125x

YouTube recommendations vs subscriptions, explained

Quick answer

You followed 80 channels. Home barely shows any of them. What's going on?

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

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Home is recommendations

The Home page is YouTube picking videos it thinks you'll watch, based on things like what you've watched and searched. Some come from channels you follow, lots come from elsewhere. See 125x vs YouTube Home for more.

Subscriptions is your list

The Subscriptions page shows uploads from channels you chose, newest first. It's the closest thing to a feed you control. The catch is that with a lot of channels it turns into a wall.

Why Home feels endless

Tips to see more of what you chose

Where 125x fits

125x is built only from your subscriptions. Every video has a summary and a verdict, and a video you scroll past 3 times leaves the feed. See subscriptions without the algorithm.

FAQ: questions people ask

What's the difference between YouTube Home and Subscriptions?

Home is recommendations picked by YouTube. Subscriptions shows uploads from channels you follow, newest first.

Why doesn't Home show my subscriptions?

Home mixes in videos YouTube predicts you'll watch, so channels you follow can get crowded out.

How do I make YouTube show only my subscriptions?

Bookmark the Subscriptions page, or use a feed like 125x that's built only from your subscriptions.

Open 125x

125x is a web app at 125x.app that turns your YouTube subscriptions into a feed with a summary on every video, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips, so you can see what's worth opening before you spend the time.

125x is made by Blake Labs Inc. 125x is not made by YouTube or Google.