DeArrow for YouTube vs Kagi Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Crowdsourced titles and thumbnails
- Customizable title formatting
- Random thumbnail selection
- Avoids clickbait and sensationalism
- Supports third-party YouTube front-ends
- Configurable options
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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
Kagi Assistant
This app integrates a powerful search engine with over 30 AI models for current, source-backed answers. It offers private conversations, custom assistant creation, and flexible workflows without ads or tracking. Choose the right AI for any task and manage your interactions efficiently.
- Combines Kagi Search with 30+ AI models
- Private conversations, data not used for training
- Customizable assistants for specific workflows
- Switch AI models mid-conversation
- Edit prompts and upload files
- Organize conversations into folders
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Kagi Assistant combines Kagi Search with 30+ leading AI models, giving you the best of search and AI in one fast, ad-free app. Get current, source-backed answers, choose the right model for any task, and work without ads, tracking, or engagement-driven noise. • Combine Kagi Search with leading AI models Kagi Assistant pairs the world’s best search engine with state-of-the-art AI models for current, source-backed answers. • Choose from 30+ AI models Switch models at any point in a conversation without starting over. • Keep conversations private Your conversations are never used to train AI models, and your account information is never shared with model providers. Threads are deleted after 24 hours by default, with controls for changing retention. • Create custom assistants Configure assistants for research, coding, writing, or other workflows using custom instructions, models, web access, and Kagi Lenses. • Go quick or go deep Use Quick Assistant for straightforward questions or Research Assistant for complex, multi-step investigations. • Work your way Edit prompts, switch models mid-conversation, upload files, and organize threads into folders. Model and feature availability varies by subscription plan. By using Kagi Assistant, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Privacy Policy: https://kagi.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://kagi.com/privacy#Terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kagi Assistant at Free against DeArrow for YouTube's $1.99. Kagi Assistant also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4). DeArrow for YouTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 56%). On ratings volume, update cadence 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
Kagi Assistant is free to download; DeArrow for YouTube costs $1.99 up front. Kagi Assistant sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $28.99 per month. DeArrow for YouTube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kagi Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of DeArrow for YouTube's written reviews are positive against 56% of Kagi Assistant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DeArrow for YouTube ships an update every 3 weeks, Kagi Assistant every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DeArrow for YouTube | Kagi Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ajay Ramachandran | Kagi Inc. |
Customer experience
DeArrow for YouTube
Kagi Assistant
In-app purchases
DeArrow for YouTube
No in-app purchases
Kagi Assistant
- Ultimate Monthly$28.991 Month
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