YouTube is great, except for the annoying, unskippable ads.
No other tool will offer that.
But it does come at a cost, and that cost keeps rising.
As of writing, you could snag a subscription for $13.99 per month or $119.99 per year.
In countries like Argentina, India, and Turkey, YouTube Premium costs less than $2 per month.
Install a VPN, change the location, and try your luck subscribing to the cheaper plans.
NewPipe
NewPipeis perhaps the best way to watch YouTube ad-free on Android.
This is not a modded YouTube app.
Instead, its a separate, free, and open-source player for YouTube.
The app has an option to import your subscriptions, but you cant sign in using your YouTube account.
SkyTube
SkyTubeis another free and open-source third-party YouTube app for Android, just like NewPipe.
It also offers the basic features youll want, including ad-blocking and background payback.
The only downside is that SkyTube is a view-only app.
You cant sign into your YouTube account, so theres no sync feature.
The app does have its own feature for channel subscriptions and bookmarks.
It has a bottom tab bar, updated icons, and an overall smooth operation.
This level of fit and finish is something thats usually lacking in other popular YouTube apps.
Plus, it has extra features like chapter selection.
This, too, is a free and open-source client.
That said, the app is still in beta testing.
Though its fully functional, you might encounter some bugs here and there.
Download the uBlock Origin add-on, then go toMenu>Add-ons> and enableuBlock Origin.
This works on non-jailbroken iPhones, but requires a lengthy setup using a Mac.)
But if youre okay using YouTube in Safari, you’re free to remove ads using Safari extensions.
Thankfully, there is a workaround here.
If you cant stand watching another 45-second ad for Squarespace, this is the extension for you.
