If you have an Android TV, just download an app called “SmartTube”. I used to be subscribed to YT Premium but then I found that app and cancelled my membership. It automatically blocks all ads and also has SponsorBlock implemented which auto-skips sponsored segments, etc. It’s super useful. Then on my phone I use YT Revanced which is essentially a modded version of the YT app which does practically the same thing as SmartTube.

I tried it but for me, local-first is an absolute non-negotiable. I did load it up to test it but another thing that put me off is it doesn’t have a dark mode/theme. Even worse, in their FAQ about it, they said they likely won’t have dark mode for a long time as it’s not a priority!?? It would literally take me all of 5 minutes to add a dark theme. Like wtf are they talking about? It made me worried about the rest of it as to me that clearly signifies that the developers are incompetent.

Personally, I self-host Plausible (plausible.io) and I’m really liking it. Slowly replacing google analytics with plausible across all my sites and apps.

I’ve been using Infisical recently and I like it a lot.