SmallTube vs Y.A.P
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmallTube
A native iOS client for watching videos, offering ad-free viewing with picture-in-picture and background playback. Enjoy a streamlined experience for embeddable content.
- Ad-free viewing
- Picture-in-picture playback
- Background playback
- Native iOS experience
- Embeddable video support
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A simple and native YouTube client for iOS with no ads, picture-in-picture, and background playback. For picture-in-picture to work, toggle it while in fullscreen and then exit to home. After that, background playback will also work! Limitations: - Only embeddable video can play (most songs and copyrighted material are not available) - The app requires an API key from the YouTube Data API. You can easily create one for free.
Y.A.P
This media player offers a unique virtual knob gesture system for intuitive control. Earn usage time by watching ads or upgrade to premium for unlimited, ad-free playback.
- Virtual knob gesture system
- Effortless playback control
- Earn usage time via ads
- Premium ad-free version
- Unlimited access
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YAP (Yet Another Player) redefines mobile media playback with its innovative virtual knob gesture system. Simply rotate and tap on screen for effortless control - combining the convenience of mobile interactions with the natural feel of physical devices, while being even faster and more accurate. The standard version of this app is free with ads. You can earn usage time by watching ads, or upgrade to the Premium version to remove ads and enjoy unlimited access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Y.A.P at 100% against SmallTube's 0%. Y.A.P also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and device support (3 vs 1). SmallTube's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Y.A.P sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmallTube asks for nothing beyond the download.
Y.A.P holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmallTube's written reviews are positive against 100% of Y.A.P's.
SmallTube ships an update every 2 days, Y.A.P weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallTube | Y.A.P |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ioannis Notaris | Wu Bin |
Customer experience
SmallTube
Y.A.P
In-app purchases
SmallTube
No in-app purchases
Y.A.P
- Premium$2.99
