minulo vs Shorts Blocker for YouTube: which app to hide Reels and Shorts on iPhone (2026)
Pick minulo if you want Shorts gone from YouTube and also Reels and For You gone from Instagram, TikTok and 7 more networks: hiding is free, with no subscription and no time limit, and your DMs keep working. Shorts Blocker for YouTube fits better if YouTube in Safari is all you need to fix and you'd rather pay $1.99 once for an extension whose App Store label says it collects no data.
Shorts Blocker for YouTube is a paid app by Yevhen Tretiakov, first released on the US App Store on 2023-08-28. It is a Safari extension for iPhone, iPad and Mac that removes YouTube Shorts from the feed, search results and recommendations. Its App Store page says it works only with Safari and is not compatible with the YouTube app. The same developer also makes UnTrap for YouTube. minulo instead shows each network's website inside its own app and hides the parts you choose.
This page is written by the developer of minulo, so keep that in mind. Shorts Blocker for YouTube facts come from its US App Store page (version 2.5, released 2026-10-04), checked 2026-11-05. Features and prices can change.
| Shorts Blocker for YouTube | minulo | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Yevhen Tretiakov | Ayumu Kitabayashi (independent developer) |
| How it works | A Safari extension that removes Shorts from YouTube's website | Opens each network's official website inside the app and hides the parts you choose; can lock the official apps with Screen Time |
| Networks | YouTube only: no Shorts in the feed, search results or recommendations | Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat (10), with feeds hidden |
| Official apps | Not compatible with the YouTube app (Safari only) | Not changed; minulo can lock them with Screen Time (up to 2 hours at a time for free, until you turn it off with Pro) |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad (iOS 15.4 or later), Mac (macOS 13.0 or later), Apple Vision | iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later), plus a Mac app for Safari and Chrome |
| App languages | English | 13, including Japanese and Korean |
| App Store privacy label | Data Not Collected | Data Not Linked to You (purchases, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, other data), used for analytics |
| US App Store ratings | 135, average 3.9 | 1, average 4.0 (launched September 2026) |
| Price (US) | $1.99 to download, no in-app purchases listed; Family Sharing for up to six people | Hiding is free, with no subscription and no time limit. Pro (Sleep mode, Work mode, Hard Mode, Daily limit, blocks longer than 2 hours) is $9.99/month or $39.99/year |
Ratings were checked on the US App Store on 2026-11-05.
Pick Shorts Blocker for YouTube if
- YouTube Shorts are the only thing you want gone;
- you watch YouTube in Safari on iPhone, iPad or Mac;
- you'd rather pay $1.99 once and share it with your family;
- you want an App Store privacy label of Data Not Collected;
- you want an app with a longer track record (on the App Store since 2023, 135 US ratings).
Pick minulo if
- you also want Instagram Reels, TikTok For You or the feeds on X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn and Snapchat hidden;
- you want to keep your DMs, including a DMs-only setting for Instagram and TikTok;
- you want the official YouTube app locked with Screen Time so you don't drift back to it;
- you want to hide Shorts without paying;
- you want Sleep mode, Work mode or a Daily limit (Pro).
Shorts Blocker for YouTube leaves the YouTube app alone, so Shorts still appear there. minulo doesn't change the YouTube app either: it shows YouTube's website inside minulo and can lock the app.
Is Shorts Blocker for YouTube free?
No. It costs $1.99 on the US App Store, with no in-app purchases listed, and it supports Family Sharing. In minulo, hiding Reels, Shorts and suggested posts is free, with no subscription and no time limit, and your DMs keep working. Sleep mode, Work mode, Hard Mode, a Daily limit and blocks longer than 2 hours are part of Pro, which is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US.
Does it remove Shorts in the YouTube app?
No. Its App Store page says it works only with Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac and is not compatible with the YouTube app. minulo doesn't change the YouTube app either: it shows YouTube's website inside minulo with Shorts hidden, and can lock the official app with Screen Time.
Does it hide Instagram Reels too?
No. Its App Store page covers YouTube only. minulo hides Reels on Instagram and Facebook, Shorts on YouTube, For You on TikTok and X, and the feeds on Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn and Snapchat.
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