Comparison

ShortVidsBlocker vs MyTubeShelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShortVidsBlocker

This tool helps you avoid distracting short-form video content on popular social platforms. It works by blocking these videos directly within your web browser, allowing for a more focused browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Block YouTube Shorts
  • Block Instagram Reels
  • Works in Safari
  • Focus on content
  • Browser extension
Features
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Allows the user to block short form videos from YouTube and Instagram in Safari

About

MyTubeShelf

Organize your YouTube subscriptions into custom groups for a cleaner, focused browsing experience. Avoid endless scrolling and recommendations. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Group subscriptions by topic
  • Smart group feeds sorted by date/popularity
  • Distraction-free browsing
  • Automatic iCloud sync
  • Uses RSS feeds for privacy
Features
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Too many YouTube subscriptions? Scrolling endlessly? MyTubeShelf helps you organize channels into custom groups and browse them in a clean, focused way. No recommendations. No ads. Just your subscriptions. * WHAT YOU CAN DO + Group subscriptions your way + Organize channels into topics like Tech, Music, News, or anything you want. * SMART GROUP FEEDS + View videos by group, sorted by date or popularity. * CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE BROWSING + Focus on what you follow, not what YouTube recommends. * AUTOMATIC ICLOUD SYNC + Your groups and setup stay in sync across all your iOS devices. *** HOW IT WORKS (IMPORTANT) *** To avoid repeated YouTube logins, the app uses RSS feeds. This keeps the app fast, simple, and private - with a few intentional limits: - Sign in once, then refresh manually if you add or remove subscriptions - Shows the 15 most recent public videos per channel - Paid videos and Shorts may not appear - RSS feeds may occasionally return no videos for certain channels These are design choices, not bugs. * FREE & AD-FREE FOREVER + No ads + No tracking + No subscriptions Just a free tool built to help you organize YouTube subscriptions. * BEST FOR + Users with lots of subscriptions + People who want organized, topic-based feeds + Anyone who prefers speed, privacy, and simplicity * NOT FOR - Real-time auto-sync expectations - Shorts-only or paid-content browsing - Full YouTube app replacements * FINAL LINE If you want a simple, honest way to organize YouTube, this app is for you. MyTubeShelf doesn’t store your personal data. Sign-in happens directly with Google only when you log in or refresh subscriptions. Groupings can be synced via iCloud, but only your subscription organization is stored - nothing else. We don’t track, share, or sell your data. Full privacy policy: https://2smallcats.com/mytubeshelf#privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShortVidsBlocker1 screens
MyTubeShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyTubeShelf at every 3 days against ShortVidsBlocker's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShortVidsBlocker against 5.0 for MyTubeShelf. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShortVidsBlocker ships an update every 4 months, MyTubeShelf every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ShortVidsBlocker versus MyTubeShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortVidsBlockerMyTubeShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe Bertolini2 Small Cats LLC

Customer experience

ShortVidsBlocker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MyTubeShelf

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShortVidsBlocker

No in-app purchases

None

MyTubeShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShortVidsBlocker free?
ShortVidsBlocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTubeShelf free?
MyTubeShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShortVidsBlocker or MyTubeShelf?
ShortVidsBlocker and MyTubeShelf are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do ShortVidsBlocker or MyTubeShelf have ads?
Neither ShortVidsBlocker nor MyTubeShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShortVidsBlocker or MyTubeShelf?
ShortVidsBlocker ships an update every 4 months, and MyTubeShelf every 3 days. Most recently, ShortVidsBlocker was updated on October 6, 2026 and MyTubeShelf on October 25, 2026.

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