[PRO FREE] ProTube — Watch YouTube Ad-Free + Background Music Play, Free on iOS & Android
[PRO FREE] ProTube — Watch YouTube Ad-Free + Background Music Play, Free on iOS & AndroidProTube — ad-blocking YouTube player. Background music play, picture-in-picture, lock-screen controls.
YouTube Premium gives you ad-free + background play for $14/mo. ProTube hands you the same shit free.
iOS: App Store · Android: Play Store
🧠 Why bother — 10 sec
YouTube hits you with 5+ ads per video now. Background play (audio while screen off) and picture-in-picture? Locked behind Premium at ₹129/$14 a month.
ProTube wraps YouTube in a custom player that strips ads, plays in background, floats in a small window, all without you logging into YouTube. Free, no signup.
Picture-in-picture (PiP) = the video shrinks into a small floating window while you do other stuff. Same trick FaceTime and YouTube Premium use.
🍿 What you get
| Loot | Plain English |
|---|---|
 Zero ads |
No pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll, banners — none |
 Background play |
Lock screen, switch apps, music keeps playing |
 Floating player (PiP) |
Tiny window stays on top while you scroll |
 Lock-screen controls |
Play/pause/skip without unlocking |
| 4K / HD support |
Full quality, no Premium gate |
 Shuffle / repeat / autoplay |
Music-app style controls |
 Bookmarks + subscriptions |
Save channels and videos in-app |
 Search videos & channels |
Same library as YouTube |
 Light + dark mode |
Eye-saver |
 No login |
Doesn’t touch your Google account |
📥 Install — 30 seconds
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
 iOS / iPad |
App Store — ProTube (4.8  , 7K ratings) |
 Android |
Play Store — ProTube (4.0 , 1M+ downloads) |
That’s it. Open → search for any video → hit play.
🎮 The smart-play stack (do this once)
- Install ProTube
- Disable ProTube’s notifications (Settings → Notifications → off) — kills any internal prompts
- Pair with a system-wide ad-blocker DNS like NextDNS or AdGuard DNS → double layer of ad-killing, also blocks ads in EVERY other app
- Add ProTube to your home screen → use it instead of the YouTube app
- For Android users who want even more: pair with LibreTube or NewPipe as backup if ProTube ever breaks
🛡️ Catch check (honest review)
| Q | A |
|---|---|
| Actually free? | Yes. No signup, no card, no Premium upsell. |
| App contains ads itself? | Google Play says “contains ads” — Android version shows occasional in-app ads (NOT inside videos). iOS version is cleaner. |
| Quality vs YouTube Premium? | Same ad-blocking + background play. No offline downloads though. |
| Safe? | iOS version: “Data Not Collected” (Apple-verified). Android: “Data encrypted in transit, none collected.” |
| YouTube banning? | You’re NOT logged into YouTube — they can’t ban you. Your channel subscriptions are local-only. |
| Catch? | Apps like this get renamed/republished every few months when Google removes them. If it stops working, search “ProTube” or its alternatives on OneHack. |
| iOS rating | 4.8 (7K reviews) — solid |
| Android rating | 4.0 (76K reviews) — newer reviewers complain about in-app ads. iOS = cleaner experience. |
🔄 Backup alternatives (when ProTube dies)
These apps get killed and resurrected constantly. Bookmark these as fallbacks:
| Alternative | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 NewPipe |
Android | Open source, no ads, OG choice. Sideload from F-Droid. |
 LibreTube |
Android | Newer fork, sleeker UI, also free |
| Vanced Manager |
Android | ReVanced — patches the real YouTube app |
| uYou+ |
iOS | Sideloaded modded YouTube — needs AltStore/SideStore |
 FreeTube |
Desktop | Use on PC, doesn’t touch your Google account |
Simple-pimple: install on iOS or Android → search → watch ad-free with background play. Pair with a DNS ad-blocker for total coverage. iOS version is the cleaner pick if you’ve got the choice.
YouTube Premium charges $168/year. This app charges $0. Math is filthy.
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