Comparison

Control Panel for YouTube vs QuiXplore

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

Head to head
About

Control Panel for YouTube

Enhance your YouTube experience by blocking ads, customizing the player, and hiding unwanted elements. This tool offers extensive control over video lists, comments, and Shorts, providing a cleaner, more personalized viewing environment.

Highlights
  • Block ads and sponsored videos
  • Customize video player UI
  • Hide unwanted sections and elements
  • Control Shorts behavior
  • Restore YouTube features
  • Download video transcripts
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

About

QuiXplore

Features
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•Easily specify various search options for X(Twitter)! There are various options for searching X(Twitter), but it is difficult to input them by yourself. With this application, you can easily specify them without entering complicated search commands. •Bookmark You can bookmark specified search conditions. You can quickly access the search you want to repeat.

Screenshots

Control Panel for YouTube4 screens
QuiXplore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QuiXplore at Free against Control Panel for YouTube's $3.99. QuiXplore also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Control Panel for YouTube's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

QuiXplore is free to download; Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Control Panel for YouTube versus QuiXplore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Panel for YouTubeQuiXplore
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANANkosuke kadowaki

In-app purchases

None

Control Panel for YouTube

No in-app purchases

None

QuiXplore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Panel for YouTube free?
Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuiXplore free?
QuiXplore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control Panel for YouTube or QuiXplore have ads?
QuiXplore shows ads; Control Panel for YouTube does not.
Which is updated more often, Control Panel for YouTube or QuiXplore?
Control Panel for YouTube ships an update every 5 days, and QuiXplore every 5 days. Most recently, Control Panel for YouTube was updated on November 12, 2026 and QuiXplore on November 8, 2026.

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