Control Panel for YouTube vs Dumb Phone (dp)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Dumb Phone (dp)
Transform your iPhone into a minimalist device by replacing distracting app icons and notifications with simple buttons for essential apps. Create custom launchers for different contexts and utilize detox modes to reduce digital distractions.
- Create minimalist launchers
- Select essential apps
- Style Home Screen with themes
- Block and hide non-essential apps
- Quickly switch launchers via Control Center
- Adapt to Liquid Glass changes
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Turn your iPhone into a Dumb Phone. Dumb Phone™ lets you create your very own minimalist-style phone on iOS. Replace colorful app icons, pesky notification badges, and anything that might give you a dopamine hit when you unlock your phone, with simple buttons to open your essential apps - and nothing more. Key features: • Break out of your existing habits Every time you unlock your phone, all you will see is apps that you need, without being coerced into easy distractions from colorful apps on your Home Screen or the App Library. • Create a Minimalist Launcher Select apps and add Dumb Phone widgets to your Home Screen to blend everything together. • Choose your essential apps Select apps that you frequently use, so they are a single tap away. • Style your Home Screen Choose from a Dark or Light minimalist style, by adjusting your wallpaper, background, text, and more, with themes. • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes Reduce the addictive elements of the Liquid Glass Home Screen style, applied in the latest version of iOS. • Create multiple app launchers Create launchers for leisure, work, night time, so you see the most important apps in context to your day. • Detox Mode Create an immersive dumb phone experience by choosing which non-essential apps to block and/or hide on your device, with the powerful capabilities of Screen Time. • Control Center widgets Quickly switch between app launchers from the Control Center with new control center widgets that instantly change your Home Screen. Download the Dumb Phone app today and embrace the full benefits of minimalism, and turn your iPhone into a powerful utility once more. Visit the Dumb Phone app website for more info: https://dumbphone.so/ View our Privacy & Terms at: https://dumbphone.so/privacy https://dumbphone.so/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dumb Phone (dp) at Free against Control Panel for YouTube's $3.99. Dumb Phone (dp) also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 9). Control Panel for YouTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, ads 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
Dumb Phone (dp) is free to download; Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99 up front. Dumb Phone (dp) sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Control Panel for YouTube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dumb Phone (dp) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumb Phone (dp) has 3.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Control Panel for YouTube's written reviews are positive against 68% of Dumb Phone (dp)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Control Panel for YouTube ships an update every 4 days, Dumb Phone (dp) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control Panel for YouTube | Dumb Phone (dp) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 68.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 375 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | J BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN | Michael Tigas |
Customer experience
Control Panel for YouTube
Dumb Phone (dp)
Bugs and requests
Control Panel for YouTube
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dumb Phone (dp)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not appearing in list
- Apps opening through Shortcuts app
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to hide App Library
- More widget customization options
- Customizable widget labels
- Detox mode for specific apps
- Support for more third-party apps
In-app purchases
Control Panel for YouTube
No in-app purchases
Dumb Phone (dp)
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$2.991 Month
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$5.991 Month
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- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$9.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$12.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$14.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$19.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro Family (1 year)$24.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$24.99
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$29.99
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$39.99
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- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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