FreeTube vs uYouPlus

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FreeTube		uYouPlus
	Project
497	Mentions	815
11,709	Stars	6,621
4.8%	Growth	-
9.9	Activity	9.2
3 days ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
JavaScript	Language	Logos
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0	License	-

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

FreeTube

Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeTube. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-29.

Tell HN: YouTube RSS feeds are gone
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Jan 2024
YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jan 2024
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Dec 2023

I just use a free desktop client called Freetube instead ( https://freetubeapp.io ). Don't even have to login or create a profile, and there's a ton of UI customization options built in. Voila -- no more Google shenanigans.
YouTube
1 project | /r/privacy | 8 Dec 2023

You can use https://freetubeapp.io/ to access Youtube in privacy.
Logiciel gratuit qui m'a changé la vie
3 projects | /r/france | 7 Dec 2023
A cool guide to setup your best YouTube
2 projects | /r/coolguides | 7 Dec 2023

Just get the Freetube app.
FUCK YOUTUBE I closed my account looking for alternatives already that happens if you don't have any alternatives youtube should get banned from EU tbh they literally force to you watch ads and get paid a lot
1 project | /r/youtube | 7 Dec 2023

Use freetube at https://freetubeapp.io
Fuck you Youtube. Is there a way to Fix this?
1 project | /r/youtube | 7 Dec 2023
Alternative to youtube.com, use youtube without visit youtube.com no adds, no bs
1 project | /r/youtube | 7 Dec 2023
Download FreeTube - it ALWAYS WORKS !!
1 project | /r/youtube | 7 Dec 2023

uYouPlus

Posts with mentions or reviews of uYouPlus. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

Grandfathered YouTube Premium will see January price increase
6 projects | /r/Android | 7 Dec 2023
[Tutorial] Open Reddit Links in Apollo
2 projects | /r/sideloaded | 7 Dec 2023
Are there any options for blocking ads on a non-JailBroken iPhone?
1 project | /r/youtube | 6 Dec 2023
Revanced alternative for iOS
1 project | /r/revancedapp | 5 Dec 2023

uyou+
[$15][17.2][sideloaded] DeArrow for the YouTube app
1 project | /r/TweakBounty | 13 Nov 2023

Works with YouTube App version 18.14.1 (the version uYouPlus currently is on), as well as the latest version
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Nov 2023
Can i Use ReVanced on IOS?
1 project | /r/revancedapp | 26 Jul 2023

There's uYouPlus for iOS.
Anyone else tired of the same YouTube ads?
1 project | /r/HonkaiStarRail | 10 Jul 2023

Download the latest release of uYouPlus
I switched to iPhone recently, I miss my android.
2 projects | /r/iphone | 10 Jul 2023

#16. YouTube pausing the vid when you switch out happens everywhere when you're not paying for Premium, but you could sideload uYou+ maybe?
Stick with uyou+ or switch to YTLitePlus?
2 projects | /r/sideloaded | 7 Jul 2023

I know it isn't a competition, but I wanted to not only know the direct differences but if I should leave uyou+ in the first place as it was my first sideloaded app, and I've been using it almost since release.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing FreeTube and uYouPlus you can also consider the following projects:

NewPipe - A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

CercubePlus - Cercube with extra features

Invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

uYou-for-YouTube - Enhance Your YouTube Experience

Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass - A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!

return-youtube-dislike - Chrome extension to return youtube dislikes

Piped - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.

invidious - Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

AltStore - AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices.

SmartTube - SmartTube - an advanced player for set-top boxes and tvs running Android OS

LibreTube - An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.