Comparison

HelloHabit vs Control Panel for YouTube

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

Head to head
About

HelloHabit

This app helps you build positive habits and achieve your goals through personalized tracking and journaling. Set custom habits, receive reminders, and monitor your progress with detailed statistics. It also offers a rich text journal to reflect on your journey and a calendar view for scheduling.

Highlights
  • Custom habit creation
  • Habit suggestions
  • Goal setting (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Multiple reminders
  • Activity logging
  • Streaks and statistics
  • Rich text journaling
  • Calendar view
Features
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Focus, grow, and feel your best. HelloHabit helps you manage tasks, build habits, and achieve success. TASKS Task Lists: Create lists for tasks, errands, routines, and anything you want to remember. Custom Lists: Organize tasks by project, priority, schedule, or personal category. Task Reminders: Add reminders to keep important tasks visible at the right time. Progress Tracking: Mark tasks complete and review what you have finished. HABIT TRACKING Custom Habits: Personalize your routine with habits like exercise, run, steps, read, meditate, drink water, wake up early, sleep early, journal, brush teeth, cook, quit smoking, quit drinking, quit social media, quit skin picking, and more. Suggestions: Explore hundreds of habit ideas for your list, including fitness, health, productivity, and wellness goals. Goals: Set daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly targets to achieve your desired outcomes. Reminders: Set up multiple reminders per habit to stay on track and build consistency. Activity Entries: Log unlimited activities for past or current dates to monitor your progress. Streaks and Stats: Track your progress with detailed streaks, statistics, and records to stay motivated. Timers: Stay focused with stopwatch or countdown timers for time-bound habits. Health Sync: Automatically sync health-related habits with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking. Quit Trackers: Monitor the duration since quitting habits to celebrate milestones. JOURNAL Detailed Notes: Record insights and progress for each habit to reflect on your journey. Rich Text Editor: Customize notes with formatting and styles for better organization. Centralized View: Access habit activity and notes in one place for easy reference. Filtering: Organize journal entries by habit to review specific areas of focus. Bookmarking: Mark important notes for quick reference and easy access. SCHEDULE Reminder Options: Set one-time, daily, weekly, or monthly reminders to keep your habits top of mind. Unlimited Reminders: Add as many reminders as needed for each habit to stay consistent. Calendar View: Check your schedule in daily, weekly, or monthly formats to plan ahead effectively. PLATFORM Dark Mode: Try out a sleek, dark interface for comfortable nighttime use. Customization: Personalize various settings to suit your preferences and needs. Sync Across Devices: Access your data seamlessly on all your devices for convenience. Customer Support: Get help via an in-app chat feature for quick assistance. Terms of Use: https://hellohabit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hellohabit.com/privacy

About

Control Panel for YouTube

Enhance your viewing experience by customizing the interface, blocking unwanted content, and restoring classic features. This app offers granular control over ads, video player elements, and various sections of the platform, available on both desktop and mobile.

Highlights
  • Block ads and sponsored videos
  • Restore classic YouTube features
  • Customize video player UI
  • Hide suggested sections and videos
  • Disable autoplay and ambient mode
  • Allow background playback on mobile
  • Hide Shorts and redirect them
Features
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Ads: • Block ads • Hide Sponsored videos & promos • Hide Merch, Offers etc. (desktop version) YouTube experiments: • Restore Subscriptions link in sidebar (desktop version) • Restore order of sidebar items (desktop version) • Restore small thumbnails in Related (desktop version) • Restore "Upload date" search filter (desktop version) New video player UI: • Disable new progress bar and controls (desktop version) - Note: this will stop working when YouTube removes the old player UI • Hide new full screen controls • Hide "More videos" in full screen • Always use compact Play button (desktop version) • Remove background from controls (desktop version) • Restore Miniplayer button (desktop version) • Restore corner click to toggle full screen (desktop version) • Hide full screen title (desktop version) • Hide full screen like/dislike buttons (desktop version) Annoyances: • Hide AI summaries • Remove pink gradient from progress bars • Hide information panels • Hide Premium upsells • Disable video previews (desktop version) • Disable themed hover effects (desktop version) • Automatically pause channel trailers (desktop version) • Allow background playback (mobile version) • Hide Open App links (mobile version) Video lists: • Hide suggested sections • Hide Live videos • Hide Streamed videos • Hide Mixes • Hide Playlists • Hide Movies and TV • Hide Upcoming videos • Hide Members only videos • Hide Collaborations in Subscriptions • Hide Auto-dubbed videos in Related • Hide watched videos • Hide hidden videos - Hides the "Undo" button after 5 seconds • Hide channels - Adds "Hide channel" to video menus • Disable Home feed • Search thumbnail size (desktop version) • Minimum grid items per row (desktop version) • Hide Posts in Home (mobile version) Video pages: • Disable Autoplay • Disable Ambient mode • Hide Related videos • Hide the Next button • Hide channel watermark • Hide Share/Thanks/Clip etc. • Hide Ask button • Hide video metadata • Hide Comments • Always use theater mode (desktop version) • Full size theater mode (desktop version) • Disable enlarged UI in theater mode (desktop version) • Always use original audio (desktop version) • Hide video end cards (desktop version) • Hide video endscreen content (desktop version) • Hide Premium Jump ahead button (desktop version) • Hide Chat (desktop version) • Add Take snapshot to video menu (JPEG / PNG) (desktop version) • Make Transcript downloadable (desktop version) Shorts: • Hide Shorts • Redirect Shorts to the normal player • Hide suggested actions • Hide link to related Short by the same channel • Always show progress bar • Stop Shorts looping • Hide Remix button (desktop version) • Hide Shorts metadata until hover (desktop version) • Minimum Shorts per row (desktop version) UI tweaks: • Show full video titles • Use square corners for thumbnails and videos • Hide categories in Home • Hide channel banner images • Hide Search with your voice • Enforce theme (desktop version) • Link YouTube logo to Subscriptions (desktop version) • Tidy Guide sidebar (desktop version) • Hide "Latest" bar in Subscriptions (desktop version) • Use grid view for Subscriptions & Search (portrait only) (mobile version) • Hide Explore button in Home (mobile version) • Hide channel list in Subscriptions (mobile version) Embedded videos: • Hide Share button • Hide pause overlay

Screenshots

HelloHabit4 screens
Control Panel for YouTube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HelloHabit at Free against Control Panel for YouTube's $3.99. HelloHabit also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 9). Control Panel for YouTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

HelloHabit is free to download; Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99 up front. HelloHabit sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Control Panel for YouTube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloHabit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloHabit has 3.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of HelloHabit's written reviews are positive against 70% of Control Panel for YouTube's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HelloHabit ships an update weekly, Control Panel for YouTube every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
HelloHabit versus Control Panel for YouTube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloHabitControl Panel for YouTube
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better9
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#176 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRightLife, Inc.J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

Customer experience

HelloHabit

All ratings3,257 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.9%

Control Panel for YouTube

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

HelloHabit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Steps and calories not syncing
  • Login screen freezing
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Calendar and reminders integration
  • Ability to track habits with decimals
  • Archiving completed habits
  • More color customization options
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  • Adjustable text size and dark mode

Control Panel for YouTube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

HelloHabit

Subscriptions9
  • Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$14.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium$29.991 Year
  • HelloHabit Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • HelloHabit Plus$34.99
  • HelloHabit Plus$59.99
  • Lifetime Access$59.99
None

Control Panel for YouTube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelloHabit free?
HelloHabit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control Panel for YouTube free?
Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HelloHabit or Control Panel for YouTube?
HelloHabit is rated higher. HelloHabit averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Control Panel for YouTube averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do HelloHabit or Control Panel for YouTube have ads?
Neither HelloHabit nor Control Panel for YouTube shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloHabit or Control Panel for YouTube?
HelloHabit ships an update weekly, and Control Panel for YouTube every 5 days. Most recently, HelloHabit was updated on October 18, 2026 and Control Panel for YouTube on October 17, 2026.

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