YouTube sponsors on iPhone finally pushed me to make Mira

YouTube sponsors on iPhone finally pushed me to make Mira

Watching YouTube on iPhone felt way more annoying than it needed to be. I wanted a cleaner way to watch videos, skip the interruptions, and actually find the parts I care about.

Mira automatically skips sponsors, intros, outros, recaps, and other interruptions. You choose which categories get skipped.

It also has:

* searchable YouTube transcripts, with timestamp jumping

* AI summaries for long videos

* Focus Mode to hide recommendations/comments

* YouTube dislike count

* Watch Together rooms for synced viewing with friends

* playback speed controls

* support for other video sites too

I also made a feature comparison chart against popular iOS YouTube alternative apps like Video Lite, ProTube, Tube PiP, YouPlay, SwizzTube, etc. A lot of these apps solve one specific part of the problem. Mira is trying to bring more of that together in one place, and with a more polished feel: cleaner UI, smoother navigation, and an experience where things just work the way you expect.

https://imgur.com/a/kSYe4lc

Mira also works on iPad and Mac. There are subscription and lifetime options. One purchase unlocks all platforms (iPhone, iPad, and Mac).

Mira has a free trial, so give it one video. If you’ve wanted a cleaner, less distracting YouTube experience on iPhone, Mira might be worth trying.

Mira – Focused Video Player

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mira-focused-video-player/id6767721654

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u/ahershy — 5 days ago
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I made a YouTube player for iPhone/iPad/Mac with SponsorBlock built in

I’m the developer of Mira, a native video player for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that skips YouTube sponsors, intros, and other interruptions, makes YouTube transcripts searchable, summarizes videos with AI, and keeps watch parties in sync across devices.

The thing I desired most from desktop YouTube was SponsorBlock, but it doesn't work well on Safari — and it doesn't exist as an extension on iOS. So I built it into a native player.

Key Features:

On YouTube:

-Skip sponsors, intros, outros, and recaps automatically — you pick the categories

-Searchable transcripts. Tap any timestamp to jump to that moment in the video

-AI summaries, outlines, and ask follow-up questions about any video

On any video site (YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, and more):

-Watch Together — synced viewing with friends, with chat

-Lock in your preferred playback speed from 0.25× to 3.0×. Works across every site.

Same app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It's paid with a free trial. Subscription and Lifetime options. One purchase unlocks all platforms.

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mira-focused-video-player/id6767721654

u/ahershy — 21 days ago

Lucky Ascended pull

Anyone know what grade this might get? PSA vs Beckett? Any advice for a noob? Thanks

u/ahershy — 1 month ago