Shorts Blocker for YouTube is a Safari browser extension designed to remove YouTube Shorts from feeds, search results, and recommendations. It aims to improve user focus by eliminating short-form video distractions on Apple devices. The app is strictly limited to the Safari browser and does not function within the native YouTube app.
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Product velocity
Intense
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#68
Utilities · paid
Sentiment
3.9
117 reviews
Nemesis
AdBlock Pro for Safari
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For YouTube users on Apple devices seeking to minimize distractions and improve focus by removing short-form content.
What does it look like?
Key features
Completely hides YouTube Shorts from the user interface, including feeds and search results.
Functions as a browser extension across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.
Provides a cleaner browsing experience by removing algorithmic short-form video recommendations.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
Yevhen Tretiakov
4 apps tracked · Utilities
UnTrap for YouTube
Dumb Phone — Launcher & Themes
SocialFocus: Hide DistractionsUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
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Competitive landscape for Shorts Blocker for YouTube
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The rivals identified
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Both applications target Safari users on Apple devices, creating a direct overlap for users seeking to manage web distractions and browsing content.
- Shorts Blocker for YouTube provides a specialized tool for removing YouTube Shorts, unlike the generalist approach of AdBlock Pro.
- AdBlock Pro is free to use, whereas Shorts Blocker for YouTube requires a 1.99 dollar purchase.
- AdBlock Pro supports Vision Pro, expanding its utility beyond the standard Apple device support of Shorts Blocker.
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Key takeaways for Shorts Blocker for YouTube
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
This is a paid Safari-only extension that removes YouTube Shorts, but users should note it is incompatible with the standalone YouTube app.
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