Floatplane vs Unwatched for YouTube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Floatplane
This platform allows users to support content creators directly, offering an ad-free and high-quality video viewing experience. The mobile app extends this premium content access to users on the go.
- Ad-free viewing
- High-quality video
- Support content creators
- Personal premium experience
- Mobile access
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Say hello to Floatplane! We believe in supporting both content creators and fans by providing a stable platform to grow on, with ad-free viewing and high-quality video for a personal, premium experience for all. Floatplane’s iPhone app lets you bring all this awesomeness with you wherever you go!
Unwatched for YouTube
Manage your YouTube viewing experience with a customizable queue and channel subscriptions. Avoid algorithmic feeds, hide Shorts, and set custom playback speeds per channel. Enjoy features like Picture-in-Picture and chapter support for efficient video consumption.
- Customizable video queue
- Channel and playlist following
- Content triage system
- Shorts content filtering
- Per-channel playback speed
- Chapter support
- Picture-in-Picture and background audio
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Follow YouTube channels or add Videos to watch them later KEY FEATURES • The Queue No autoplay, no algorithmic bottomless feed. Just the Videos queued up in the order you want to. • Follow Channels or Playlist Automatically add new videos • Triage Choose where new videos of each channel should end up. Directly on top of the queue, or in your inbox to sort through them. Pick the best, leave the rest. • Sick of #shorts? Hide them all if you want. • Custom Playback Speed Per Channel Set custom speeds for any channel. Want to watch trailers in 1x and podcasts in 2x? You can. • Chapter Support Jump to any chapter or pick and choose a few to watch while skipping the rest. MORE • Picture-in-Picture (+ Background Audio) • Drag and drop videos & channel urls • Shortcut support • Continuous play • Notifications • Sleep Timer • Custom Themes • Directly Import YouTube Subscriptions • iCloud Sync
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unwatched for YouTube at 4.7 against Floatplane's 4.1. Unwatched for YouTube also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 51%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Floatplane's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Unwatched for YouTube holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 394 and 393 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Floatplane's written reviews are positive against 88% of Unwatched for YouTube's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Floatplane | Unwatched for YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (394 ratings) | 4.7 (393 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 394 — better | 393 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Floatplane Media Inc. | Pentland Firth Software GmbH |
Customer experience
Floatplane
Unwatched for YouTube
User reviews
Floatplane
From 394 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and simple UI
- 🚀 Stable video playback
- 💡 Exclusive content access
- 🔒 Secure platform for creators
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔍 Lack of search/discovery features
- 📱 Limited iPad support
- 🔇 No background audio playback
- 🖥️ No Apple TV/Chromecast support
Unwatched for YouTube
From 393 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great functionality
- 🚀 Perfect for YouTube picture-in-picture and background audio
- 👍 Wonderful YouTube replacement
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Brilliant app
Room to improve
- 🐛 PiP is broken on iPhone
- 🐛 Buggy and often freezes iPad
- 🐛 Crashes when marking too many videos as watched
- 🐛 Experimental iCloud sync issues
Bugs and requests
Floatplane
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent video loading indicators
- Unreliable login/sign-up process
- Orientation issues on iPad
- Casting/mirroring problems
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Resume playback across devices
- Notification settings
- Offline video downloads
- Improved video scrubbing
Unwatched for YouTube
Reported bugs
3 issues- Another video opens when screen is flipped
- Queue not loading on Apple TV
- App crashes on iOS 18.1 beta
Requested features
8 requests- Download videos within the app
- Organize videos in dedicated playlists
- Add player to Apple TV app
- Option to not remove videos from inbox until fully watched
- Remember right-most tab state through app restarts
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- Support for webview YouTube sign-in with passkeys
- Add light mode option
- Provide tutorial for first-time users
In-app purchases
Floatplane
No in-app purchases
Unwatched for YouTube
No in-app purchases
