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The filtered YouTube app — what actually exists, honestly

People searching for a filtered YouTube app usually mean one thing: the good content of YouTube, in an app, without the feed, the comments, the ads, and the autoplay surprises.Here is what actually exists — including the options we don’t sell — and how to install the whitelist kind on any phone in under a minute.

FilteredTube Editorial Team4 min read

Your real options, compared

  • Restricted Mode inside the YouTube app — free, hides some mature content, leaves the feed, search, comments, and autoplay in place. A nudge, not a plan.
  • YouTube Kids — a children’s catalog picked largely by algorithm; unsuitable material has repeatedly been found inside it, and it doesn’t help teens or adults.
  • Filter apps — inspect pages and block by category. On YouTube they chase an effectively infinite catalog that refreshes hourly.
  • A whitelist app — FilteredTube — the inverted approach: every video reviewed against one written standard before it can appear. 250,000+ approved videos: kosher music and concerts, kids’ videos by age, podcasts, and Torah classes. When it fails, something good isn’t in yet — not something bad got through.
The FilteredTube platform interface
The FilteredTube home — search, categories, and only approved videos inside.

Installing FilteredTube as an app

FilteredTube installs from the browser on any phone — no app store needed:

  • iPhone: open filteredtube.com in Safari → tap the share button → Add to Home Screen. (iPhone-specific setup, including pairing with Screen Time: see filtered YouTube on iPhone.)
  • Android: open filteredtube.com in Chrome → menu → Add to Home screen. (Android-specific setup: see filtered YouTube on Android.)

It runs full-screen with its own icon, and everything inside it — search, playlists, the kids corner, every artist’s catalog — returns only approved videos.

Frequently asked

Is there a filtered YouTube app?

Yes — in two families. Blocklist apps (Restricted Mode inside the YouTube app, YouTube Kids, third-party filter apps) start from the open site and try to hide the bad. Whitelist apps like FilteredTube start from nothing and only show what was approved first: 250,000+ reviewed videos, installable on any phone from the browser, with no ads, no comments, and no autoplay into anything unapproved.

How do I install FilteredTube as an app?

Open filteredtube.com in your phone's browser, then choose 'Add to Home Screen' (iPhone: the share button in Safari; Android: the menu in Chrome). It installs like any app — full screen, its own icon — and every video inside it has already passed review.

Does the filtered YouTube app work without a filter on the phone?

FilteredTube is self-contained: nothing unapproved can play inside it, with or without a device filter. Families who also run a device-level filter keep it — the two layers protect different things. The app protects what plays; the device filter protects the rest of the phone.

Is the app free?

You can start watching free in the browser today — search the approved catalog and play, no card required.

Keep going

Start watching now.

The full comparison of every filtering method lives in the main guide: Filtered YouTube — every way to get it, compared.