Channels Like Creative on the Cheap

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Creative on the Cheap
Subscribers 159K
Videos 444
Views 18.8M

Creative on the Cheap covers DIY, home decor, budget-friendly projects, and Dollar Tree hauls with a focus on affordable hacks, thrifty flipping, and party ideas. The channel emphasizes tutorials and practical crafts, often featuring mystery box challenges and budget decorating tips, and uploads content that highlights cheap or upcycled ideas with a mix of DIY decor and gift/greeting ideas. It has 159K subscribers, 18.8M total views, 444 videos published, and posts since Oct 17, 2013, with an average view count around 19K per video.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Kristen McGowan (88% match) with 1.9M subscribers and Liz Fenwick DIY (85% match) with 1.1M subscribers as top rivals; Cozy DIY Home (84% match) with 843K, DIY Beauty On Purpose (83% match) with 171K, and Do It On A Dime (81% match) with 2.5M subscribers also share similar targets. All competitors align on overlapping queries such as budget DIY projects, cheap home decor, dollar store crafts, and crafting on a budget, indicating a crowded space focused on affordable decorating and thrift-inspired projects. Creative on the Cheap has far fewer subscribers than these leading channels (159K vs. millions), but competes for similar search terms around budget-friendly decor and DIYs.

Similar Channels

We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Creative on the Cheap

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#1 Kristen McGowan

88% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M
Videos 543
Views 200.3M
Appearances 19
SERP 100%
Similarity 80%
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Strong overlap on budget-friendly home decor and DIY projects with searches like 'budget DIY projects' and 'cheap home decor,' and a similar audience interested in affordable creativity, though Kristen’s content is slightly more varied in style (88% match: search 100%, content 80%).

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#2 Liz Fenwick DIY

85% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 1.5K
Views 202.4M
Appearances 10
SERP 84%
Similarity 85%
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High alignment with dollar store and budget crafting queries such as 'dollar tree crafts' and 'DIY home decor cheap,' matching Creative on the Cheap's frugal decorating focus, with content closely aligned (85% match: search 84%, content 85%).

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#3 Cozy DIY Home

84% relevance

Subscribers 843K
Videos 1.5K
Views 122.8M
Appearances 15
SERP 85%
Similarity 83%
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Shares core theme of inexpensive, accessible crafting and home decor via 'dollar store crafts' and 'cheap home decor,' reflecting a similar content approach and audience (84% match: search 85%, content 83%).

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#4 DIY Beauty On Purpose

83% relevance

Subscribers 171K
Videos 914
Views 39.9M
Appearances 11
SERP 73%
Similarity 89%
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Appeals to budget-conscious crafters who use dollar store materials and thrifty projects, aligning on key queries like 'dollar tree crafts' while exhibiting a slightly different content emphasis (83% match: search 73%, content 89%).

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#5 Do It On A Dime

81% relevance

Subscribers 2.5M
Videos 1.2K
Views 447.9M
Appearances 13
SERP 73%
Similarity 87%
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Direct competitor in budget-friendly home decor and holiday decorating on a budget, sharing many target searches and a strong content overlap (81% match: search 73%, content 87%).

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#6 Lone Fox

76% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M
Videos 502
Views 232.7M
Appearances 5
SERP 65%
Similarity 83%
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Targets budget DIY and inexpensive home decor with overlapping queries like 'budget DIY projects' though Lone Fox differentiates in style and project scope, leading to solid audience overlap but moderate content similarity (76% match: search 65%, content 83%).

Didn't Make the Cut

41 additional channels that were close

Rank Relevance Channel Similarity Subscribers SERP Appearances
#7 74% Living with LK 79% 97.4K 67% 10
#8 72% Crafting With JC 88% 86.9K 48% 12
#9 71% Our Upcycled Life 86% 535K 49% 10
#10 70% Canterbury Cottage 83% 320K 51% 12
#11 69% Kiva Brent 86% 445K 44% 4
#12 69% Make It With Micah DIY Decor 86% 1.9M 43% 12
#13 68% The Cautious Creative 87% 40.3K 40% 11
#14 66% Making It My Own Creations 90% 102K 30% 3
#15 66% Glue Guns & Roses 90% 679K 31% 4
#16 65% Jeff & Lauren Show 82% 1.9M 40% 7
#17 65% Fia Garcia DIY 87% 267K 31% 6
#18 64% Julie's Designs and Signs 86% 135K 30% 5
#19 63% Lady Red Crafting 88% 28.7K 27% 5
#20 63% Tina Le 83% 280K 33% 4
#21 63% That Practical Mom 78% 1.3M 42% 7
#22 63% Whiskey & Whit 93% 309K 18% 1
#23 62% Creative Hands 82% 15.2K 32% 2
#24 62% White Cottage Company 82% 438K 32% 5
#25 62% The DIY Struggle 89% 75.1K 20% 2
#26 61% Lisa Burningham 86% 125K 24% 5
#27 61% The Crafted Studio Co 84% 185K 26% 7
#28 60% The Daily DIYer 89% 580K 18% 4
#29 60% Jenna Pierce 81% 293K 27% 7
#30 59% XO, MaCenna 79% 970K 28% 6
#31 59% Nick’s Seasonal Décor 81% 225K 25% 8
#32 58% DIYholic 84% 177K 19% 2
#33 58% Sonya Art 22 81% 4.7M 23% 3
#34 58% Clutterbug 74% 1.2M 33% 11
#35 58% Lindi Vanderschaaf 87% 86.5K 14% 4
#36 58% Tiffany Gemmer - DIY Design 86% 102K 16% 4
#37 57% Bianca Gover 79% 122K 24% 3
#38 56% Brooklyn B 80% 291K 19% 2
#39 54% Linda Home 74% 416K 24% 3
#40 54% Frugal Creative Living 80% 53K 14% 3
#41 53% Reynard Lowell 77% 563K 18% 5
#42 53% Nick Lewis 77% 780K 16% 2
#43 50% Vanessa Bianca 74% 13.3K 14% 1
#44 50% The Flom Family 71% 5.9M 18% 3
#45 50% Jessica Roderick 73% 1.4M 14% 1
#46 49% Jai (Jemini) 73% 42.9K 14% 1
#47 48% Crafting with Delonda 68% 197K 18% 1

Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Creative on the Cheap?

Kristen McGowan — 1.9M subscribers (88% match), Liz Fenwick DIY — 1.1M subscribers (85% match), Cozy DIY Home — 843K subscribers (84% match). All are close in audience to Creative on the Cheap and focus on affordable DIY projects, home decor, and crafts.

What type of content does Creative on the Cheap make?

Creative on the Cheap produces affordable DIY and decor content, with video titles like Spring & Easter DIYs that are cheap to make, The MOST CALMING Book Bedazzling DIY, What’s in the Box?! Spring & Easter Mystery Box Challenge DIYS, BEST C craft tools & supplies for 2026, and turning phone photos into a mini museum. The channel averages about 19K views per video and uploads with a similar weekly frequency.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Creative on the Cheap?

We analyze Creative on the Cheap's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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