Rabbit Ears vs UTube Embed Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rabbit Ears
Discover and stream millions of free songs and music videos from YouTube. Organize your favorites into custom playlists and enjoy continuous playback. Share your top tracks with friends and explore trending music charts globally.
- Stream millions of free songs from YouTube
- Browse iTunes Top 100 music videos
- Create and manage custom playlists
- Search songs by name, album, and artist
- Share favorite videos with friends
- Continuous playback with shuffle and repeat
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Rabbit Ears is a focused way to discover and watch videos from YouTube. A quiet interface, clear type, and information-rich lists keep the content in front. DISCOVER • Browse popular videos by category and time range. • Search videos, playlists, or channels; sort by relevance, views, or date. • Open videos from channels and playlists, then load another page only when you choose. WATCH • Play video with the YouTube player inside the app. • Read details and comments, and find more videos from the same channel. KEEP IT ON DEVICE • Favorite videos, build local playlists, and revisit your history. • Your library stays on your device and does not sync to a YouTube account. Video plays in the foreground through the YouTube player. Rabbit Ears keeps the screen awake while you watch; it does not download video, extract audio, or provide background playback. Rabbit Ears 2.0 no longer signs in to YouTube. The old app's account areas — Watch Later, Favorites, What to Watch, and YouTube history — depended on APIs YouTube discontinued. Rabbit Ears's on-device library replaces those paths that no longer work. Rabbit Ears shows no ads of its own and never covers or changes the YouTube player; ads served by YouTube play as usual. Rabbit Ears uses the YouTube Data API and YouTube embedded player. It is not sponsored or endorsed by YouTube.
UTube Embed Player
This application functions as a YouTube player, allowing you to watch videos directly within the app. It keeps a local record of your viewing history and supports Picture-in-Picture mode. Note that some videos may have playback restrictions.
- Plays YouTube videos within the app
- Local viewing history
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode
- Respects video playback restrictions
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The app is essentially a YouTube player. It plays YouTube videos using the YouTube embedded player. Functionality: - Enables the playback of YouTube videos within the app - Locally keeps a record of your viewing history - Note: Some YouTube videos may have restrictions that prevent playback in embedded players. The app respects these limitations and will not be able to play such content. - To use PiP, switch to full-screen mode in the video player, then swipe up to go to the Home Screen This app does not offer many functionalities besides playing YouTube videos. It might be better to find a YouTube video elsewhere and then paste the link into the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UTube Embed Player at 75% against Rabbit Ears's 7%. UTube Embed Player also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rabbit Ears sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UTube Embed Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
UTube Embed Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 150 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Rabbit Ears's written reviews are positive against 75% of UTube Embed Player's.
Rabbit Ears ships an update every 3 weeks, UTube Embed Player every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Rabbit Ears | UTube Embed Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (118 ratings) | 4.6 (150 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 150 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tran Huong | Nobutaka Yuasa |
Customer experience
Rabbit Ears
UTube Embed Player
In-app purchases
Rabbit Ears
- Remove Ads$2.99
UTube Embed Player
No in-app purchases
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