ShortformBlock vs Year In Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortformBlock
This extension for Safari blocks YouTube Shorts across your devices, removing them from feeds, search results, and navigation. It offers a private browsing experience with no data collection and is completely free to use.
- Hides Shorts from YouTube homepage
- Removes Shorts from search results
- Hides Shorts tab in navigation
- Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Private browsing, no data collection
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Watch YouTube the way it was meant to be — without Shorts. ShortRemover is a free Safari extension that hides YouTube Shorts from your feed, search results, and navigation. No paywalls, no subscriptions, no nonsense. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES The only YouTube Shorts blocker available for iPhone, iPad and Mac — all in one free app. WHAT IT DOES - Hides Shorts from your YouTube homepage - Removes Shorts from search results - Hides the Shorts tab in navigation - Hides youtube community posts SIMPLE AND PRIVATE ShortRemover collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Your browsing stays completely private. HOW TO ENABLE 1. Open this app 2. Go to Safari Settings → Extensions 3. Enable ShortRemover and allow access to youtube NOTE: This app only works in safari browser and not in youtube app. That's it. Enjoy YouTube without Shorts.
Year In Dots
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Year In Dots turns the whole year into a simple, beautiful grid right on your Home Screen. Every day is a single mark - the days that have already passed are filled in, the ones still ahead stay faint. One glance and you feel exactly where you are in the year. No numbers to read, no charts to decode. Just watch your year quietly fill in, day by day - a gentle reminder that time is moving and today counts. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET • Small - the current month • Medium - the current half-year • Large - the whole year at a glance The widget refreshes itself every day and always matches the style you choose in the app. MAKE IT YOURS • 6 color palettes - Midnight, Peach, Graphite and their inverted variants • 5 mark styles - hand-drawn bars, clean bars, dots, uniform dots, and squares • Looks great in both light and dark CALM BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-ups, no clutter, no notifications begging for attention. Just your year, filling in. Also great as a "year in pixels" / life-calendar tracker, a countdown of the days left, or a quiet motivation to make each day count.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ShortformBlock at 4 against Year In Dots's 2. ShortformBlock also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ShortformBlock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Year In Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ShortformBlock | Year In Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Riku Kuisma | Pavel Paronkin |
In-app purchases
ShortformBlock
- Support Development$0.99
Year In Dots
- Year In Dots Pro$1.99









