Vinegar Downloads & RevenueVinegar - Tube Cleaner · App Store
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner is #7 in Utilities Paid in Germany and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Vinegar - Tube Cleaner update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 6 Nov 2021Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 31 events
- 📦Vinegar - Tube Cleaner updated to version 3.5.5- (iPad-only) Fixed the Theater button.
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · CO
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner charting in a new countryColombia
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · DE
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📦Vinegar - Tube Cleaner updated to version 3.5.4Bug fixes and improvements.
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner charting in a new countrySouth Africa
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · Utilities · CN
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsIT
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SE
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · BR
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · GB
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · JP
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · FR
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · ID
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Paid · All Apps · ID
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · IT
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner new best rank in the overall chart: #66Top Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner new best rank in the overall chart: #32Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 🆕Vinegar - Tube Cleaner: its developer released another app: Catsup: Grocery List
- 🆕Vinegar - Tube Cleaner first spotted by AppInsider#26 in Top Paid · Utilities · United States
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner new best rank in the overall chart: #78Top Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Vinegar - Tube Cleaner new best rank in the overall chart: #75Top Paid · All Apps · IN
- 📦Vinegar - Tube Cleaner version 3.5.3No release notes
- 🆕Vinegar - Tube Cleaner: its developer released another app: Makeover Pro - Custom CSS
- 🆕Vinegar - Tube Cleaner: its developer released another app: Litterbox - Post Peeker
- 🆕Vinegar - Tube Cleaner released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Utilities PaidVinegar - Tube Cleaner at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid Safari extension that replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag to remove ads and enable background playback, targeting users seeking a cleaner viewing experience on iOS. The app holds strong positions in the Utilities Paid charts across South Africa, Germany, India, and the UK, indicating consistent regional demand for ad-free media tools despite lower visibility in major markets like the US.
Similar apps: Unblocker for YouTube, AdGuard, Tube Cleaner
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner on the App Store
App details
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Vinegar - Tube Cleaner's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | UtilitiesPaid | #7 |
| United States | UtilitiesPaid | #41 |
 United Kingdom | UtilitiesPaid | #17 |
 France | UtilitiesPaid | #15 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsPaid | #151 |
 South Korea | UtilitiesPaid | #52 |
 Italy | UtilitiesPaid | #27 |
 Indonesia | UtilitiesPaid | #21 |
 India | UtilitiesPaid | #43 |
 Saudi Arabia | UtilitiesPaid | #31 |
 Russia | UtilitiesPaid | #48 |
 Australia | UtilitiesPaid | #87 |
 Turkey | All AppsPaid | #180 |
Apps near Vinegar - Tube Cleaner on the chart
Utilities Paid, around #7.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Vinegar - Tube Cleaner
From the 54 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the extension's ability to remove ads and enable background play on Safari, but recent updates have introduced significant bugs affecting subtitles, AirPlay, and video controls. Many reviewers report that the app frequently breaks after YouTube changes its architecture, leading to frustration despite the developer's efforts to maintain it.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and few ads. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “This is a must have extension”
- Ads: “But seems to be working again to strip out ads”
- Updates: “Great app, currently in need of an update”
- Crashes & bugs: “I made a review stating that this doesn’t work in Lockdown Mode”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Please fix the subtitle bug”
- Updates: “In fact, it’s why I have automatic updates turned off in the first place”
- Ads: “Went to YouTube, played a video, instantly got an ad”
- Features & content: “New: Autoplays videos when scrolling YouTube's webpage with no option to disable it within app”
About Vinegar - Tube Cleaner
It removes ads, restores picture-in-picture, and allows videos to play in the background when set to audio-only quality.
Note: The phrase 'can read and alter webpages' in the permissions section is just an unfortunate choice of words. Vinegar needs access to the webpage to find the YouTube player and replace it. It's not doing anything creepy!
(Also, do check out Vinegar's companion app, Baking Soda. It's essentially a less powerful version of Vinegar, but it works on all websites except YouTube.)
