The YouTube Shorts blocker that stays on
Reelmute removes Shorts from YouTube on iPhone and Android. Open YouTube inside Reelmute and Shorts are gone from the home feed, gone from search results, and still gone next month. Subscriptions, search, playlists and the video you came for all keep working.
No Reels. No Shorts. Same friends.
One network free. $49.99 opens every network, for good.
Reading on a computer? Point your phone's camera at the code, or open reelmute.app/get on your phone.
What goes, what you can switch, what stays
Gone
- Shorts on the home feed
- Shorts in search results
- app nags to open the YouTube app
Switches
- Home recommendations
- ads
- search-only mode (YouTube becomes a search box and your subscriptions)
- grayscale
Stays
- Subscriptions
- search
- playlists
- watch history
- comments
- your account
Why a Shorts blocker instead of the YouTube setting?
YouTube's own control hides the Shorts shelf and has lapsed after 30 days, which is why the same people search for it every month. Reelmute strips Shorts out before the page draws, so there is nothing to expire and nothing to set again.
What about the YouTube app itself?
Shield it. On iPhone, Reelmute uses Screen Time to shield the native YouTube app; on Android, its app lock keeps it closed. YouTube inside Reelmute becomes the way you watch YouTube, and that is the version without Shorts. Appoint a designated adult and you cannot lift the shield yourself.
Price
YouTube alone is free. $49.99 once opens every network, for good, and Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Reddit and X lose their short-form feeds the same way. There is a $2.99 month and a $19.99 year if you would rather.
Questions
- Is there a YouTube Shorts blocker for iPhone?
- Reelmute. Open YouTube inside it and Shorts are removed from the home feed and search on every visit. It is on the App Store, and YouTube is free to block.
- Does it block Shorts in the YouTube app?
- It shields the YouTube app and gives you YouTube without Shorts inside Reelmute instead. That is the honest way to do it on a phone: YouTube itself has no setting that removes Shorts.
- Does it work on Android?
- Yes. Reelmute is on Google Play with the same Shorts removal and an app lock for the native YouTube app.
- Do I lose my subscriptions?
- No. Subscriptions, search, playlists and your account are untouched. Only the Shorts go.
Take the feed out today.
One network free. $49.99 opens every network, for good.
Reading on a computer? Point your phone's camera at the code, or open reelmute.app/get on your phone.