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Viewstats review (2026): is the free plan enough?

YouTube channel statistics, outlier videos and thumbnail research

Free plan · from $49.99/moYouTube SEOChecked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
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2.4GPA

Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026

Best for free channel stats and outlier research

Viewstats lets anyone look up a YouTube channel's subscribers, views and estimated revenue for free. The research tools, Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors and Alerts, all sit on Pro at $49.99 a month, for one person only. There's no keyword research on record, and no Android app.

Who Viewstats is for

  • Fits if you want any channel's growth and estimated revenue without paying
  • Works for creators studying which videos break out in their niche, if $49.99 a month is in the budget

Who Viewstats is not for

  • Pricey if you want the research tools, as Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors and Alerts all need Pro
  • Not for you if a team shares the account, as Pro is for one person and members can't be added
  • Skip it if you're on Android, as the app is on the App Store only
  • Skip it if you want keyword research or tag help, as none is on record
  • Watch out: the pricing page fills Pro's price in by script; the $49.99 comes from the help center
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Why Viewstats gets a 2.4

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • DValue for moneyPro is $49.99 a month with no yearly price on record, in this category's dearest tenth, which starts at $49.99, and more than twice its $19 middle. Business starts at $249 a month and is sold after a call.
  • BFree plan and trialFree site and account: channel and video stats, projections, similar channels, comparisons and top lists, with no caps stated. You could live on that for looking channels up; the research tools are Pro.
  • CFeaturesChannel and video stats, outliers, thumbnail search, competitor alerts and saved collections. It covers research on other channels, but the listing shows no keyword research or help with titles and tags.
  • BEase of useNo rating on record. Type a channel name and its numbers are there, with nothing to connect first.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, a Chrome extension and an iPhone app, with a Discord and a Business API. No Android or desktop app.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Viewstats' own pages on 23 October 2026. Its help center turned our reader away when we checked it, and its pricing page showed only the Business price. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where Viewstats stands among YouTube SEO tools

Viewstats'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 value for money (D, above 1).

Its paid plans start at $49.99 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 21 of the 23 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 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. Viewstats’s own letter is outlined.

  • DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 28, level with 1
  • BFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 28, level with 3
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28, level with 25
  • BEase of useAbove 21 of 28, level with 6
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 of 28, level with 15

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 26 YouTube SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessViewstats

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
The full chart, and the best YouTube SEO tools at every price

Keep Viewstats, or make your own?

Keep it

Nothing Viewstats does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.

It costs $599.88 a year.

What you could not

  • Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
  • A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
  • It plugs into other products, YouTube and Discord among them, and has an API.
  • Hooks into the device itself: widgets.

What this rests on. Viewstats’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.

What is Viewstats?

Viewstats is a YouTube analytics site co-founded by MrBeast, with a Chrome extension and an iPhone app. Anyone can look up a channel's subscribers, views, estimated revenue and rankings, or browse top lists, for free. The Pro plan adds outlier videos, thumbnail search across top channels, competitor tracking, alerts and saved collections, and a Business plan sells volume licenses and an API.

Worth knowing

  • Pro accounts are for one person; the help center says team members cannot be added to an account.
  • Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors, Alerts and Collections all need Pro.
  • The help center gives Pro as $49.99 a month, while the pricing page fills its price in by script and showed ₹2,111.84 a month when read from India.
  • The mobile app is on the App Store only; no Android app is mentioned.

Key features

Channel and video statistics
Channelytics shows a channel's subscribers, views, estimated revenue and rank over time; video pages track view velocity and past title or thumbnail changes.
Outliers
A Pro tool that finds videos doing far better than their channel usually does, to show which ideas are breaking out in a niche.
Thumbnail Search
A Pro tool for searching thumbnails from top channels to see which styles get clicks in a niche.
Competitors and Alerts
Follow chosen channels and get alerts on view milestones, sudden engagement jumps and new trends, filtered by keyword.
Collections
Save videos and thumbnails into boards for research, and preview how your own packaging looks before it goes live.
Extension and iPhone app
The Chrome extension adds Viewstats figures to YouTube pages; the iPhone app covers top lists, favorites, channel and video analytics, and a widget.

Viewstats pricing

As of Oct 23, 2026, Viewstats has a free plan, and paid plans start at $49.99 per month.

Starts at
$49.99 per month
Free plan
Free site and account: channel statistics, video analysis, projections, similar channels, creator comparisons and top lists by category or country.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0Look up any channel or video, see growth over time and browse top lists.
Pro$49.99per monthAdds Outliers, Thumbnail Search, Competitors, Alerts and Collections, plus Pro channels on the Viewstats Discord. One person per account.
Business$249per month and upFor teams and agencies: unlimited credits, volume licenses, creator discovery, advanced analytics and the Business API. Sold after a call.

Read from viewstats.zendesk.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Viewstats before you buy.

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Common questions

Does Viewstats have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Viewstats is listed for Web and iOS.

Does Viewstats have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Viewstats is listed for Web and iOS.

Is Viewstats open source?

Viewstats is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.

Does Viewstats have an API?

Yes. Viewstats offers a public API, according to its own site.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.