Appstore Reviews vs Youtube Transcripts

In-depth architectural comparison of the Appstore Reviews and Youtube Transcripts MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Appstore Reviews when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Youtube Transcripts when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Appstore Reviews Developer Tools	Youtube Transcripts Developer Tools
Summary	Apple App Store reviews as structured JSON via the Apify Reviews API Actor, hosted MCP.	YouTube transcripts, subtitles, and video metadata as structured JSON via an Apify Actor.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appstore-reviews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/apple-app-store-reviews-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-2": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,johnvc/YoutubeTranscripts"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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