Comparison

Viddle vs PeerTube

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Ad-free video playback
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Background audio playback
  • AI video summarization
  • Comment translation
  • UI customization
Features
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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

About

PeerTube

Watch, share, and publish videos on a decentralized network. This app offers a free, privacy-respecting alternative to mainstream video platforms, allowing you to explore content across thousands of independent servers without an account.

Highlights
  • Watch and subscribe to channels
  • Explore decentralized federation
  • Search and discover videos
  • Offline video downloads (future)
  • Upload videos from mobile (future)
  • Comment and interact with community (future)
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Discover the PeerTube mobile application, a free alternative to video streaming giants like YouTube. Thanks to its decentralised network, PeerTube lets you watch, share and publish videos in complete freedom, while remaining in control of your data. The official PeerTube application is your gateway to hundreds of thousands of videos, available across more than a thousand different platforms, and now viewable on your mobile device wherever you are. Main features of the application Watch videos and subscribe to your favourite channels: Follow your favourite creators, no matter which instance they're hosted on, and find out what's new on the home screen. Find videos you've watched and saved for later in ‘Library’. Explore the PeerTube federation: easily browse videos and creators on different PeerTube instances hosted around the world. Discover diverse content from a multitude of interconnected servers. No account required! Search and discover videos: Use our search engine to find specific videos, channels or themes across the entire PeerTube network. Choose themes that interest you to find the content that's right for you. Offline download: Download videos directly to your device and watch them without an internet connection, wherever and whenever you want. Upload videos from your mobile device: Easily import your own videos from your device, and contribute to PeerTube's decentralised ecosystem. Comment and interact: Comment, discuss and exchange around videos with the PeerTube community. Why choose PeerTube? PeerTube is more than just a video platform. It's a decentralised network that respects your privacy and offers you an ethical alternative to the platforms of surveillance capitalism. Unlike centralised services, PeerTube does not collect your personal data or track you for advertising purposes. With PeerTube, you have complete control over your video experience. Download the PeerTube application now and join a community that supports a free, decentralised Internet that respects its users. Who is behind PeerTube? PeerTube is a project developed by Framasoft, a French non-profit organisation committed to popular education about the digital commons. Framasoft is known for its many initiatives aimed at raising public awareness of alternatives to large centralised platforms and encouraging digital practices that are more respectful of privacy and individual freedoms. This is done in particular through the De-google-ify Internet campaign, which proposes some fifteen services as alternatives to those of the net giants.

Screenshots

Viddle4 screens
PeerTube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Viddle at 4.5 against PeerTube's 3.9. Viddle also leads on ratings volume (763 vs 34) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). PeerTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Viddle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PeerTube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Viddle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viddle has 763 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Viddle's written reviews are positive against 47% of PeerTube's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viddle ships an update every 2 weeks, PeerTube every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Viddle versus PeerTube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViddlePeerTube
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (763 ratings) — better3.9 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings763 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB63 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperInk River, LLCFramasoft

Customer experience

Viddle

All ratings757 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral13.3%
Negative31.5%

PeerTube

All ratings34 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral13.7%
Negative39.2%

User reviews

Viddle

From 763 App Store ratings

What 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

PeerTube

From 34 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great alternative to YouTube
  • 🚀 Good performance on iPad
  • 💡 Supports many PeerTube instances
  • ✨ Open source and private
  • 🌟 Promising future potential

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App freezes on startup
  • 🐛 Cannot scroll on landing page
  • 🐛 Unusable on small screens
  • 🐛 Inaccessible to blind users
  • 🐛 Limited content availability

Bugs and requests

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
Show 18 more
  • 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

PeerTube

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App freezes on opening
  • Cannot scroll on landing page
  • App does not orient correctly
  • App gets stuck upside down
  • Video player has delay
Show 12 more
  • Accidental touch controls for brightness/volume
  • Cannot find own videos
  • App logs out users
  • Not accessible with screen magnification
  • Video loading issues
  • Screen remains frozen on homepage
  • App freezes on splash screen
  • Cannot log into account
  • Cannot search other instances properly
  • Instance addresses not saved
  • Cannot add custom instances
  • App is unusable

Requested features

14 requests
  • Background playback
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Widget with video previews
  • Ability to add custom instances
  • Support for more PeerTube instances
Show 9 more
  • User accounts
  • Ability to upload videos
  • Creator section
  • Move creator work from YouTube
  • Incentives for followers
  • Import videos
  • Create an account
  • Airplay support
  • Set default instance

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Viddle

Subscriptions3
  • Membership 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Membership 6 months7 Days trial$3.996 Months
  • Membership 1 year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Month Refer RewardFree
  • 1 Month Referral RewardFree
  • Lifetime membership$14.99
None

PeerTube

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viddle free?
Viddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PeerTube free?
PeerTube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Viddle or PeerTube?
Viddle is rated higher. Viddle averages 4.5 out of 5 from 763 ratings, while PeerTube averages 3.9 from 34 ratings.
Do Viddle or PeerTube have ads?
Viddle shows ads; PeerTube does not.
Which is updated more often, Viddle or PeerTube?
Viddle ships an update every 2 weeks, and PeerTube every 5 weeks. Most recently, Viddle was updated on November 4, 2026 and PeerTube on November 4, 2026.

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