Comparison

MyTubeSync vs Nest

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

Head to head
About

MyTubeSync

Features
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MyTubeSync makes it easy to save and manage your favorite YouTube videos. Key Features: -YouTube Video Search -Save Favorites with one tap -Organize videos with custom categories -Automatic Watch History -Channel Subscriptions -iCloud Sync across devices Search for videos by keyword and add them to your favorites instantly. Organize with custom categories like Cooking, Music, and Study. Your watch history is recorded automatically for easy access later. Subscribe to your favorite channels and stay updated. All your data syncs seamlessly across iPhones via iCloud. Simple and intuitive design makes your YouTube experience more convenient.

About

Nest

Features
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Nest is the beautiful, native way to watch everything on your own media server. Connect to Plex, Jellyfin or Emby and your movies and TV shows are ready to play in seconds โ€” in stunning quality, with no monthly fee. Built from the ground up in Swift for iPhone, iPad and Mac, Nest plays your files exactly as they are. No transcoding, no re-compression, no quality loss: just Direct Play of virtually any format, powered by the VLC engine. WHY NEST โ€ข DIRECT PLAY EVERYTHING โ€” MKV, HEVC, H.264, AV1, 4K, HDR, 10-bit, multichannel audio. If your file has it, Nest plays it, straight from the source at full quality. โ€ข THREE SERVERS, ONE APP โ€” Plex, Jellyfin and Emby, side by side. Sign in the way each server expects (Plex secure browser login with 2FA; Jellyfin/Emby with your username and password). โ€ข WATCH OFFLINE โ€” Download movies and episodes to your device and take them on the plane, the train, anywhere. Your "Continue Watching" list can even download the next episode automatically. โ€ข PICKS UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF โ€” Resume playback to the exact second, on any device. Your progress stays in sync with your server, so it's the same on your TV and your phone. โ€ข AUDIO & SUBTITLES, YOUR WAY โ€” Switch audio tracks and subtitles on the fly, load external subtitle files, and set a preferred language that's selected automatically for every video. โ€ข FAST AND OFFLINE-READY โ€” Your libraries are cached so browsing is instant, even with no connection. Adjustable grid density, per-library search, and crisp artwork throughout. โ€ข MAC AND iOS, NATIVELY โ€” A true Mac app, not a stretched iPad port, and a true iPhone/iPad app. Keyboard shortcuts on Mac included. โ€ข PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€” Nest has no account of its own and no tracking. It talks only to the server you point it at. Your viewing stays between you and your own hardware. HOW IT WORKS Nest is a player for media you already own and host yourself. You need your own Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server (running on a Mac, PC, NAS or home server) โ€” Nest connects to it and plays your library. It does not include or stream any content on its own. No subscription. No ads. Just your library, the way it should look.

Screenshots

MyTubeSync4 screens
Nest4 screens

Verdict

The call

MyTubeSync and Nest are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyTubeSync ships an update fortnightly, Nest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MyTubeSync versus Nest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTubeSyncNest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto KishinaMarco Tini

In-app purchases

None

MyTubeSync

No in-app purchases

None

Nest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyTubeSync free?
MyTubeSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nest free?
Nest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyTubeSync or Nest have ads?
Neither MyTubeSync nor Nest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTubeSync or Nest?
MyTubeSync ships an update fortnightly, and Nest every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyTubeSync was updated on September 19, 2026 and Nest on September 24, 2026.

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