SubBud: Escape the Brain Rot
Organize YouTube Your Way
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Stop the brain rot. AI-powered discovery meets manual curation. Generate vibe-based feeds, organize channels into stations, and escape YouTube’s algorithm for good.
ESCAPE THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM
Tired of YouTube burying your favorite creators? SubBud brings back the control you have been missing. Organize channels into custom stations, discover content by mood with AI-powered vibe feeds, and watch what YOU want, not what the algorithm thinks you want.
AI-POWERED DISCOVERY
Describe your vibe and let on-device AI curate personalized feeds:
- “Chill coding background music”
- “Quick motivation before gym”
- “Deep dive tech explanations”
- “Cozy cooking for rainy days”
- “High energy gaming highlights”
All processing happens on your device. Your data stays private.
YOUR CONTENT, YOUR WAY
Create unlimited stations for every interest:
- Tech and Coding tutorials in one place
- Cooking channels without gaming videos
- Educational content separate from entertainment
- Music creators organized by genre
- News channels in a dedicated feed
REDISCOVER FORGOTTEN CHANNELS
Remember subscribing to that amazing creator who disappeared from your feed? SubBud ensures every channel you care about gets equal visibility. No more algorithm favoritism.
SMART ORGANIZATION
- Beautiful icons and custom naming
- See latest uploads at a glance
- Jump directly to videos
- Clean, distraction-free interface
WHY SUBBUD?
The YouTube algorithm decides what you see based on engagement metrics, not what you actually want to watch. Channels you subscribed to months ago? Hidden. Niche creators? Buried. Educational content? Deprioritized.
SubBud fixes this with two powerful tools: manual curation through custom stations, and AI-powered discovery that respects your privacy. Your subscriptions, organized your way, with every channel treated equally.
PERFECT FOR:
Learners who follow tutorial channels
Gamers tracking multiple streamers
Music enthusiasts with diverse tastes
News followers seeking varied sources
Creatives following inspiration channels
Food lovers collecting recipe sources
Professionals curating industry content
PRIVACY FIRST
- No login required
- No data collection
- No tracking
- AI runs on your device
- Works with RSS feeds
- Your content stays private
FEATURES
- AI-powered vibe feeds
- Unlimited custom stations
- Unlimited channel subscriptions
- Instant video access
- Offline station management
- Beautiful, intuitive design
- Fast and lightweight
- No ads, ever
Take back your YouTube experience. Download SubBud today.
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Generate feeds based on your vibes, write a prompt and have on device AI curate a feed from a collection of your stations.
The developer, THOMAS HENRY GORHAM HOLMES, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- THOMAS HENRY GORHAM HOLMES
- Size
- 11.2 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro (yearly) $9.99
- Pro (Monthly) $0.99
- Copyright
- © Thomas Henry Gorham Holmes, 2026