Feature request: July 2026
Requested feature: Only show videos from before a certain date.
Rationale: New trends in video editing, that have come about in this clipping economy, are irritating. For example, these people take a ~2 min clip and splice the ‘interesting’ or ‘funny’ bit at that start of the video.
It keeps on happening and once you notice the trend it’s impossible to not see it.
I like this app and it has really helped remove so much of the obnoxious force features that google keeps cramming in- what I wish they would do is stop letting people upload to the site.
Rationale: New trends in video editing, that have come about in this clipping economy, are irritating. For example, these people take a ~2 min clip and splice the ‘interesting’ or ‘funny’ bit at that start of the video.
It keeps on happening and once you notice the trend it’s impossible to not see it.
I like this app and it has really helped remove so much of the obnoxious force features that google keeps cramming in- what I wish they would do is stop letting people upload to the site.
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The most worthwhile purchase on the App Store
There are two apps I consider to be the most worthwhile purchases I’ve ever made on the App Store. The first is going ad-free in the now defunct GOAT of music players, Musi the app (not typo). The second, is Untrap right here.
On PC Desktop it takes an army of some 9-10 different Chrome extensions to customize the site how I like it. This app does all of their jobs in one. The one king to rule them all, so to speak.
Youtube, by default, is so over-engineered with psychologically manipulative, cluttered ui design that makes it impossible not to click on a million videos and have your valuable time and mental energy sucked away on worthless slop you were never interested in in the first place. Youtube has spent decades perfecting the art of hijacking user’s eyes and minds, and it costs us so much more in lost productivity.
While you can achieve the same content blocking effect in the excellent Orion Browser by Kagi, Google wouldn’t let me sign in (for commenting) on Kagi for some reason. Orion allows you to use desktop browser extensions on mobile browser, which is techno witchcraft, but also highly experimental and can be temperamental at times. Orion also lacks ad blocking. Brave Browser effectively blocks ads and lets me sign in, but it does nothing about distracting related videos or the hated Shorts.
Untrapped does what it says. It liberates you from the vicious cycle and makes Youtube work for the users (like Tron) instead of the user serving Youtube overlords (like Clu).
Nothing can be truly free on the App Store—it costs devs $100/ year just to have apps on there. A one time, non-subscription purchase of $4 without any sketchy ads or data selling policies is about as close as you can get to a free lunch on iOS. And the high quality and deep breadth of features is unrivaled, even by the best desktop extensions. Needless to say, I am most pleased and highly recommend anyone and everyone buy and use this app.
As a note to the developer, would it be possible to achieve compatibility with other non-Safari browsers e.g. Brave Browser? Or add generic ad-blocking functionality outside of Youtube?
On PC Desktop it takes an army of some 9-10 different Chrome extensions to customize the site how I like it. This app does all of their jobs in one. The one king to rule them all, so to speak.
Youtube, by default, is so over-engineered with psychologically manipulative, cluttered ui design that makes it impossible not to click on a million videos and have your valuable time and mental energy sucked away on worthless slop you were never interested in in the first place. Youtube has spent decades perfecting the art of hijacking user’s eyes and minds, and it costs us so much more in lost productivity.
While you can achieve the same content blocking effect in the excellent Orion Browser by Kagi, Google wouldn’t let me sign in (for commenting) on Kagi for some reason. Orion allows you to use desktop browser extensions on mobile browser, which is techno witchcraft, but also highly experimental and can be temperamental at times. Orion also lacks ad blocking. Brave Browser effectively blocks ads and lets me sign in, but it does nothing about distracting related videos or the hated Shorts.
Untrapped does what it says. It liberates you from the vicious cycle and makes Youtube work for the users (like Tron) instead of the user serving Youtube overlords (like Clu).
Nothing can be truly free on the App Store—it costs devs $100/ year just to have apps on there. A one time, non-subscription purchase of $4 without any sketchy ads or data selling policies is about as close as you can get to a free lunch on iOS. And the high quality and deep breadth of features is unrivaled, even by the best desktop extensions. Needless to say, I am most pleased and highly recommend anyone and everyone buy and use this app.
As a note to the developer, would it be possible to achieve compatibility with other non-Safari browsers e.g. Brave Browser? Or add generic ad-blocking functionality outside of Youtube?
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Developer Correct, I Was Wrong
Options are within a separate menu icon now.
doesnt work anymore 💔
even after uninstalling and reinstalling its doesnt redirect the homepage nor does it block shorts
Helpful at a cost
Although this app is extremely helpful for me personally, it does cause a noticable performance impact on Safari, even on an iphone 17.
BEST App EVER!
I have missed the days of simple YouTube! Ever since they have released shorts on the web, I feel that every time I go to YouTube to learn about something, I end up spending hours just scrolling.
I was planning on fully blocking YouTube as I am fully addicted, then I found this app.
Thank you so much! The single greatest purchase I have ever made.
:)
I was planning on fully blocking YouTube as I am fully addicted, then I found this app.
Thank you so much! The single greatest purchase I have ever made.
:)
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Fantastic App with Great Devs
UnTrap has made using YouTube so much nicer by providing an unobtrusive, distraction free experience. Being able to remove recommended videos in the video page and redirecting the home page to my subscription feed are my favorite features.
Well worth the money, and the devs are constantly updating it to keep up with changes in YouTube and to improve the user experience of the extension, which I appreciate. And all of these updates are free, which I doubly appreciate.
As of now, only a few features are locked behind a subscription. I don’t feel the need to use these features, so I haven’t bought a subscription yet. But when I’m more financially secure, I will consider paying for it solely to support the devs for their hard work because I think they deserve it. Hopefully, the devs never feel the need to lock the rest of the app behind a subscription.
Well worth the money, and the devs are constantly updating it to keep up with changes in YouTube and to improve the user experience of the extension, which I appreciate. And all of these updates are free, which I doubly appreciate.
As of now, only a few features are locked behind a subscription. I don’t feel the need to use these features, so I haven’t bought a subscription yet. But when I’m more financially secure, I will consider paying for it solely to support the devs for their hard work because I think they deserve it. Hopefully, the devs never feel the need to lock the rest of the app behind a subscription.
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Can’t block “Home Feed”
I cannot find the option anywhere. What’s weird is it actually showed up and worked for a minute, then disappeared??
Is it part of the premium package?
Is it part of the premium package?
Useless app
App doesn’t even work half the time. It steals your data and passwords and sell your data to 3rd party users, and the app itself doesn’t even block shorts 99% of the time
It only blocks shorts on YouTube home in the app, and nowhere else
Absolute gimmick, don’t install this POS malware on your iPhones
It only blocks shorts on YouTube home in the app, and nowhere else
Absolute gimmick, don’t install this POS malware on your iPhones
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Wonderfully done!
This is a fantastic app that gives you control over every aspect of your YouTube experience. There are obvious features such as greyscale and time limits for the site, but you can turn off details as small as user profile pictures or subscriber counts. These may seem like small changes, but really make a difference and have helped me to reduce visual noise.
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best app ever
if you wanna limit the time you spend on youtube this is THE best app. it has so many neat features that makes it so it a dynamic experience. would recommend to everyone. sometimes it doesn’t work but that happens so rarely and when it does just delete it and download it back.
5 big juicy stars from me
5 big juicy stars from me
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Request
Can you please update this because hide suggestions is not working anymore currently, this extension is seriously so great though so, just want to get it working again
Very Bad
Ich finde es voll schlecht.
Man betahlt um sich anzumelden um wieder zu bezahlen im Abo
Man betahlt um sich anzumelden um wieder zu bezahlen im Abo
Can’t reset pin
What the title says
2026/05/23現在コンテンツフィルターがきかない
見たくないコンテンツをフィルターしていましたが、機能してないみたいです。
Suggestions visible on homepage
Kindly fix it
以前は正確に作動したが2026.5月現在ブロックされなくなってる
特定のチャンネルの個別ブロックやNGワードを設定しているが表示されないはずの動画が表示されるようになってる。
有料アプリにしては更新も遅く今後に期待は出来ない。
有料アプリにしては更新も遅く今後に期待は出来ない。
The key to YouTube
UnTrap for YouTube is the best. I turn off stories and make the videos appear in black and white and it’s incredible how less addictive YouTube becomes.
Phenomenal
I just want to share how much I love this amazing app! Untrap, combined with something like ScreenZen, has really helped me break free from endless doom-scrolling and hours of YouTube, even during boring moments like an 11-hour road trip. It’s been such a great way to stay grounded and make the time more enjoyable.
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Amazing app - Worth the investment
The one time fee might be a bit daunting at first, but it saves me a lot of time and attention so it ended up paying itself off pretty quickly. I could focus on my work more and improve my life. I don’t understand the negative reviews that complain about it not working on the YouTube app, this is meant to be a Safari extension.
I do have one suggestion though, I want this thing to work on the Web app rather than just on the browser, so I could have a more seamless experience.
I do have one suggestion though, I want this thing to work on the Web app rather than just on the browser, so I could have a more seamless experience.
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