VariTheme vs Hooks for YouTube
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VariTheme
Customize your device with unique themes that combine widgets and wallpapers. Access essential information like time, alarms, and calendars directly from your home screen with various widget options.
- 2-in-1 themes with widgets and images
- Various widgets for time, alarm, calendar
- Information on home screen
- VIP-exclusive features
- 3-day free trial
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2-in-1 Themes: Get a convenient and beautiful theme that includes widgets and images. Explore themes and choose your favorite. Various Widgets: Access time, alarm clock, calendar, and combination functions all in one place with our handy widgets. Choose any widget you like and get all the information you need directly from your home screen. *** VIP Membership Subscription Plans: 1. Plan name: VIP, 6.99 USD/year, auto-renewal 2. Plan name: VIP, 6.99 USD/year, auto-renewal with a 3-day free trial period With a VIP membership, you will get access to VIP-exclusive features. If you choose to purchase a VIP membership plan, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase, and you will still have access to VIP features until the end of the current subscription period. VIP Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/varitheme-vip
Hooks for YouTube
Experience YouTube without interruptions. This app blocks ads and pop-ups, allowing for seamless ad-free viewing. Enjoy multitasking with Picture-in-Picture mode and background playback for enhanced convenience.
- Ad-free YouTube viewing
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Background video playback
- Blocks pop-ups and banners
- No tracking
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Enjoy YouTube Premium benefits: • Blocks pop-ups, banners, and video ads for ad-free viewing. • Enables Picture-in-Picture to enhance multitasking. • Allows videos to play in the background. Hooks for YouTube removes what you don’t need and nothing else: no ads, no tracking—just seamless viewing. Paid Features: This Safari Extension requires a subscription, but you can try it for free and cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: Hooks for YouTube does not collect, store, or transmit personal information. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VariTheme at 3.8 against Hooks for YouTube's 3.0. VariTheme also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Hooks for YouTube's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. VariTheme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Hooks for YouTube sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VariTheme holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
VariTheme ships an update every 3 weeks, Hooks for YouTube every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VariTheme | Hooks for YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MeetStar Inc | Miguel Angel Diaz Lopez |
Customer experience
VariTheme
Hooks for YouTube
In-app purchases
VariTheme
- VIP$6.991 Year
- VIP3 Days trial$6.991 Year
Hooks for YouTube
- Premium$0.996 Months
- Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Year
- Premium+$9.99
