Play is your app for saving and organizing videos for later, keeping up with YouTube subscriptions, and watching with powerful features. Critically acclaimed by The Verge, Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, MacStories, Mac Power Users, iMore, AppAdvice, and more.
The Verge: “This is so much better than trying to manage a library in the YouTube app”
Daring Fireball: “I queue videos from my Mac and iPhone, then watch them later on my TV”
MacStories: “Play is an excellent example of how purpose-built apps often outshine more general solutions”
AppAdvice: “Play is easy to use and synced across all of your Apple devices”
iMore: “You’ll never want to use YouTube’s 'Watch Later' function again”
■ MacStories Selects 2024: Readers’ Choice Award
■ MacStories Selects 2024: Best New Feature
Save videos from any app or website to your personal watchlist. Follow YouTube channels and get a chronological subscription feed — free from the algorithm. Build your own personal video management system with tags, notes, and more. iCloud keeps your entire video library in sync across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.
SAVE & BOOKMARK VIDEOS
- Add videos to your watchlist from any app or website.
- Play automatically fetches metadata — title, channel, duration, and thumbnail — so your queue stays organized.
- Supports YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram Reels, social posts with embedded video, and much more.
- Use App Shortcuts to automate adding videos and integrate Play into your workflows.
KEEP UP WITH YOUTUBE SUBSCRIPTIONS
- Follow YouTube channels and playlists and get new videos as they’re released.
- Your subscription feed in true chronological order — no algorithm, no recommendations, no noise.
- Swipe to save videos to your queue or dismiss them from your inbox.
- Organize channels into folders, configure per-channel filters, and hide YouTube Shorts.
- Supports channels and creators from YouTube, Vimeo, and Nebula.
WATCH WITH POWERFUL FEATURES
- Transcribe, summarize, and extract key points in seconds.
- Add notes, mark, and annotate key moments in a video.
- Disable AI auto-dubbing.
- Resume playback exactly where you left off.
- Watch on Apple TV: save videos throughout the day and watch them on the big screen later.
ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION
- Add notes and a star ratings to any video.
- Tag videos for better organization, or let Auto-Tagging apply tags automatically based on rules you set.
- Use Smart Search to create custom video lists tailored to your preferences.
- Use Focus Filters to limit which videos and tags are shown in the app.
- Perform bulk actions to manage multiple videos at once.
- All features and data are available in the Shortcuts app for custom automations.
HOME SCREEN WIDGETS
- Add interactive widgets to your Home Screen to view and open saved videos at a glance.
- Available in multiple sizes with customizable filters, sorting, and accent colors.
Play is a modern app with support for the latest system features. It is also available on the Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro as a universal app, so you can enjoy it across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS with a single purchase.
Privacy Policy: https://marcosatanaka.com/privacy/play.html
Terms of Use: https://marcosatanaka.com/terms/play.html
If you’re like me, you use several services such as Netflix, Apple TV, Youtube etc. Have you ever thought to yourself “I want to watch (insert movie etc here) but couldn’t remember what service it is on? Well this app is for you. I only have one thing that disappoints me and I’m sure that it’s not the developers fault or oversight. The fact that it doesn’t accept metadata from Prime video or Crave (Canada)is unfortunate and I can’t figure out how to add Prime or Crave. shows manually. Other than this; it is an awesome app that’s made it to the home screen on my Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
Bought the app, wants more money
JohnParkYA2R8
I just bought the app and now it’s saying “this feature requires Play Premium”. What did I purchase the app for?
Developer Response
Channels Inbox requiring Play Premium is clearly communicated in the app description and screenshots. Other features such as saving and organizing videos for later are included in the version you purchased.
Subscription…
Dav x49
This single word describes an entire corporate ideology revolved around making more money by any means. Inflation and expenses (as explained by another company) do not justify any subscription model by ANY business administration. I am shocked and appalled given the quality of this app. Hopefully it gets reversed.
Developer Response
Updating and maintaining an app is a significant investment of both time and money. So the notion that subscriptions are solely profit-driven is wrong. Subscriptions are crucial for funding the ongoing development and enhancement of the app.
Terrific
Blerbyq
If you’re like me, you use several services such as Netflix, Apple TV, Youtube etc. Have you ever thought to yourself “I want to watch (insert movie etc here) but couldn’t remember what service it is on? Well this app is for you.I only have one thing that disappoints me and I’m sure that it’s not the developers fault or oversight. The fact that it doesn’t accept metadata from Prime video is unfortunate and I can’t figure out how to add Prime. shows manually.Other than this; it is an awesome app that’s made it to the home screen on my Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
• The notes editor is now much more capable for detailed video notes:
- It now fully utilizes the entire screen height for better content visibility.
- Editing tools now appear directly above the keyboard for faster writing.
- You can format text with Markdown and add links more easily.
- New tool for quickly referencing tags and other videos.
- Ability to preview your Markdown document and export it as a Markdown file.
• Ability to create a new tag directly while adding tags to a Tag Folder.
Version 2.8.7
The developer, Loop Apps LTDA, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Purchases
Identifiers
Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Colour Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Information
Seller
Loop Apps LTDA
Size
63 MB
Category
Entertainment
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 26.4 or later.
Apple TV Requires tvOS 18.0 or later.
Languages
English and 6 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese