YouTube ReVanced
Hacker ApprovedRanked 7 of 9 YouTube clients by recommenders
A patched YouTube app for Android that removes ads and adds features such as background playback and sponsor skipping. People recommend it for ad-free viewing and customisation.
A patched YouTube app for Android that removes ads and adds features such as background playback and sponsor skipping. People recommend it for ad-free viewing and customisation.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Blocks YouTube ads
“Youtube revanced on your phone + ublock on firefox and you'll never see youtube ads again.”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode” “I completely forgot what ads look like”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds” Customisable app with extra features
“it lets you customise your YouTube app and add or remove as many features as you want”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I block all online ads” “YouTube Revanced does this (+many other premium features)”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled” Works well on Android
“On Android the YouTube ReVanced patch is really good though.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)” “works perfectly on Android with YouTube ReVanced”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups” “Revanced YouTube works fine.”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other Browsers”
Other YouTube clients people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 9 YouTube clients, rankedWhat people said
11 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“revanced youtube allows you to even skip sponsored segments”
“Youtube revanced on your phone + ublock on firefox and you'll never see youtube ads again.”
“On Android the YouTube ReVanced patch is really good though.”
“my quality of life has increased substantially”
“Revanced youtube lets you play in background”
“Revanced YouTube app, turn off all the crap.”
“Revanced YouTube works fine.”
“I completely forgot what ads look like”
“works perfectly on Android with YouTube ReVanced”
“it lets you customise your YouTube app and add or remove as many features as you want”
“YouTube Revanced does this (+many other premium features)”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.