Vinegar - Tube Cleaner vs SponsorBlock for Safari
Objective comparison powered by Apple verified App Store metrics and quality scores
Replaces the YouTube player with a clean, native HTML5 video player.
Automatically skip YouTube video sponsors, intros, and subscription nags.
Which one should you install?
Vinegar re-architects the video playback engine; SponsorBlock skips the sponsored talk tracks inside content.
Choose Vinegar to replace YouTube player with native HTML5, eliminate tracking, and enable background audio.
Choose SponsorBlock to crowdsource-skip sponsored segments, intros, and subscription begs inside videos.
Specification Matrix
| Metric | Vinegar - Tube Cleaner | SponsorBlock for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 87 (A) | 86 (A) |
| Pricing Model | $1.99 (one-time) | $0.99 (one-time) |
| Download Size | 9.3 MB | 9.1 MB |
| User Rating | ★ 4.2 (762 条) | ★ 4.4 (81 条) |
| Minimum OS | macOS 15.0+ | macOS 15.0+ |
| Open Source | No (Proprietary) | ✅ Yes |
| Maintenance Status | Actively Maintained | Actively Maintained |
What Verified Users Say
Vinegar - Tube Cleaner
"Vinegar has made viewing content on youtube so much better. However, the most recent update seems to have introduced a bug with audio. Videos now always open with audio muted by default. After adjusting the audio level, it will spontaneously revert to muted after some random interval while viewing content. Hopefully that issue will be addressed soon. Edited to add: Contacted developer who advised tapping the M key to either enable or mute the video audio, rather than using the in-screen volume slider. Works perfectly, and audio remains stable."
"This extension makes the web app version of YouTube actually usable. Bugs ineveitably appear as Apple, YouTube, and so forth change their architecture, but vinegar keeps up with it. I am very satisfied. My only requests would be a native integration with Sponsorblock when it is also present because it hides video scrub bar category colors, and a way to change audio tracks, if these are doable. Nevertheless, it is a phenomenal extension."
SponsorBlock for Safari
"Successfully shows sponsor segment on timeline but doesn’t skip"
"Used this extension on Chrome for years and recently switched to Safari. Happy to see this extension was available and more than happy to pay for it after it’s saved me so much time skipping all the nonsense in videos these days (intros, outros, ad-breaks, self-sponsor segments, etc.) that I have on in the background all day while I’m working."