| App | Shorts control | How it works | Plan required |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhitelistVideo | Full block (toggle) | Block YouTube Shorts toggle removes Shorts from all pages | Basic+ |
| YouTube Kids | Not needed | Shorts don't exist in YouTube Kids | Free |
| Google Family Link | Daily limit (inc. 0 min) | Daily Shorts feed limit — can be set to zero | Free |
| Bark | No control | Cannot block or limit YouTube Shorts | — |
| Qustodio | No control | Cannot block or limit YouTube Shorts | — |
| Net Nanny | No control | Cannot block or limit YouTube Shorts | — |
| Mobicip | No control | Cannot block or limit YouTube Shorts | — |
| Apple Screen Time | No control | Can only block the entire YouTube app | — |
Key takeaways
- WhitelistVideo is the only third-party tool that offers dedicated YouTube Shorts blocking, comment hiding, and channel-level whitelisting on regular YouTube.
- YouTube Kids and Google Family Link offer free native controls but with less granular YouTube-specific options.
- General parental controls (Bark, Qustodio, Net Nanny) are strong for device management but lack YouTube-specific features like Shorts blocking or channel approval.