Comparison

Clean Tube vs Direct Player Tools

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

Head to head
About

Clean Tube

Enhance your YouTube viewing on Safari with a native player offering advanced playback controls, productivity features like background audio and PiP, and content customization. Enjoy an ad-free experience with faster loading and better battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Custom skip intervals
  • A-B looping
  • Variable playback speed
  • Sleep timer
  • Background audio playback
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Hide YouTube Shorts
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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CleanTube is a powerful Safari extension that replaces YouTube's player with a feature-rich native video player, giving you unprecedented control over your viewing experience. TRY FREE FOR 3 DAYS Start your free trial today! After 3 days, continue for just 99,000 VND/year. Cancel anytime during the trial period. HOW IT WORKS CleanTube transforms YouTube by replacing the default player with Safari's native HTML5 video player enhanced with professional-grade controls. Experience faster loading, smoother playback, and features that power users have been waiting for. ADVANCED PLAYBACK CONTROLS Custom Skip Intervals - Choose your preferred skip duration: 15s, 30s, 1min, 2min, or 5min Instant Replay - Jump back to the beginning instantly with one tap Loop Controls - Basic Loop: Automatically replay videos endlessly - Advanced A-B Loop: Select any segment to loop repeatedly Variable Speed Control - Adjust playback speed from 0.25x to 16x PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES Sleep Timer - Set automatic pause timers for peaceful viewing Background Audio Playback - Listen to videos with screen off or locked Picture-in-Picture Mode - Watch videos while browsing other apps CONTENT CUSTOMIZATION Hide YouTube Shorts - Remove Shorts from your feed for focused browsing Ad-Free Experience - No video ads or interruptions - No banner ads cluttering the page Native Video Player Benefits - Faster loading times - Better battery efficiency WHY CLEANTUBE? Whether you're a student replaying lecture segments, a musician learning songs, a language learner practicing pronunciation, or someone who just wants more control - CleanTube gives you professional-grade video controls right in Safari. USE CASES For Students: - Loop difficult lecture segments until you understand - Skip forward through content you've mastered - Speed up or slow down for optimal learning pace For Musicians: - A-B loop specific sections to practice - Slow down complex passages to 0.25x speed - Instant replay to catch details For Language Learners: - Loop phrases repeatedly for pronunciation practice - Adjust speed to match your comprehension level - Quick replay for difficult sentences For Everyone: - Skip intros with custom intervals - Sleep timer for bedtime videos - Background audio for multitasking - Ad-free, distraction-free viewing PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS CleanTube is completely private and respects your data: - Zero data collection - No tracking or analytics - No user accounts required - Everything happens locally on your device - No external server communication About Permissions: Safari displays "can read and alter webpages" for all extensions. CleanTube needs this permission to find and replace YouTube's video player with the enhanced native one. It doesn't read your personal data, track your activity, or access anything outside of YouTube pages. It simply enhances the video player and that's it. PERFORMANCE - Lightweight and fast - Minimal battery impact - No background processes - Instant video loading - Smooth playback at all speeds COMPATIBILITY - iOS 15.0 or later - iPadOS 15.0 or later - macOS 12.0 or later - Safari browser only - All YouTube videos supported Note: CleanTube is an independent Safari extension and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to YouTube or Google LLC. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. - Read our terms of service at https://cheryl1511.github.io/cleantube_terms - Read our privacy policy at https://cheryl1511.github.io/cleantube_privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Direct Player Tools

Features
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Direct Player is a focused utility for opening Dailymotion videos in Dailymotion’s lightweight embedded player. Open the Safari extension while viewing a Dailymotion page, or paste a Dailymotion URL or video ID. It recognizes standard video pages, embed URLs, player URLs, and dai.ly short links. Privacy is built in: no analytics, advertising, account, registration, browsing-history collection, content scripts, remote code, or background tracking. The extension requests only temporary access to the active tab after you invoke it. Playback remains provided by Dailymotion, so availability, advertisements, geographic restrictions, login requirements, and removals are controlled by Dailymotion. Direct Player is an unofficial utility and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dailymotion.

Screenshots

Clean Tube4 screens
Direct Player Tools1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Direct Player Tools at none against Clean Tube's 1. On price, ads, 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. Clean Tube sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Direct Player Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Clean Tube versus Direct Player Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean TubeDirect Player Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating+1712+
DeveloperBinh DoChanakya Thotakura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clean Tube

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Plan$2.991 Year
None

Direct Player Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clean Tube free?
Clean Tube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Direct Player Tools free?
Direct Player Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clean Tube or Direct Player Tools have ads?
Neither Clean Tube nor Direct Player Tools shows ads.

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