Apps that block YouTube Shorts on iPhone without affecting normal videos (comparison 2026)
In the YouTube app, it is impossible to completely cut off Shorts with an adult account. The setting that comes closest to this is the Shorts feed limit, which you can set to 0 minutes, but once the limit is reached, you can dismiss the reminder and continue watching. If you want to no longer see Shorts while keeping normal videos, search, and your subscriptions, you need…
The YouTube app does not allow adult users to completely block Shorts. A workaround is to set a Shorts feed limit to 0 minutes, but this only displays a reminder that can be dismissed. To completely block Shorts while keeping normal videos, users can utilize third-party apps that access YouTube through their own browser or Safari.
14 such apps are compared, including minulo, SocialLite, and UNDOOMED, which offer various features such as blocking Shorts, Reels, and comments, with some offering free and paid options. The apps' ratings on the US App Store, as of October 24, 2026, are also provided. Some entirely free solutions exist, including noShorts, ShortformBlock, and Nope.
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