Grayjay

Name: Grayjay
Rating: 4.27 (2071 reviews)
Author: FUTO

By: FUTO App

Media app that allows you to follow creators, not platforms.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

290,014 ▲ 1.56K

Data as of 2026-09-16

Rating:

4.27 ▼ 0.04

(2,071)

Version:

391

Last updated: 2026-07-21

Ranking

#132,743 ▼ 173

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Grayjay is a revolutionary media app designed to transform how you discover and enjoy content. Unlike traditional platforms that lock you into their ecosystems, Grayjay empowers you to follow your favorite creators directly, regardless of where their content originates. It offers a personalized content feed tailored to your tastes, bypassing restrictive algorithms to give you a more authentic and engaging experience.

Key features include on-device data storage for playlists, subscriptions, and downloaded videos, ensuring your privacy and offline access. Grayjay supports integration with multiple content platforms and encourages community collaboration to expand this reach. Users can customize the user interface to create a personal browsing environment and engage directly with creators, fostering genuine connections. Embrace a content-rich universe free from platform constraints with Grayjay.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Social Media

By:

FUTO

Downloads:

290,014 1.56K

Rating:

4.27

(2,071) 0.04

Version:

391 Last updated: 2026-07-21

Version code:

391

Creation date:

2023-10-18

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO High risk
android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO High risk
android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS High risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk

Size:

187.13MB

Email:

gr*****@futo.org

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 132,743 ▼ 173

For Developers

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

FUTO

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.futo.platformplayer.playstore

Email:

gr*****@futo.org

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Grayjay for its strong core features and ability to unify multiple streams as a YouTube alternative, with active development. However, recurring issues include sorting bugs, a problematic UI, plugin/update instability, playback problems, and platform version discrepancies. The app shows high potential despite rough edges and ongoing improvements.

Pros

Powerful core feature set with multi-stream support and a plugin-enabled media hub, making Grayjay a strong YouTube alternative.
Versatile support for YouTube, Nebula, and other sources, including music and video playback.
Active development with frequent updates that improve stability and usability, and refinement toward a polished experience.
Reduces dependence on YouTube's ads and policies, delivering a more open media experience.

Cons

Chronological sorting/search results are consistently broken or unreliable.
UI/UX is often described as ugly or unintuitive, with hard-to-find settings and subpar navigation.
Plugin activation/installation issues and update-related instability across builds and plugins.
Playback reliability problems for some content, including age-restricted videos, live streams, and intermittent audio playback.
Differences between Play Store and website builds causing features to behave inconsistently.

Recent reviews

Youtube recommendation algorithm works horribly as of late in the default app (compared to desktop). Somehow, this app manages to be even worse 🤨 When you refresh the home screen, it just shuffles the same videos over and over, *maybe* adding 1 or 2 new ones every other time 😂

Th*****, 2026-09-09

This is very handy application to have! It helps to aggregate content from several video sources, and makes the process of downloading videos for offline use simple and easy. This app prioritizes long form content, respects your video quality preferences and your freedom, and is able to pull in your subscriptions from each video source and combine them together into a single interface. Thank you to the developers for this handy tool!