Comparison

Lindabu vs Youshorts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lindabu

Create cartoon videos by recording your own facial expressions and emotions. Design a character, animate it to reflect your feelings, and share your creations to earn points. This app allows for virtual vlogging without needing to film yourself.

Highlights
  • Record cartoon videos with facial expressions
  • Dress up and customize characters
  • Animate vlogs based on emotions
  • Share videos with audience
  • Earn points for created content
Features
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Lindabu allows you to go through video making process, without taking a real video of yourself. Play Lindabu, try to be a real vlogger and earn money! 1)Just choose your topic, dress up character and record cartoon video. Created character can detect your emotions and facial expressions. 2)Make your own animation vlog about anything that you interested in. 3)Share your video with audience or friends and try to earn points. Even if you smile, sing or speak, vlogger will recognise and represent that! For more: Lindabu doesn’t collect users face data. Prequel’s app filters was applied to some previews

About

Youshorts

This platform offers a vast library of popular and high-quality short drama series. Enjoy personalized recommendations and a smooth, high-definition viewing experience with convenient vertical screen controls.

Highlights
  • Massive short drama library
  • High-definition playback
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Smooth vertical screen experience
  • Quick search functionality
Features
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[Product Features] Youshorts is a short drama online viewing media platform. It provides a large number of popular and high-quality short drama resources to meet the different needs of users~-- Massive short dramas, watch as you like: There are a large number of short drama resources to satisfy Different preferences of users. --Popular content, high-definition playback: The short drama content has been carefully selected to ensure video quality and supports high-definition playback, allowing users to enjoy clearer, more streamlined playback. Smooth viewing experience. --Personalized recommendations, intelligent recommendations: Recommend personalized short drama content to users based on their viewing history and preferences, making it easier for users to find their favorite short dramas. --Convenient operation, quick search: Simple operation, vertical screen experience, supports sliding switching and selection playback, giving you a smooth experience and quickly finding the short drama you want to watch.

Screenshots

Lindabu4 screens
Youshorts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lindabu at 100% against Youshorts's 50%. Lindabu also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (3.9 vs 1.0). Youshorts's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lindabu is free to download; Youshorts costs $9.99 up front. Youshorts sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Lindabu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lindabu holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lindabu has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lindabu's written reviews are positive against 50% of Youshorts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lindabu ships an update every 2 weeks, Youshorts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Lindabu versus Youshorts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLindabuYoushorts
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#197 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDiana ArustamyanMobiles Tech Limited

Customer experience

Lindabu

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Youshorts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lindabu

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Youshorts

One-time10
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • 300 coins$2.99
  • 3600 coins$4.99
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  • 500 coins$4.99
  • 7400 coins$9.99
  • 1000 coins$9.99
  • 1500 coins$14.99
  • 2500 coins$24.99
  • 38000 coins$49.99
  • 5000 coins$49.99

Questions

Is Lindabu free?
Lindabu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Youshorts free?
Youshorts costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lindabu or Youshorts?
Lindabu is rated higher. Lindabu averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Youshorts averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lindabu or Youshorts have ads?
Neither Lindabu nor Youshorts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lindabu or Youshorts?
Lindabu ships an update every 2 weeks, and Youshorts every 2 months. Most recently, Lindabu was updated on November 2, 2026 and Youshorts on November 8, 2026.

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