SwizzTube vs Viddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwizzTube
This app is a video-optimized web browser with a built-in ad blocker. It allows for seamless browsing and ad-free video playback in up to 4K quality, with features like PiP and background playback. Enjoy your favorite content without interruptions on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Integrated Ad & Shorts Blocker
- Background Playback
- Picture-in-Picture & AirPlay HD
- Video Quality up to 4K
- Force Dark Mode
- iCloud Sync
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SwizzTube is a video-optimized web browser with a powerful built-in ad blocker. It allows you to browse your favorite websites and watch online videos in 4k quality without the interruption of annoying advertisements. SwizzTube - Video Browser is specifically designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can easily use our app on all your devices and enjoy it. No ads, no shorts, no sponsors, no dubbing, full 2160p quality, PiP and background playback: just the way you like it! You can use the app for free 20 times. After that, a one-time purchase is required. ► KEY FEATURES OF SWIZZTUBE: - Integrated Ad & Shorts Blocker - Integrated SponsorBlock - Background Playback - Picture-in-Picture & AirPlay HD - Force Dark Mode - iCloud Sync - Video Quality up to 4K (on latest iOS version) - Prefer English Audio Track (disable dubbing) - Subtitles in Full-Screen Video Player - Get Channel Notifications (no login required) - Preview Videos and Add to Watchlist - Open video in an overlay mini player - Auto-open last web page (saves video position) - Search engine based on the open web page - Move navigation bar to the bottom (on iPhone) - Favorites, History, Page Zoom, Dark Content - And more... DOWNLOAD SWIZZTUBE - VIDEO BROWSER APP TODAY! So why wait? Download and install Now SwizzTube - Video Browser App for FREE. Enjoy seamless web browsing and watch online videos on all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) without the interruption of annoying ads, and have fun! GIVE US FEEDBACK: If you like SwizzTube - Video Browser App, please give us your precious feedback. We warmly welcome your recommendations, suggestions, and improvement ideas regarding our app. Visit our website at https://www.swizztube.ch and provide us with your feedback, so that we can improve our app. If you are facing any issues regarding our video browser app, please let us know. Our 5-Star customer support team will be happy to assist you. Thanks! DISCLAIMER: - SwizzTube is a video-optimized web browser with a built-in ad blocker. - The app is primarily a web browser. - The linked websites are freely available on the internet. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Viddle
This app enhances video streaming by blocking ads, allowing background playback, and offering picture-in-picture mode for multitasking. It also provides features like AI summaries and comment translation for a more engaging viewing experience.
- Ad-free video playback
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Background audio playback
- AI video summarization
- Comment translation
- UI customization
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Enhance your video website watching experience with Viddle! - Ads free: Blocks video ads on every page. There are minimal skippable ads to support the app, with a maximum of 2 ads per day. - Sponsor Skip: Skips sponsor segments from appearing in your stream. - Picture-in-Picture: Easy multi-tasking. - Background play: Sound with screen off. - Bullet comment: Watch comments flow across your screen. - Play bar: Browse while watching. - AI Summary: Instant summarize video content. [Member] - Comment Translation: Translate comments to your language. [Member] - Smart Comment: Filter Negative Comments. [Member] - UI customization: Define your own experience. Option to hide shorts, display dislike count. [Member] Download Viddle now to start enjoying a more engaging and communal video experience! If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at contact@ink-river.com Join our Discord server at https: //discord.gg/HWDbND7yz6 Term of Use: https: //viddle.ink-river.com/tnc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SwizzTube at none against Viddle's shown. SwizzTube also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. SwizzTube sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Viddle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SwizzTube holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 435 and 712 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of SwizzTube's written reviews are positive against 54% of Viddle's.
SwizzTube ships an update every 4 days, Viddle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwizzTube | Viddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (435 ratings) — better | 4.4 (712 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 54.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 435 | 712 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Valerio Perrotta (CH) | Ink River, LLC |
Customer experience
SwizzTube
Viddle
User reviews
SwizzTube
From 435 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🔒 Blocks ads and sponsor segments
- 👍 Smooth and minimalistic interface
- 💡 Unique features like sponsor skipping
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Background playback issues
- 🔍 Navigation and UI quirks
- 💰 Donation/payment prompts
Viddle
From 712 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚫 Effective ad blocking for free
- 👍 User-friendly interface and easy setup
- 🎬 Picture-in-Picture (PiP) functionality
- 🔊 Background audio playback capability
- 💰 Affordable lifetime subscription option
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 📺 Inconsistent ad behavior despite 'no ads' claim
- 🔙 Missing back button from Shorts and search results
- 🔊 Audio muting issues during playback
- 📱 Screen rotation not working in fullscreen
Bugs and requests
SwizzTube
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not launching after recent update
- Compatibility issues with certain devices/OS versions
- Inconsistent behavior when minimizing or switching apps
Requested features
4 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Ability to delete videos from playlists
- Customizable video quality settings
- Airplay support for full HD playback
Viddle
Reported bugs
23 issues- No back button from Shorts view
- Double-tap skip functionality broken
- Fast forward/rewind controls not responding
- Playlist auto-pause issues
- Video muting when switching apps
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- Screen turning black after ad
- White text on white background in dark mode
- Subtitles enabled by default
- App freezing on touch interaction
- Video not loading or buffering
- PiP button unresponsive after navigation
- Shuffle feature stops working after skip
- Mini player stops on next video in playlist
- Video auto-playing without user action
- Settings gear icon unresponsive
- Shorts removal only works on homepage
- Video continues playing after pausing when screen locks
- AirPods skip controls not working
- App hangs when switching between videos
- White screen on app opening
- Quality restricted to 360p with AirPlay
- Microphone feature issues
- Video playback stops in background immediately
Requested features
20 requests- Auto-rotate for fullscreen landscape mode
- Gesture-based navigation (swipe to go back)
- Automatic Picture-in-Picture on app exit
- Playback speed customization (x2, x3, x4)
- SponsorBlock integration
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- Loop video playback mode
- Download videos for offline viewing
- Comment sorting by newest
- Ability to reply to comments
- Video preview thumbnails in history
- Bookmark other websites besides YouTube
- Apple TV compatibility
- Screen casting/AirPlay support
- Auto-play next video in playlist
- Prevent screen lock during video playback
- Skip tracks on lock screen controls
- Post viewing and expansion capability
- Edit own comments feature
- Quality selection for every video
- Remove YouTube posts from feed
In-app purchases
SwizzTube
- Full Unlock – Small Donation$3.99
- Full Unlock – Medium Donation$5.99
- Full Unlock – Large Donation$9.99
Viddle
- Membership 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Membership 6 months7 Days trial$3.996 Months
- Membership 1 year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- 1 Month Refer RewardFree
- 1 Month Referral RewardFree
- Lifetime membership$14.99
