Prewatch Youtube Player vs UTube Embed Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prewatch Youtube Player
This app offers a unique way to preview YouTube videos before committing to watching them. It allows users to manage their YouTube accounts, explore a vast library of content, and organize their favorite videos and subscriptions.
- Preview videos before watching
- Preview up to 5 videos simultaneously
- Start playing videos from any frame
- Manage YouTube account and collections
- Explore wide range of videos and channels
- Share videos via social networks and email
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Prewatch (Preview + Watch) is the ultimate YouTube client application for iOS users which allows you to watch any video at anywhere for free. You can go through a quick preview of video that you would like to watch. User can log into the application and manage YouTube account right from here.:) Explore the widest range of video collections, channels, and playlists. Also access all your favorites and liked videos, subscribed channels and your YouTube watch history. Enjoy the most popular videos from your region. Share videos with your friends via your social networks and email. Key features: - Preview Videos - Preview before watch - you can easily preview the thumbnails for videos. - Preview up to 5 videos at a time. - Start playing video from the frame you want. Add-On - Attractive, user friendly and handy design. - Change quality/resolution while playing a video. - Share videos to your social networks and e-mail. Explore your YouTube collections Quick access to your personal YouTube collections. Explore videos from your favorites, likes, watch later, subscription and playlist collection easily. Also add new video to these collections on single touch. Subscribe to new channels. Explore YouTube’s wide videos and channels catalog - Access all videos and channel available on YouTube. - Explore videos and channels of your interested categories.
UTube Embed Player
This application functions as a YouTube player, allowing you to watch videos directly within the app. It keeps a local record of your viewing history and supports Picture-in-Picture mode. Note that some videos may have playback restrictions.
- Plays YouTube videos within the app
- Local viewing history
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode
- Respects video playback restrictions
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The app is essentially a YouTube player. It plays YouTube videos using the YouTube embedded player. Functionality: - Enables the playback of YouTube videos within the app - Locally keeps a record of your viewing history - Note: Some YouTube videos may have restrictions that prevent playback in embedded players. The app respects these limitations and will not be able to play such content. - To use PiP, switch to full-screen mode in the video player, then swipe up to go to the Home Screen This app does not offer many functionalities besides playing YouTube videos. It might be better to find a YouTube video elsewhere and then paste the link into the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UTube Embed Player at 4.6 against Prewatch Youtube Player's 3.7. UTube Embed Player also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and ratings volume (150 vs 3). Prewatch Youtube Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UTube Embed Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTube Embed Player has 150 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Prewatch Youtube Player's written reviews are positive against 75% of UTube Embed Player's.
Prewatch Youtube Player ships an update every 2 months, UTube Embed Player every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prewatch Youtube Player | UTube Embed Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (150 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 150 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WeblineIndia | Nobutaka Yuasa |
Customer experience
Prewatch Youtube Player
UTube Embed Player
In-app purchases
Prewatch Youtube Player
No in-app purchases
UTube Embed Player
No in-app purchases
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