How to Block the YouTube App on iPad

TapSettings.

SelectContent & Privacy Restrictions.

Move theContent & Privacy Restrictionsslider to on/green.

iPad home screen with Settings highlighted

If you’ve already installed these apps, this setting will hide them.

Do this viaSettings>Screen Time>Use Screen Time Passcode.

you could also block all third-party apps from being installed using the App Store.

Screen Time settings with Content & Privacy Restrictions highlighted

You may want todelete the YouTube appfirst.

For third-party web browsers, like Chrome, you’ll need to use different approaches.

OpenSettingstoScreen Time>Content & Privacy Restrictions.

iPad Content & Privacy Restrictions turned on and Content Restrictions highlighted

Tap the slider next toContent & Privacy Restrictionsif it isn’t already on, then tapContent Restrictions.

This setting blocks access to all websites categorized by Apple as being adult.

YouTube is not an adult site, so you must also block it separately.

iPad Content Restrictions settings with Apps highlighted

In the Never Allow section, tapAdd Website.

TapAllowed Websitesto do that.

Enterwww.youtube.comin the box, then tapWeb Contentat the top to return to the previous screen.

9+ chosen in the Screen Time settings on an iPad

Do that throughSettings>Screen Time>Use Screen Time Passcode.

FAQ

The steps in iOS will be the same as in iPadOS.

Use Screen Time to limit both the app and the website in options.

iPad Settings app showing Screen Time Passcode option

Screen Time settings with Content & Privacy Restrictions highlighted

Content & Privacy Restrictions slider turned on and Content Restrictions highlighted on iPad

iPad Screen Time settings with Web Content highlighted

iPad Web Content Restriction with Limit Adult Websites and Add Website highlighted

Adding YouTube to list of blocked websites on iPad