Found vs VideoVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Found
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Found is an archival research and discovery tool for exploring millions of public-domain films, photographs, audio recordings, books, and historical documents from the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons. Browse, read, watch, and listen — completely free. Found surfaces the license and attribution for every item, so you always know exactly how a piece of media can be used. DISCOVER THE ARCHIVE Explore one of the largest collections of human culture ever assembled. Search by year, media type, creator, subject, and license type. Found's on-device recommendation engine learns your interests privately — no accounts, no tracking, no data leaves your device. ORGANIZE YOUR RESEARCH Save items to personal collections. Follow archive creators and channels. Build a research library around any topic — history, film, music, literature, science, or culture. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Every item in Found displays its source, license type, and rights information. Found Pro users get a one-tap attribution generator that produces properly formatted credit text for any item — ready to copy into a paper, article, video description, or creative project. FOUND PRO — THE SERIOUS ARCHIVE TOOLKIT Found Pro is for researchers, educators, journalists, designers, and creators who work with archival media regularly. Pro includes: — Unlimited saved items and collections — Offline research library (cache selected items for reading and viewing without internet) — Advanced license filters: search specifically for CC0, Public Domain, CC-BY, and commercial-friendly works — Attribution generator with copy-ready credit text — Citation export: MLA, APA, Chicago, BibTeX, and Markdown — PDF reader with bookmarks, highlights, and notes — Collection export: Markdown, CSV, and PDF reading list — Creator tools: source overlays, caption text, thumbnail export, and vertical crop for Reels, TikTok, and Shorts — Bulk metadata export FEATURING: — Millions of public-domain and Creative Commons items — Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons integrated — License and rights display on every item — On-device ML recommendations — 100% private — No accounts. No tracking. No ads. — Dark and Light mode Found does not host any media files. All content is accessed directly from its original source. Found helps you find, understand, credit, and organize archival media responsibly. Privacy Policy: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/privacy.html Copyright & DMCA: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/dmca.html Support: https://foundarchive.netlify.app/faq.html
VideoVault
This app transforms YouTube into a safe, curated video library for children. Parents approve all content, ensuring kids only see what's selected, without recommendations or distractions. It offers a controlled viewing experience focused on educational and timeless videos.
- Parental approval for all content
- Blocks YouTube recommendations and autoplay
- Organize videos with tags and playlists
- Offline library export and import
- PIN-protected parent mode
- Search YouTube within the app
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VideoVault turns YouTube into a parent-curated library for your kid. You decide what gets in. The kid sees only what you approved — nothing else. How it works • In parent mode, paste a YouTube URL — a video, a playlist, or a whole channel — and pick how many videos to import. • Imports go to a review queue. Tap to preview, then approve or reject. Tag, sort, and organize however helps you. • Switch to kid mode (the default on launch) and your child sees a clean, friendly home with the videos you approved. No suggestions. No autoplay into unrelated videos. No way out of the player to YouTube proper. What makes VideoVault different • Approval-only. Nothing reaches your kid until you've explicitly OK'd it. • No algorithm. YouTube's "up next" recommendations are hidden during playback. Your kid watches what you chose, in the order you chose, then comes back to your home screen. • One device, one kid. No accounts. No cloud. No multi-profile system to navigate. Each iPad gets its own library, curated for the kid using it. • You own your data. Everything lives on the device. Nothing is sent to our servers (we don't have any). Export your library as a JSON file at any time and import it onto another iPad. • Bring your own API key. Each install uses your personal YouTube Data API key, so usage is isolated to your family and effectively free. We walk you through the 5-minute setup. Built for the kinds of content that don't expire Educational videos, music, classic shows, how-to channels, nature footage — the kind of YouTube content that's just as good a year from now as it was the day it was published. There's no "fresh content" pressure, no notification spam about new uploads, no sync system. Curate once, watch forever. Parent mode includes: • A 5-tab control panel (Library, Review Queue, Sources, Tags, Settings) • Search YouTube directly from inside the app and add results in one tap • Default tags per source — automatically tag every imported video from a channel • Promoted tags that appear as their own row on your kid's home • PIN-protected mode switch with escalating-timeout protection against guessing • Export and import your whole library as JSON • Demo mode that lets you try the app before setting up an API key What we will not do: • Sell ads • Track your child • Recommend content • Sync your library to a server • Show "new uploads" notifications • Require any account, login, or subscription A tip jar in Settings supports continued development if you find the app valuable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VideoVault at every 5 days against Found's every 3 weeks. Found's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Found sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and VideoVault sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Found ships an update every 3 weeks, VideoVault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Found | VideoVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Asante | PETER ANTHONY SCHUSTER |
In-app purchases
Found
- Found Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Found Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Found Pro Lifetime$129.99
VideoVault
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









