effectivement comme prévu avec le lecteur standard de YouTube, avec Vinegar activé, j’ai très souvent les sous-titres qui s’activent au lancement de la vidéo, sans que je les aient activées moi même, et même si je les avais désactivés sur une précédente vidéo.
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No longer working

Worked well for years but now no longer functions for YouTube

Disparition de la fonction Audio

Je n’ai plus la fonction Audio sur YouTube, elle a disparu au fil des versions.

Disable Adblock for best experience

Works great! Just make sure to disable your ad blocker. They seem to clash if both enabled.

Cannot use Safari without it

The fizzy water bundle makes the internet tolerable. Thank you. Worth every single penny.

Great When It Works :(

I’ve used the app a long time and only recently the video will start playing but the controls won’t show up. You can’t make the video full screen or skip to a different part of the video. Wish this app would receive an update, Safari is awful to use without it.

👑

Title: YouTube Is Usable Again — Thank You

I cannot overstate how grateful I am for this app.

Without Vinegar, using YouTube in Safari had become an absolute nightmare — cluttered, frustrating, distracting, and honestly exhausting. This app completely changes the experience. It works flawlessly for me and makes YouTube feel clean, simple, and usable again.

What I appreciate most is that Vinegar quietly does exactly what it is supposed to do. No drama, no overcomplication, no extra nonsense — it just opens the door back to actually enjoying videos again. That may sound simple, but when something you use often goes from frustrating to peaceful, it makes a real difference.

Thank you to the developer for creating this. I am genuinely happy I found it, and I appreciate the care that clearly went into making YouTube feel sane again.

Easy five stars.
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Everything perfect

But subtitles are lean left and I can’t read

Can’t see subtitles

Subtitles never shows.