Tubecasts: Background Player

Name: Tubecasts: Background Player
Rating: 3.7 (61 reviews)
Author: Jianfeng Wu

By: Jianfeng Wu App

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Overview

Version:

1.2.9

Last updated: 2026-07-30

Ranking

#176,062 ▼ 110

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Tubecasts Air enables audio-only playback for YouTube playlists and videos, so you can listen in the background while your screen stays idle. This helps conserve battery life and frees up your device for other tasks.

For details on how the app works and how data is used and protected, refer to our service terms and privacy policy:

Service terms: https://drwjf.github.io/tca/terms.html
Privacy policy: https://drwjf.github.io/tca/privacy.html

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Privacy & Security

By:

Jianfeng Wu

Rating:

3.70

(61)

Version:

1.2.9 Last updated: 2026-07-30

Version code:

888428474

Creation date:

2023-07-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

28.56MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 176,062 ▼ 110

For Developers

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Developed by:

Jianfeng Wu

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tubecasts-background-player/id6450131804

Website:

https://drwjf.github.io/tca/index.html

User Reviews

User reviews consistently praise Tubecasts Air for solid audio-only YouTube playback with playlist support and a lightweight interface, but cite pervasive subscription prompts, reliability hiccups, and occasional language translation issues as the main drawbacks. Many feel the paywall dominates the experience and disrupts core playback, while others report mid-stream stops and non-loading issues. Overall sentiment is mixed: the app delivers strong audio features when it works, but aggressive upselling and uneven stability deter long-term use.

Pros

Excellent audio-only YouTube playback with background listening.
Good playlist and folder management; easy to switch between streams.
Lightweight, lean alternative to the original app; solid core features.

Cons

Intrusive subscription prompts and paywalls that interrupt usage and upsell frequently.
Playback reliability issues: stops after a few tracks, fails to load, or mid-stream pauses.
Unwanted language changes: some videos play in a foreign language inconsistent with the YouTube source.
UI popups and upsell prompts for other apps make the experience feel cluttered.
Pricing concerns and opaque or steep subscription costs compared with the core feature set.

Recent reviews

EDIT: Thank you for the lightning fast turnaround in fixing this issue! Updating my rating now. I have loved this app, but now when you try to update a playlist (or add a new one), an error message occurs stating, “Failed to get data by YouTube playlist”. I have confirmed there is not an update, and I have rebooted my phone, but nothing works. I am hopeful this is fixed, and I will gladly update my review.