UnTrap for YouTube vs Nota
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Nota
Capture thoughts and ideas while listening to audio content like lectures or audiobooks. This app allows for audio-aligned note-taking, organized storage, and quick definition lookups. It offers a distraction-free environment for staying productive and insightful.
- Audio-aligned note-taking with timestamps
- Structured note organization by tags and categories
- Instant definition lookup via Wikipedia/AI
- Cloud sync for cross-device access
- Flexible freeform note input
- Private and secure data storage
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Nota is your dedicated companion for capturing thoughts while listening to audiobooks, lectures, podcasts, or documentaries. Designed for focused, on-the-go note-taking, Nota helps you preserve ideas without disrupting your listening flow. Whether you’re studying for class, researching a topic, or reflecting on a story, Nota gives you the tools to stay organized, insightful, and productive. Key Features: * Audio-Aligned Note-Taking Take notes seamlessly while listening. Timestamp and tag entries to revisit key moments. * Structured Note Organization Categorize your notes into books, topics, and custom tags for easy retrieval. * Smart Definitions Instantly look up definitions and terms using built-in Wikipedia integration or AI-generated summaries. * Cloud Sync Keep your notes backed up and available across devices (optional with account login). * Flexible Input Type, edit, and reorganize notes the way you think — fast, freeform, and distraction-free. * Private by Design Your thoughts are yours. Data is securely stored and never shared without your consent. Ideal for: * College students capturing key ideas from lectures * Audiobook lovers reflecting on passages and themes * Researchers or podcast listeners collecting quotes and facts * Lifelong learners building a personal knowledge archive Stay present. Stay curious. Take smarter notes with Nota.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nota at 5.0 against UnTrap for YouTube's 4.1. Nota also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 13). UnTrap for YouTube's advantage is ratings volume (506 vs 2) and chart position (#29 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
UnTrap for YouTube costs $4.99 and Nota $5.99 up front. UnTrap for YouTube sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Nota asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nota holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UnTrap for YouTube has 506 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of UnTrap for YouTube's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nota's.
| Parameter | UnTrap for YouTube | Nota |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (506 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 506 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yevhen Tretiakov | United Futures llc |
Customer experience
UnTrap for YouTube
Nota
Bugs and requests
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
Nota
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UnTrap for YouTube
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Tip$24.99
- Tip$34.99
- TIp$39.99
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- Tip$44.99
- Tip$49.99
- Tip$59.99
- Tip$69.99
- Tip$79.99
- Lifetime$79.99
- Tip$89.99
- Tip$99.99
Nota
No in-app purchases









