Liberate vs UnTrap for YouTube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liberate
This app helps users reduce web distractions by blocking access to specified websites for a set period. It offers a simple, three-step process to create a blacklist and set an end date for blocking, encouraging users to be more productive.
- Block websites in Safari
- Set end dates for blocking
- Create custom blacklists
- Reduce web distractions
- Increase productivity
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Do you want to quit being distracted by your phone? Liberate will help you unshackle and start producing more than you consume. Pick the apps and websites that steal your time, then choose how strict to be: • Block: everything stays blocked until the end time you set • Schedule: blocks start and stop by themselves on the days and hours you choose • Limit: give apps an amount of time, or a number of opens, per hour, day or week, or any mix of the three. Use one up and they're blocked until it resets Blocked means blocked. You can't open those apps or visit those sites until the block ends or the limit resets. For real emergencies there's one Emergency Unblock every 7 days; otherwise, no take-backs ~(‾▿‾)~ No subscription, no ads, no account and no data collected.
UnTrap for YouTube
Enhance your YouTube viewing with over 250 features designed to remove distractions and boost productivity. Enjoy AI-powered video summaries, customizable layouts, content filtering, and focus tools for a cleaner, more efficient experience.
- AI video summaries
- Hide Shorts, comments, and suggestions
- Layout customization
- Content filtering
- Focus tools
- Auto-redirect homepage
- Hide ad banners
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Transform YouTube website into a clean and productive space. Access 250+ powerful features including AI video summaries, layout customization, content filters, automation, and focus tools. ◆ Enhance Your YouTube Experience - Hide Shorts, comments, related, and suggested videos - Grayscale, blur, or hide thumbnails - Auto-redirect the YouTube homepage to a custom page - Remove notifications, buttons, sidebars, and trending tabs - Auto-enable Theater or Full Screen mode - Hide ad banners and auto-skip video promotions - Block videos, channels, or comments using keywords, channel IDs, or regex ◆ AI Video Summaries - Instant Video Summary: Get a clear overview of any YouTube video in just 5 seconds - Key Insights Extraction: Understand the main points without watching the entire video - Timestamped Navigation: Jump directly to the most important moments - Multilingual Support: Summarize and translate in over 40 languages - Top Comments Overview: Instantly see the most insightful viewer opinions - Enhanced Transcript Generator: Get transcripts that outperform YouTube’s auto-captions in clarity and accuracy ◆ Productivity Tools - Password-Protected Settings: Keep your preferences secure - Temporary Focus Mode: Block distractions with a single click - Scheduled Focus Sessions: Automate distraction-free time blocks - Opening Delays: Add a pause before accessing YouTube or launching the extension - Custom Hotkeys: Instantly trigger features with keyboard shortcuts ◆ Available On - Safari: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1637438059 - Chrome, Opera, Brave: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/untrap-for-youtube/enboaomnljigfhfjfoalacienlhjlfil - Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/untrap-for-youtube/ - Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/untrap-for-youtube/ngnefladcohhmmibccafkdbcijjoppdoT ◆ Works with YouTube website on desktop, mobile, and embedded videos. Important: UnTrap is only available as a browser extension and is not compatible with the YouTube app. Terms Of Use: https://untrap.app/tos/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Liberate at Free against UnTrap for YouTube's $4.99. Liberate also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). UnTrap for YouTube's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 46%) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Liberate is free to download; UnTrap for YouTube costs $4.99 up front. Liberate sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and UnTrap for YouTube sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Liberate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 870 and 524 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Liberate's written reviews are positive against 62% of UnTrap for YouTube's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Liberate ships an update weekly, UnTrap for YouTube fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liberate | UnTrap for YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (870 ratings) — better | 4.0 (524 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 870 — better | 524 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Carney | Yevhen Tretiakov |
Customer experience
Liberate
UnTrap for YouTube
User reviews
Liberate
From 870 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Simple app
- 💰 Cheap
- ✅ Works well
- 🔒 Blocks websites effectively
- 📆 Allows setting time limits
Room to improve
- 🔧 Limited customization options
- 🔓 Easy to bypass
- 🚫 Doesn't block in Chrome
- 🚫 Doesn't block apps
- 🚫 Only blocks in Safari
UnTrap for YouTube
From 524 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable YouTube experience
- 🔒 Blocks distractions like Shorts and recommendations
- 👍 Improves productivity and focus
- 👍 Extensive customization options
- 👍 Works on Safari browser
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with hiding comments and playlists
- 🐛 Issues with blocking channels and videos
- 🐛 Performance slowdowns
- 🔒 Concerns about invasive permissions
- 💰 Paid app with additional subscription model
Bugs and requests
Liberate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Not blocking websites as configured
- Stopped working after iOS 18.4 update
- Incompatible with iOS 18.4
Requested features
6 requests- Allow setting different block times for each website
- Add password protection
- Implement allow lists instead of block lists
- Add iCloud sync and automation features
- Provide more blocking options (e.g. block by keyword)
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- Add app blocking functionality
UnTrap for YouTube
Reported bugs
4 issues- Shorts not being blocked consistently
- Buttons and features not working as expected
- Sync and login issues
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Option to disable video autoplay
- Ability to block specific channels and videos
- Sync settings across devices
- Preset customization profiles
- Support for Chrome and other browsers
In-app purchases
Liberate
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
UnTrap for YouTube
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
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