Comparison

ChanPla vs Kew

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

Kew

This app offers a curated video watching experience, replacing algorithmic feeds with a user-controlled queue. Watch videos one by one, on your own terms, without distractions like recommendations or autoplay. It functions as a reading list for video content.

Highlights
  • User-built video queue
  • No algorithmic recommendations
  • No autoplay or infinite scroll
  • Watch videos in order
  • Search for any video
  • Multiple queues with premium
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Watch with intention. Kew replaces algorithmic feeds with a queue you build yourself and watch in order. No recommendations, no autoplay, no infinite scroll, nothing designed to exploit your attention. Time well spent, not time spent. How Kew works Connect YouTube and Vimeo, add videos from the creators you follow, or search for something new. They go into your queue, and you watch them one at a time, on your own terms. It's a reading list for video, not a feed. Kew+ Upgrade to Kew+ for multiple queues, a private journal to reflect on what you watched, watch insights, gentle personal limits, more skips, and premium themes. By downloading Kew, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ChanPla4 screens
Kew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChanPla at none against Kew's 2. Kew's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ChanPla asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChanPla ships an update every 3 months, Kew weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChanPla versus Kew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChanPlaKew
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMakoto KishinaJacob Feld

In-app purchases

None

ChanPla

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kew

Subscriptions2
  • Kew+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Kew+ Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ChanPla free?
ChanPla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kew free?
Kew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChanPla or Kew have ads?
Neither ChanPla nor Kew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChanPla or Kew?
ChanPla ships an update every 3 months, and Kew weekly. Most recently, ChanPla was updated on October 4, 2026 and Kew on October 12, 2026.

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