Pinterest vs YouTube

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R9] Pinterest 3/5 · US Loved it, really sad that there is so many ads: I have had this app for years but with the new updates, it is constantly filled with post generated by AI. You are able to turn some of the AI generated content off but now I have noticed more ads. It very saddening I miss the old Pinterest.
2. [R19] Pinterest 1/5 · US Too many ads and AI: Used to be one of my favorite apps but it is unusable now because of the amount of ads and AI slop rather than actual creative inspiration and projects
3. [R70] YouTube 1/5 · US Garbage: I can not tell you how many times I blocked dating app advertisements. Each time saying “I don’t want to see ads like this” and yet the app INSISTS on showing them to me. I will NEVER use YouTube again. The ads were already rampant but this is just absolutely ridiculous. What is even the point of offering to “block” said ads when it clearly shows them to you more for blocking it. YouTube
4. [R86] YouTube 5/5 · US You Tube-A myriad of entertainment and edification: You tube is my daily go-to , whether for simple entertainment, exploring complex issues , or just to watch people and cultures around the world. An excellent streaming service ! Thank you!
5. [R2] Pinterest 4/5 · US Please Fix Update: My favorite app but I am so sad about the new update. My board sections are so hard to access now, it's not very user friendly! The old format was perfect, please fix.
6. [R34] Pinterest 1/5 · US Go back to old update.: I will be complaining about this update until you go back to what it was before. You had absolutely no reason to put the search bar at the bottom and to where I can only search something up if I’m already viewing the pin. You put the notifications at the Home Screen so every time I get a notification I have to leave the pin I was viewing. This whole update is extremely anno
7. [R76] YouTube 1/5 · US App Keeps Crashing: For the past couple days i have had to reinstall the app over and over again to be able to use it, after a couple hours it doesn’t even let me open the app anymore causing me to uninstall it. It has never done this before and whatever is happening needs to be fixed, it’s really killing the vibe. my phones up to date, i’ve restarted my phone everything and it still continues to
8. [R119] YouTube 4/5 · US Great but buggy: I love YouTube, longtime watcher. However, my app has started freezing on ads on lots of videos and the only way to get it to play is to close the video or the app completely and reload it and that is very annoying. I don’t mind the ads at all, but when the video fails to continue after an ad repeatedly it gets exhausting.
9. [R4] Pinterest 1/5 · US Terrible bugs: I ran into this issue upon logging in on my laptop. After typing in the CORRECT credentials, the site not only logged me out on all devices but also reset my password. I wish I was making this up. Now, not only do I have to log back in on MULTIPLE devices, but I also have to set up an entirely new password. Highly upset.
10. [R27] Pinterest 3/5 · US Bugs: I love Pinterest, use it everyday, but there’s a particular recurring bug that’s really frustrating. Boards disappear when you’re trying to save pins, and you can’t save anything to half of them. It’s happened many times, and the update usually fixes it, but I’ve been waiting for at least a week and I still can’t save to half my boards. Should be the bare minimum functionality for this app,
11. [R88] YouTube 1/5 · US Crashing: Not letting me open YouTube
12. [R100] YouTube 1/5 · US Crashes constantly: I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall YouTube on my phone at minimum 7 times over the last 3 days due to it just not opening and crashing. Never had this issue before but now, everytime I open it the likely hood of it actually opening is roughly 40%
13. [R10] Pinterest 1/5 · US BEGGING for an AD-Free Option: THERE IS AN AD EVERY TWO PINS NOW. I genuinely hate this app. And maybe people arent leaving reviews but they are talking about it on social media and they’re all in agreement: the ads have gotten INSANELY out of control. The app is almost unusable which is really really sad. This was once such an enjoyable ap and it’s been destroyed by capitalism just as everything
14. [R63] YouTube 3/5 · US Too many ads: WAY too many ads for one video, especially to the longer videos like every 5 minutes there’s an add and the tiny ad box that appears in the corner when you skip one is just taking away from the experience of watching. It’s getting tiring but overall, I love the app and just see the ads as a little too excessive.
15. [R98] YouTube 5/5 · US YouTube is great: YouTube itself is great. I just wish premium was actually affordable.
16. [R112] YouTube 1/5 · US GREED: Way too many ads especially if you wanna watch on a tv the ads can be like 5 minutes long.
17. [R16] Pinterest 1/5 · US Consistent App Downgrades: This app is already full of majority ads probably more with every upgrade, but it also is messing up the format like once a month and right when you get used to the stupid changes it changes again. One of the most money hungry greedy apps i’ve ever used and definitely the worst downgrades of any app i’ve ever used. It’s clear they don’t care about the quality or users sa
18. [R46] Pinterest 1/5 · US Really Gone Downhill: This app really went downhill after they started implementing new “features” and design changes. The flagging and violation notice is completely broken where it can’t distinguish between art references and adult content. The majority of my dashboard for new pins is are ads (some of them being AI generated). I do NOT support the AI generation feature established and have turne
19. [R118] YouTube 1/5 · US New Bug: For the last 2 days the app won’t even launch, it crashes immediately when tapping on app, reinstalling only fixes the issue for a few hours then starts again. Restarting iPhone also does not fix. I’ve had YouTube Premium since 2018, please fix this ASAP!
20. [R102] YouTube 3/5 · GB Can be ok: Too many fake AI slop and dislike button has been removed, there is a lot I don’t want to watch again or channels I can stand. A lot of scammer trying to play on you heart strings to send them money,
21. [R31] Pinterest 1/5 · US Ads, Ads, and You Guessed It…More Ads: Pinterest has become virtually unusable due to the amount of ads. I see one actual pin for SIX ads. The ads are hypersensitive and open if you get even CLOSE to them. Pinterest is no longer the enjoyable, creative platform it used to be. Now it is largely a platform for ads. It’s easy to tell that Pinterest no longer prioritizes the customer experience, becau
22. [R49] Pinterest 2/5 · US Unbearable amount of ads: Ads are unbearable. You scroll through your feed and you find yourself looking at more ads than pins you are interested in. This used to be my favorite app, but it is very hard for me to even open it any more knowing i’ll open the ads to that many ads. If I wanted to look at that many ads, I would look at the newspaper.