InBackground

Name: InBackground
Rating: 3.8 (447 reviews)
Author: SALAH HIJAZI

By: SALAH HIJAZI

Play videos the in background

Features & Capabilities

InBackground lets you keep video audio playing while you browse. It works with any site that hosts video: copy the video URL and open the extension or its widget to begin background playback, then switch to other apps without interruption.

The built‑in library helps you create and manage playlists for future sessions, ensuring your favorite videos and music stay connected across sites.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Content

By:

SALAH HIJAZI

Rating:

3.80

(447)

Version:

3.0 Last updated: 2020-08-17

Version code:

836049546

Creation date:

2019-11-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

19.21MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 87,935 ▲ 3,558

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Developed by:

SALAH HIJAZI

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inbackground/id1489086630

Website:

http://inbackground.mohasalah.com

User Reviews

Users like the app for reliable background playback of YouTube, music, and podcasts, including screen-off listening. However, multiple reviews cite heavy ads, inconsistent playback controls (no repeat/shuffle, autoplay issues), and stability/maintenance problems (long gaps between updates, freezes, and restore-purchase glitches). The core feature set works well for many, but ad experience and playback reliability are the main pain points that limit the overall user experience.

Pros

Strong background playback across YouTube, music, and podcasts (including screen-off/lockscreen listening)
Solid background audio player that many users feel does what it’s supposed to do; praised as a capable YT/music/podcast player
Free version provides core background playback functionality without immediate need to pay

Cons

Excessive ads in the free version and intrusive ad-related popups; paid ad-free option is perceived as too expensive
Playback and playlist reliability issues (first item plays only; no shuffle or repeat; autoplay often doesn’t work)
Stability/maintenance concerns (no updates in years; freezes during use; occasional crashes, especially around search and restore purchases)
In-app purchase/restore flow can be buggy (restore button sometimes crashes or fails to remove ads)

Recent reviews

It only plays the first item in a playlist. If you try to play again, it repeats the first song. Shuffle play is inaccessible. I wanted something hands-free. This absolutely is not!

by To*****, 2026-05-05

It’s good- excluding that when I want to search a song sometimes it freezes. Other times it will pause mid song, then when I check to see what went wrong on the app it refreshes itself. I then have to look up that same thing and try to remember where it was at. (-_-｡) I don’t know if they’ll actually fix it though…