Comparison

ChanPla vs MyTubeShelf

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

Head to head
About

ChanPla

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Efficiently manage your favorite YouTube channels and videos. ■ Key Features ・Channel subscription and organization ・Save and manage favorite videos ・Video sharing and comment features ・User-to-user chat functionality ・Offline playback support ■ Recommended for ・Users with many YouTube subscriptions ・Those who want to organize favorite videos ・Sharing videos with friends ・Efficient video management ■ What's New in v3.0 ・Complete redesign with SwiftUI ・Significant performance improvements ・Modern and user-friendly UI design ・New chat features added ■ Privacy ・Your data is securely encrypted ・We never share data with third parties ・See our Privacy Policy for details

About

MyTubeShelf

Organize your YouTube subscriptions into custom groups for a cleaner, focused browsing experience. Avoid endless scrolling and recommendations. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Group subscriptions by topic
  • Smart group feeds sorted by date/popularity
  • Distraction-free browsing
  • Automatic iCloud sync
  • Uses RSS feeds for privacy
Features
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Too many YouTube subscriptions? Scrolling endlessly? MyTubeShelf helps you organize channels into custom groups and browse them in a clean, focused way. No recommendations. No ads. Just your subscriptions. * WHAT YOU CAN DO + Group subscriptions your way + Organize channels into topics like Tech, Music, News, or anything you want. * SMART GROUP FEEDS + View videos by group, sorted by date or popularity. * CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE BROWSING + Focus on what you follow, not what YouTube recommends. * AUTOMATIC ICLOUD SYNC + Your groups and setup stay in sync across all your iOS devices. *** HOW IT WORKS (IMPORTANT) *** To avoid repeated YouTube logins, the app uses RSS feeds. This keeps the app fast, simple, and private - with a few intentional limits: - Sign in once, then refresh manually if you add or remove subscriptions - Shows the 15 most recent public videos per channel - Paid videos and Shorts may not appear - RSS feeds may occasionally return no videos for certain channels These are design choices, not bugs. * FREE & AD-FREE FOREVER + No ads + No tracking + No subscriptions Just a free tool built to help you organize YouTube subscriptions. * BEST FOR + Users with lots of subscriptions + People who want organized, topic-based feeds + Anyone who prefers speed, privacy, and simplicity * NOT FOR - Real-time auto-sync expectations - Shorts-only or paid-content browsing - Full YouTube app replacements * FINAL LINE If you want a simple, honest way to organize YouTube, this app is for you. MyTubeShelf doesn’t store your personal data. Sign-in happens directly with Google only when you log in or refresh subscriptions. Groupings can be synced via iCloud, but only your subscription organization is stored - nothing else. We don’t track, share, or sell your data. Full privacy policy: https://2smallcats.com/mytubeshelf#privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ChanPla4 screens
MyTubeShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyTubeShelf at every 3 days against ChanPla's every 3 months. MyTubeShelf also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChanPla ships an update every 3 months, MyTubeShelf every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChanPla versus MyTubeShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChanPlaMyTubeShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto Kishina2 Small Cats LLC

In-app purchases

None

ChanPla

No in-app purchases

None

MyTubeShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChanPla free?
ChanPla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTubeShelf free?
MyTubeShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChanPla or MyTubeShelf have ads?
Neither ChanPla nor MyTubeShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChanPla or MyTubeShelf?
ChanPla ships an update every 3 months, and MyTubeShelf every 3 days. Most recently, ChanPla was updated on October 4, 2026 and MyTubeShelf on October 24, 2026.

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