Comparison

DeArrow for YouTube vs Kagi Summarize

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

Head to head
About

DeArrow for YouTube

This browser extension helps you avoid clickbait on YouTube by allowing users to submit and vote on better titles and thumbnails. It offers customizable title formatting and random thumbnail selection, ensuring a more accurate and less sensational viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Crowdsourced titles and thumbnails
  • Customizable title formatting
  • Random thumbnail selection
  • Avoids clickbait and sensationalism
  • Supports third-party YouTube front-ends
  • Configurable options
Features
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DeArrow is a browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal of DeArrow is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. Titles can be any arbitrary text. Thumbnails are screenshots from specific timestamps in the video. These are user submitted and voted on. By default, if there are no submissions, it will format the original title to the user-specified format, and set a screenshot from a random timestamp as the thumbnail. This can be configured in the options to disable formatting, or show the original thumbnail by default. If the original thumbnail is actually good, you can still vote for it in the submission menu, and then it will act like a submission. No more dealing with clickbait, arrows, or annoying faces. Users can submit better titles and thumbnails for each video and vote on them. How does DeArrow differ from Clickbait Remover for YouTube? - Unlike Clickbait Remover, DeArrow's main purpose is for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails - When a crowdsourced title is not available, DeArrow will auto-format it according to your setting, but does it in a more sophisticated way than Clickbait Remover. Instead of only setting all words to lower case, or capitalizing every word, DeArrow supports casing systems such as "Title Case" and "Sentence case". These will still allow acronyms and proper names to remain capitalized. - When a crowdsourced thumbnail is not available, DeArrow by default shows a screenshot at a random timestamp in the video. Clickbait Remover's thumbnails use YouTube auto-generated thumbnails, and while they are seemingly random, they are chosen by a machine learning algorithm to favor faces with expressions, and other overstimulating features. DeArrow uses truly random timestamps generated by its own server. DeArrow will also check the SponsorBlock database to ensure the randomized thumbnail is not inside of a sponsor segment. --- Source code: https://github.com/ajayyy/DeArrow Permissions: Access your data for youtube.com, www.youtube-nocookie.com: - Used to modify the YouTube webpage This add-on may also **ask*" to access data for any website: - You can add your own instances of 3rd party YouTube front-ends, and it will ask for permission to modify each site you add - It will never ask for permission for all sites, only the sites you request - Invidious support is not finished at the moment

About

Kagi Summarize

Instantly transform web articles into tailored summaries that match your reading style and preferences. Choose from multiple summary formats and languages for a personalized content experience. Optimize your reading and expand your knowledge with this intelligent content companion.

Highlights
  • Instant article summaries
  • Multiple summary formats
  • Multilingual content recreation
  • Adaptive summary lengths
  • Unique reading modes
  • Private and no telemetry
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Transform any web article into perfectly tailored summaries that match your reading style and preferences with Kagi Summarize - your content companion! Key Features: • Instant article summaries in multiple formats • Multilingual intelligent recreation of content • Adaptive summary lengths • Unique reading modes • No telemetry, 100% private Summary Styles: • Quick Snapshot • Comprehensive Overview • Bullet Point Highlights • ELI5 (Explain Like I'm 5) Multilingual Magic: • Transform any article into a culturally adapted summary in your preferred language! How It Works: • Share any web article URL from Share Sheet • Choose your preferred summary style and language • Get your perfectly tailored summary in seconds • Powered by Kagi Perfect for: • Students • Professionals • Lifelong learners • Curious minds Download now and enjoy our app free while in beta for quality summaries you can count on. Optimize your reading, expand your knowledge! Privacy policy: https://kagi.com/privacy

Screenshots

DeArrow for YouTube2 screens
Kagi Summarize4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kagi Summarize at Free against DeArrow for YouTube's $1.99. Kagi Summarize also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (91% vs 83%). DeArrow for YouTube's advantage is chart position (#118 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Kagi Summarize is free to download; DeArrow for YouTube costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kagi Summarize holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of DeArrow for YouTube's written reviews are positive against 91% of Kagi Summarize's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeArrow for YouTube ships an update every 3 weeks, Kagi Summarize every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
DeArrow for YouTube versus Kagi Summarize: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeArrow for YouTubeKagi Summarize
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1825 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB33 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAjay RamachandranKagi Inc.

Customer experience

DeArrow for YouTube

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

Kagi Summarize

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

DeArrow for YouTube

No in-app purchases

None

Kagi Summarize

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeArrow for YouTube free?
DeArrow for YouTube costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kagi Summarize free?
Kagi Summarize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DeArrow for YouTube or Kagi Summarize?
Kagi Summarize is rated higher. DeArrow for YouTube averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Kagi Summarize averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do DeArrow for YouTube or Kagi Summarize have ads?
Neither DeArrow for YouTube nor Kagi Summarize shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeArrow for YouTube or Kagi Summarize?
DeArrow for YouTube ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kagi Summarize every 10 days. Most recently, DeArrow for YouTube was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kagi Summarize on October 31, 2026.

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