# Short Video Hider — user reviews

> 16 indexed App Store user reviews of Short Video Hider by Arulvhalan Anandarajah, rated 4.00/5 from 14 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/short-video-hider/id6745738626/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/short-video-hider/id6745738626.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-02-06, version 2.3*

Shorts still everywhere on YouTube

### 1/5 — New YouTube update broke app

*2025-10-02*

Title

### 1/5 — V1.9 broke the Extension

*2025-09-30*

I love this extension. It works exactly how I want it t work and has massively reduced my time wasting on YouTube. But the most recent update has broken the extension. It doesn’t load YouTube at all anymore. Can you please fix!!!!! You don’t have a contact page!

**Developer response:** Can you reach me out on email vhalanappstore@icloud.com

### 2/5 — Almost there

*2026-03-16*

Almost works great but on youtube shorts are hidden but the audio isn’t. So when I scroll through youtube I hear shorts playing and don’t see them! Quite the experience. Hopefully this can be fixed soon.

### 2/5 — Sadly does not work

*2025-10-07*

YouTube must have put out an update because all these apps now cannot block shorts

**Developer response:** Try now

### 2/5 — Doesnt work for app versions

*2025-09-07, version 1.8*

for website doestn work for me too

### 3/5 — Works only on safari

*2025-08-25*

It works but it only works for websites, it doesn’t work on  the actual apps which is what most people use

**Developer response:** I wish I could do it on the app but you can’t modify anyone else’s app on the App Store.

### 4/5 — Really Good: doesn’t fully block Instagram web

*2026-03-18*

I really like this app and for YouTube it is great. It also does block Instagram reels on safari. However there’s an option that says to redirect instagram entirely but it doesn’t seem to work and I hope that gets fixed. Other than that this app is a great investment into your productivity and wellness!

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-02-01*

Works on YouTube.com as advertised. Life saver.

**Developer response:** If your happy I’m happy

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-01-27, version 2.3*

I had 0 problems setting it up, works like a charm

## Most praised reviews (6 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-01-25, version 2.3*

Great app - does the job in terms of hiding distractions

### 5/5 — Very helpful app

*2026-01-21, version 2.3*

Thank you for so much for making this

### 5/5 — Simple and great

*2025-12-21*

It took a literal minute to set up, and it works perfectly. Very simple app that does what it says it will do. Thank you!

### 5/5 — simple and works great

*2025-12-08, version 2.2*

thank you for the fair pricing and good functionality! the gold star would be making the “open Instagram app” on top of the iPhone screen vanish aaaaand getting rid of the Explore 🔎entirely. Great work!

### 5/5 — It works!!

*2025-10-12*

Thank goodness. The developer made some updates after the YouTube changes and the app works! All those stupid shorts aren’t wasting my time and cluttering my feed. Love it!!!!! Thank you!

**Developer response:** Try now

### 5/5 — Best app!

*2025-08-30, version 1.8*

Works very well

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