The Playboard Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Playboard in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Playboard
The Insider’s Guide
YouTube channel rankings, Super Chat stats and channel reports
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among YouTube SEO tools, read from Playboard’s own pages.
Made by DIFF., Inc. · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Playboard’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Playboard’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 15 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade
Playboard is a YouTube ranking and analytics site from DIFF., a company based in Seoul. It publishes daily to all-time charts of channels, videos, Shorts and live streams by country and topic, tracks Super Chat earnings and live viewers, and lets you search 25.8 million channels with filters. Paid plans raise the number of channel and video analysis reports and the history they cover.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Playboard, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Open a chart or search for a channel and the numbers are there, with nothing to connect.
- 1
Best for YouTube channel rankings by country
Playboard ranks YouTube channels, videos, Shorts and live streams by country and topic, and tracks Super Chat earnings and live viewers.
- 2
Paid plans start at $29 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $29 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
1 user, charts up to 200 entries, 40 search results, 5 basic channel reports, 3 advanced channel reports and 3 video reports a day, with ads.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
YouTube charts
Rankings of channels, videos, Shorts, live streams and artists by country and topic, for most popular, subscribed, viewed, Super Chatted, growth and decline.
- 6
Channel search
Search 25.8 million channels worldwide with filters; the free plan shows 40 results and paid plans 100 to 5,000.
- 7
Channel analysis reports
Subscriber and view trends for any ranked channel, plus advanced reports with live viewer and Super Chat trends; history grows with the plan.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 15 of 28
That is against the other YouTube SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Playboard you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Playboard at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $29 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- DIFF., Inc.
- Category
- YouTube SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for YouTube channel rankings by country
Playboard ranks YouTube channels, videos, Shorts and live streams by country and topic, and tracks Super Chat earnings and live viewers. It's a rankings site rather than an SEO tool, and it only ranks channels with 1,000 subscribers and a million views. Paid plans start at $29 a month for one user, and history only reaches back to August 2019.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Basic is $29 a month for one user, billed monthly, above this category's dearer quarter of $24.92 but short of its dearest tenth at $49.99. Standard is $99 for 2 users and Business+ $199 for 5. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free with ads: charts up to 200 entries, 40 search results, and 5 basic channel, 3 advanced channel and 3 video reports a day. You could live on that for browsing charts. |
| Features | C | Charts by country and topic, a search of 25.8 million channels, channel and video reports and Super Chat totals. It does rankings fully, but that's a smaller job, with no keyword research or upload help on record. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record. Open a chart or search for a channel and the numbers are there, with nothing to connect. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. Automated access needs a separate API service arranged by email, and no integrations are on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Playboard is for
- Fits if you're a marketer or agency looking for YouTube channels to work with
- Works for following which channels and live streams are growing in one country
Who it is not for
- Skip it if your channel is small: ranking needs 1,000 subscribers and 1 million views, video data 23,000 or 10 million
- Tight if you're staying free, with ads and only a few reports a day
- Watch out: even unlimited history only goes back to August 5, 2019
- Watch out: refunds may be partial or refused once you've used the service after paying
- Not for you if you want an API on a plan, as it's a separate service arranged by email
Good to know
Good for
- Marketers and agencies looking for YouTube channels to work with
- Following which channels and live streams are growing in a country
- Comparing Super Chat earnings and live audiences across channels
Worth knowing
- Only channels with 1,000 subscribers and 1 million total views are ranked; video data needs 23,000 subscribers or 10 million views.
- The free plan shows ads and allows only a few reports a day; even unlimited history reaches back only to August 5, 2019.
- Plans renew monthly by card, and a refund may be partial or refused once the service has been used after payment.
- Automated access to the data needs Playboard's separate API service, arranged by email; custom plans are also by request.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$29
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Playboard has a free plan. Paid plans start at $29 per month, billed monthly.
You could live on that for browsing charts.
Free
$0
Charts, 40 search results and a few reports a day, with 1 year of subscriber trends and 30 days of live and Super Chat trends.
Basic
$29
per month for 1 user, billed monthly
150 channel and 100 video analysis reports a month, 100 search results, data export and no ads.
Standard
$99
per month for up to 2 users, billed monthly
1,000 channel and 500 video reports a month, charts up to 500 entries, 500 search results and 90 days of live trends.
Business+
$199
per month for up to 5 users, billed monthly
2,500 channel and 1,500 video reports a month, 2 years of subscriber and view history, charts up to 2,500 entries.
Enterprise
$599
per month for up to 15 users, billed monthly
10,000 channel and 5,500 video reports a month, unlimited history and charts up to 5,000 entries. For agencies and MCNs.
The free plan
1 user, charts up to 200 entries, 40 search results, 5 basic channel reports, 3 advanced channel reports and 3 video reports a day, with ads.
Read from playboard.co on Oct 23, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
YouTube channel rankings, Super Chat stats and channel reports. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, youTube SEO.
It does rankings fully, but that's a smaller job, with no keyword research or upload help on record.
- YouTube charts
- Rankings of channels, videos, Shorts, live streams and artists by country and topic, for most popular, subscribed, viewed, Super Chatted, growth and decline.
- Channel search
- Search 25.8 million channels worldwide with filters; the free plan shows 40 results and paid plans 100 to 5,000.
- Channel analysis reports
- Subscriber and view trends for any ranked channel, plus advanced reports with live viewer and Super Chat trends; history grows with the plan.
- Video analysis reports
- Reports on single videos: 3 a day on the free plan, and 100 to 5,500 a month on paid plans.
- Super Chat and Trending Live
- Super Chat and Super Sticker totals by channel, and a list of trending live streams worldwide updated in real time.
- Export and teams
- Paid plans export chart lists and historical data to Excel, and Standard and above share the plan with a team of 2 to 15 users.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Playboard is made by DIFF., Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
15/28
Other YouTube SEO tools it is graded above
Playboard's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 15 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 23 of 28) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 19 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 YouTube SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Playboard’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 28
- BFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 28
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28
- BEase of useAbove 21 of 28
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 28
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 26 YouTube SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Playboard is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Playboard you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Playboard’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Social Blade, Viewstats, vidIQ, TubeBuddy and Nexlev
The 5 tools Playboard is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Social Blade
Free plan · from $59.99/yr
Daily follower and view statistics for YouTube and four other networks.
- Playboard also covers youTube SEO.
- 2.4GPA
Viewstats
Free plan · from $49.99/mo
YouTube channel statistics, outlier videos and thumbnail research.
- Only Viewstats lists an iOS app.
- Only Viewstats lists a browser extension.
- Playboard also covers reports.
- 2.8GPA
vidIQ
Free plan · from $16.58/mo
YouTube keyword research, video ideas and AI coaching for creators.
- Only vidIQ lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only vidIQ lists a browser extension.
- Playboard also covers reports.
- 2.0GPA
TubeBuddy
Free plan
YouTube browser extension for keyword research, SEO and A/B tests.
- Only TubeBuddy lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only TubeBuddy lists a browser extension.
- Playboard also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
Nexlev
Free plan · from €10/mo
Niche finder, Chrome extension and MCP data for faceless YouTube.
- Only Nexlev lists a browser extension.
- Playboard also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Playboard free?
Playboard has a free plan. 1 user, charts up to 200 entries, 40 search results, 5 basic channel reports, 3 advanced channel reports and 3 video reports a day, with ads.
How much does Playboard cost?
Playboard lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Playboard work on?
Playboard is available on Web.
Does Playboard have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Playboard is listed for Web.
Does Playboard have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Playboard is listed for Web.
Is Playboard open source?
Playboard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Who makes Playboard?
Playboard is made by DIFF., Inc.
What are the alternatives to Playboard?
The closest alternatives to Playboard in our directory are Social Blade, Viewstats, vidIQ, TubeBuddy and Nexlev.
How does Playboard compare with other YouTube SEO tools?
Playboard's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 15 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 7.
Is Playboard good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Playboard C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 19 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Playboard?
The plain part of Playboard you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Playboard’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Playboard's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by DIFF., Inc. Prices change, so check playboard.co before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Playboard, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/playboard
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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