Widget Chan vs Streamscription
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Chan
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Your favorite creators keep uploading. You keep missing them. Widget Chan puts the latest videos from your YouTube channels right on your Home Screen, so the moment you unlock your phone, today's uploads are already there - no app, no scrolling. GROUP YOUR CHANNELS Bundle channels into groups: VTubers, music, study, gaming - your call. Tap the widget to switch between groups instantly, powered by AppIntent. No app launch, no friction. ADD CHANNELS WITH ONE SHARE See a video you like? Hit the share button in Safari or the YouTube app and send it to Widget Chan. The channel that posted it becomes a one-tap add. No URL copy-paste. BRING YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS Sign in with Google to import every channel you already subscribe to on YouTube. WIDGET CHAN PRO All core features are free. Upgrade to Pro (monthly auto-renewable subscription or one-time purchase) to raise your limits: registered channels go from 10 to 100 total, and groups go from 3 to 10. Great for fans tracking many creators, learners juggling several topics, or anyone who wants their Home Screen to do more. PRIVACY Information retrieved via Google Sign-In (your name, email, and account identifier) is used only to render widgets and fetch your subscriptions. It is never sent to our own servers. Communication with Google is limited to OAuth and YouTube Data API calls. REQUIREMENTS Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. Built around the latest Widget and AppIntent APIs. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Widget Chan is an independent third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC or YouTube. Video data is sourced from YouTube's publicly available RSS feeds. This app uses publicly available information from YouTube. Features may be changed or limited due to changes on YouTube's side. Terms of Use (EULA): The Apple Standard EULA applies. Details: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Streamscription
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Your subscriptions, organised the way you actually watch. Streamscription collects the YouTube channels and playlists you care about into clean, themed feeds β so you can see what's new in seconds, instead of letting an algorithm decide for you. GROUPS THAT MAKE SENSE Create groups like Tech, Cooking or Music and file your channels and playlists inside them. Drag to reorder. One glance shows everything new, sorted by topic instead of dumped into one endless stream. WATCH LISTS, NOT A BLACK HOLE Save anything for later into as many lists as you like β "Podcasts for the commute", "Watch with the kids", whatever fits how you watch. Mark videos as watched, clear out the ones you're done with, move them between lists. FIND IT INSTANTLY One search covers your channels, your playlists, your saved videos and the latest videos across all your feeds. SYNCS BY ITSELF Your groups and lists stay in sync across iPhones through your own iCloud account. No sign-up, no password, no server of ours in the middle β your data never touches our infrastructure, because we don't have any. SHARE A WHOLE GROUP Send a friend your entire "Cooking" group as a single link. One tap on their side adds every channel in it. ADD FROM ANYWHERE Share a channel straight from the YouTube app into Streamscription, or just paste a link. Channels and playlists both work. WORKS OFFLINE Feeds are cached on your device, so your lists open instantly even with no signal. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No tracking of any kind β not even anonymous. Streamscription has no backend at all, so there is nowhere for your data to go. Everything stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. GOOD TO KNOW Streamscription organises videos and links to them; it does not play them inside the app. Tapping a video opens it in the YouTube app or your browser, where creators get their views and their revenue. Streamscription is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Streamscription at none against Widget Chan's 2. Streamscription also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Widget Chan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Streamscription asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widget Chan ships an update every 2 weeks, Streamscription every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Widget Chan | Streamscription |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A-ZERO | Peter Vogric |
In-app purchases
Widget Chan
- Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- ProοΌθ²·γεγοΌ$4.99
Streamscription
No in-app purchases
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