# YouTube — user reviews > 19,333 indexed App Store user reviews of YouTube by Google, rated 4.70/5 from 48,675,881 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/youtube/id544007664/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/youtube/id544007664.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 40,555,528 · 4★ 4,212,649 · 3★ 1,498,200 · 2★ 693,748 · 1★ 1,715,756 ## What do users think of YouTube? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - ⭐ Great app - 🎨 Diverse content - 🎓 Educational videos - 🎶 Excellent music selection - 🌐 Vast library of videos **Cons** - 💰 Too many ads - 🤖 Biased algorithm recommendations - 🔇 Inability to listen with screen off - 🔍 Difficult to find relevant content - 🔒 Censorship concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Video playback issues - Subscription tab bugs - Inconsistent UI changes - Syncing problems across devices - Unreliable video recommendations **Most requested features** - Bring back dislike button - Improve playlist management - Add option to customize video quality - Enhance background playback - Improve comment section functionality ## Newest reviews (14 of 19,333) ### 3/5 — Decent, some regular issues *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Works okay. Crashes a lot, which messes up flow. Recommendations regularly break and turn terrible. I have to manually search my favorite channels weekly. Premium is STILL overpriced! ### 3/5 — WHAT *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* You havw to pay to get this app now. ### 2/5 — Annoying Ads *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* The ads before or during the video, i can deal with but the pop up ads that shows up on the bottom left screen is very annoying. It doesn’t close by itself, you have to close it manually and thats very annoying. Please fix this problem , at least make it close by itself after 1-2 seconds. ### 2/5 — Protest *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* For as long as I can I am not paying for Premium anymore despite being an early adopter I did not receive any offers like a month free or temporary reduced rate. YT is almost impossible to use with ads on and this is unfair. ### 5/5 — I’m a creator *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Yo ### 5/5 — I love YouTube *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I love watching YouTube I can make YouTube channels it’s so much fun. ### 5/5 — Good but not that good *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* When i first got my iPad I downlad it but you could wacth any thing but so times it’s inpurpit so Yhea but it fun tho ### 2/5 — Topics and live tab missing *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* It seems after three weeks, the topics and live tab has been broken or bugged for some users. It doesn’t appear anymore on some users mobile apps. Still no fix or acknowledgment of the bug. Clearing cache brings the tab back for about 5-10 minutes before it’s gone again. Signalling to me that it’s just bugged. YouTube is likely coded using generative Ai which explains a lot of the recent changes and bugs appearing on the app. Pushing premium is one thing, Ai breaking something and not having the human workforce to fix it is another problem altogether. ### 5/5 — No joke *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* The update made it better ### 5/5 — IYKYK *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* C’mon it’s YouTube if you don’t already know or have it…………. ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* YouTube is amazing because of the different things to watch but I feel like we shouldn’t have to sign in to google to be able to subscribe like and share. ### 5/5 — Shivansh *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Rawal ### 3/5 — A problem *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* For some reason, the app will randomly crash and closing the app ### 2/5 — New update takes features away *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Unable to search for upcoming Live Subscription ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads, Ads, and MORE Ads. *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* The ad segments have increased over the years, which is idiotic considering the fact that this app’s wealth is already stable (and still growing). We went from one ad each segment to two that you could skip on the first ad, then three that you have to skip back to back to back. What’s the point of having a skip button if we can’t skip past the ads? ### 1/5 — Hate *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I hate it because I got logged out of my account and I had 2 million followers on that account ### 1/5 — Chicken butt *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Cathodes diversions s wife Rich Saudis succinct ensure attach d entertaining rightists Caracas chicane. Rubber dinghy rapids suspensions at sushi ### 1/5 — ads on videos *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* now when you’re watching a video, they’ll minimize the video to half screen and show an ad on the other half. this is on top of pre-roll and ad breaks. ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* It won’t even let me download it ### 1/5 — Extra adds if you pass on premium *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I have chosen to pass on the premium option of YouTube for some time now and when the pop up add prompts me for the “free trial” I always pass. Immediately after opting out my ads become extremely inappropriate and in greater quantity. ### 1/5 — Can’t get the song or video that you want because it’s filled with ads that never *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I just wanted to hear a simple song. The wrong song came up (after ads) so I tried again. Numerous ads kept coming up and I never did get to hear this song.. Irritating and unnecessary. ### 1/5 — Ugly format *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I have premium at that. This format is very ugly Bring the old one back stop being difficult ### 1/5 — “Something went wrong :(“ *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Every time I use Picture in Picture and pause it for even a second, it crashes the video and gives the “something went wrong” error. Then it proceeds to automatically produce that error on every other video and short for anywhere between three minutes to multiple hours. Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn’t help. Clearing the cache doesn’t help. Signing out and back in doesn’t help. Powering my phone off and back on doesn’t help. I just have to sit there and wait it out. The app is BROKEN. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Constant ads, doesn’t do anything about sexual or violent ads even when they’ve been reported, the app keeps bugging out for no reason. The only good thing about it is the creators and even then, there are some that just post AI slop and post it as if it’s their own. Not to mention all the sexual thumbnails and ads that are on an app with minors. And even the good ones don’t have anything to do with YouTube! YouTube as an app is glitchy as hell. If it weren’t the only option for watching content creators post long form videos, I wouldn’t be using it anymore. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 联网 *2026-08-24* 真心给这款应用送上五星好评！使用下来整体感受十分出色。 软件UI设计简约大方，页面布局合理规整，没有杂乱多余的弹窗广告干扰观看体验，打开之后一目了然，不管是初次接触的新人，还是长期使用的用户，都可以轻松熟练地掌握所有操作。平台拥有规模庞大、种类丰富的原创视频资源，内容维度十分广阔。丰富的科普知识、实用技能教程、各地旅行纪实、独立短片、音乐舞台、手工创作、生活日常分享等内容一应俱全。在这里不仅可以打发闲暇时光放松心情，还能够找到大量高质量学习素材，足不出户了解世界各地不同的风土人情、多元观点，拓宽视野。许许多多小众但极具才华的创作者在此分享自己的想法与作品，常常能挖掘到意料之外的优质内容。播放器内置功能完善且人性化。 支持灵活调节播放倍速，适合 学习记录或者快速浏览视频自动生成多语种字幕，对于想要学习外语的人而言帮助巨大；同时配备画中画播放、自定义清晰度、定时关闭、创建专属播放清单等功能。你能够随心收藏喜欢的视频，分类建立清单，方便后续反复回看。平台的推荐算法比较智能，会根据平时的观看偏好持续推送契合兴趣的内容。客户端持续进行版本维护与优化，基础播放稳定性良好。能够沉浸式观看全球创作者产出的原生原创内容，感受不同文化氛围。无论是课余闲暇用来休闲，还是主动搜集学习资料提升自己，这款软 件都是很好的选择。整体体验感极佳，非常推荐感兴趣的朋友尝试。 ### 5/5 — 可以 *2026-08-24* 感受十分出色。软件U设计简约大方，页面布局合理规整，没有杂乱多余的弹窗广告干扰观看体验，打开之后一目了然，不管是初次接触的新人，还是长期使用的用户，都可以轻松熟练地掌握所有操作。平台拥有规模庞大、种类丰富的原创视频资源，内容维度十分广阔。丰富的科普知识、实用技能教程、各地旅行纪实、独立短片、音乐舞台、手工创作、生活日常分享等内容一应俱全。在这里不仅可以打发闲暇时光放松心情，还能够找到大量高质量学习素材，足不出户了解世界各地不同的风土人情、多元观点，拓宽视野。 许许多多小众但极具才华的创作者在此分享自己的想法与作品，常常能挖掘到意料之外的优质内容。播放器内置功能完善且人性化。支持灵活调节播放倍速，适合学习记录或者快速浏览视频；自动生成多语种字幕，对于想要学习外语的人而言帮助巨大；同时配备画中画播放、自定义清晰度、定时关闭、创建专属播放清单等功能。你能够随心收藏喜欢的视频，分类建立清单，方便后续反复回看。 平台的推荐算法比较智能，会根据平时的观看偏好持续推送契合兴趣的内容。客户端持续进行版本维护与优化，基础播放稳定性良好。能够沉浸式观看全球创作者产出的原生原创内容，感受不同文化氛围。无论是课余闲暇用来休闲，还是主动搜集学习资料提升自己，这款软件都是很好的选择。整体体验感极佳，非常推荐感兴趣的朋友尝试。 ### 5/5 — Excelente *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Exelente ### 5/5 — Great to have this great tool as I can’t get out to go to church *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Great ### 5/5 — YouTube *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* I love YouTube so much it’s helps me get threw depression and it’s currently helping me get famous ### 5/5 — Ftgut *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Srtyhk Ddvgg ### 5/5 — ABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBLlk *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Fb I like you too I like you I like you too, but I love youb ### 5/5 — Thank You *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* Thank you for the instructions, culture & videos & storage. ### 5/5 — Thankful *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* What a blessing to be able to see everything that is of joy for myself. ### 5/5 — My Review *2026-08-23, version 21.33.6* YouTube has been my go to because I can’t use TikTok because my mom does not let me and I listen to all my music here! Love YouTube! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*