Comparison

Control Panel for YouTube vs Renamer

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 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

About

Renamer

Organize your files quickly and effortlessly by renaming them in batches. Add prefixes, suffixes, search and replace text, and use counters or dates. Preview changes to avoid conflicts before applying them.

Highlights
  • Add prefixes and suffixes
  • Search and replace text
  • Rename files in subfolders
  • Use counters and padded numbers
  • Insert dates into file names
  • Sort files by various criteria
  • Preview renaming results
Features
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Batch rename files, folders and extensions on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pick a folder in Files, set your rules, check the live preview and rename hundreds of files in one tap. Made a mistake? Undo restores the original names. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Add a prefix or suffix to every name - Find and replace text in file names - Rename from scratch with a counter: leading zeros, start value, reset per folder - Insert the date: today, creation or modification date, 8 formats, before or after the name - Rename folders, and change or lowercase file extensions - Include subfolders (recursive mode) - Sort by name (natural order), kind, date, size or depth SAFE BY DESIGN - Live preview of the new names before you commit - Conflict detection: duplicates, existing names, invalid characters - Exclude single files from the batch - Undo a rename in one tap, even after closing the app - History of every batch, exportable as a text file FAST - Presets: save your rules once, reuse them on any folder - Thousands of files without freezing - Works with any folder you can open in the Files app: on your device, in iCloud Drive or on external drives RENAMER PRO Try Renamer with 3 full renames: every feature, no limit on how many files. Renamer Pro is an optional one-time purchase, no subscription and no account, and it removes every limit for good. Already bought Renamer? Renamer Pro is already yours, automatically and forever. Undo stays free for everyone, even once the trial is over. WORKS ON - iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision - Available in more than 30 languages - No account, no ads, no data collected GOOD TO KNOW Renamer renames files inside folders you open from the Files app. Photos in your Photos library must first be saved to a folder in Files. Download Renamer and put your files in order.

Screenshots

Control Panel for YouTube4 screens
Renamer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Renamer at Free against Control Panel for YouTube's $3.99. Renamer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7). Control Panel for YouTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Renamer is free to download; Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99 up front. Renamer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Control Panel for YouTube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Renamer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 69% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Panel for YouTube ships an update every 5 days, Renamer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Control Panel for YouTube versus Renamer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Panel for YouTubeRenamer
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.5 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better69.0% of reviews
Number of ratings918 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANANMarco Tini

Customer experience

Control Panel for YouTube

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

Renamer

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative20.7%

In-app purchases

None

Control Panel for YouTube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Renamer

One-time1
  • Renamer Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Control Panel for YouTube free?
Control Panel for YouTube costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Renamer free?
Renamer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Panel for YouTube or Renamer?
Renamer is rated higher. Control Panel for YouTube averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Renamer averages 4.5 from 18 ratings.
Do Control Panel for YouTube or Renamer have ads?
Neither Control Panel for YouTube nor Renamer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Panel for YouTube or Renamer?
Control Panel for YouTube ships an update every 5 days, and Renamer monthly. Most recently, Control Panel for YouTube was updated on October 17, 2026 and Renamer on October 16, 2026.

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