It is quite convenient to watch YouTube videos on iPhone or iPad. To watch them offline on the go, you can download YouTube videos to your iPhone Camera Roll. It is a good practice to save the YouTube videos that you love offline in case of being taken down somehow.
In this post, I will show you the best YouTube Downloaders for iPhone or iPad. Some are not actually downloader apps. You can also use online YouTube downloaders or Siri Shortcuts, which allows you to download YouTube videos from YouTube share sheet.
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Online YouTube Downloader for iPhone
4.0 out of 5.0 starsBest for downloading 8k YouTube videos to MP4 or MP3 online.
Features：
Loader allows you to download 4K YouTube videos with sound online.
Download YouTube music videos to MP3 or other audio formats.
Download YouTube Playlist.
Cons:
No resume option when the process failed.
It contains ads.
Loader.to is a free online mult-source Downloader that allows you to download YouTube videos in high quality. If your iPhone or iPad is running iOS 13 or later versions, you can use Safari to download files. Just go to the Loader.to website and paste the YouTube video link to start downloading.
You can also paste a playlist URL and it allows you to choose which video to start or end. For videos, you download them as MP4 or Webm depending on the quality of the original video. For audio, you can extract audio from YouTube as MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, etc. All music videos are supported.
Be aware that this free web tool does contain ads and you may be redirected to commercial sites. Another downside is that you cannot resume downloading when it fails somehow in the middle.
Loader
4.5 out of 5.0 starsBest for quick downloading YouTube videos to iPhone or iPad.
Features：
Download videos from multiple sources including YouTube.
Choose to download video or audio only.
Fast downloading speed.
Resume downloading at any time.
Download multiple videos at the same time.
Cons:
It contains ads if you don’t want to pay a subscription fee.
You need to manually select quality for each video when you want to download a playlist.
Loader is a dedicated YouTube downloader app for iPhone or iPad. You can use it to download any YouTube videos to MP4 or M4A.
You can paste the YouTube link and tab the Search icon to get started. The app will load the video and offer you a few options regarding video quality and file format for you. Just select the one you want to quickly download it.
It can also download YouTube playlist or channel, but you need to specify video quality for each video. Besides YouTube, Loader supports many other video and music streaming sites including Dailymotion, vimeo, Deezer, etc.
You will see some ads within this app and you can pay $0.99 monthly to remove ads.
YTScript Shortcut
4.5 out of 5.0 starsBest for downloading YouTube videos from Share Sheet or Safari.
Features：
Download YouTube videos (up to 720p).
Extract audio from YouTube videos.
Play YouTube videos in the background on iPhone or iPad.
Watch videos using PiP (only on iOS 14).
Runs within YouTube app (using share sheet).
Cons:
Not able to download videos in 1080 or higher quality with sound.
YTScript allows you to download video and audio from YouTube without additional apps. It is not an app but a shortcut. Since iOS 12, Apple has introduced the Shortcuts app for automation on iPhone or iPad. Since it is a stock app, you don’t need to install a new app.
Just get this pre-made shortcut, YTScript by opening this link in Safari. You can copy the YouTube video link and run this shortcut to download it. You can also run it from Share Sheet without leaving YouTube app.
If you run it Safari, you will have the option to play YouTube video in Picture in Picture mode in iOS 14. To be specific, you need to play the YouTube video in Safari and select the shortcut from Safari Share Sheet.
Documents
4.5 out of 5.0 starsBest for downloading files including YouTube videos on iPhone.
Features：
Built-in web browser to watch and download YouTube videos.
Save videos to iPhone Camera Roll.
Access videos from cloud drives.
Wireless transfer files between PC and iPhone.
Cons:
Not able to download YouTube videos directly.
As mentioned, you need iOS 13 or later versions to download files from Safari. If your iPhone is running iOS 12 or previous versions, you can use this Documents app. It is file downloader and manager app with a built-in browser. You can use it to download YouTube videos with any online YouTube downloader.
Once you install the app, tap the browser icon at the right bottom corner and go to any online YouTube downloaders website. Then you can also refer to the first downloader in this post to download YouTube videos.
When the video is downloaded, it will prompt you to save the video. By default, it will save to the Downloads folder and you can change it to iPhone Camera Roll. You can also change the filename there.
Clipbox
4.0 out of 5.0 starsBest for downloading YouTube video clips to MP4.
Features：
Download YouTube video clips.
Trim YouTube videos.
Easy sharing to your favorite apps
Cons:
Not able to save clips more than 30 seconds.
Clipbox allows you to download video clips from YouTube, Instagram and Facebook using Clipbox. If you only want to grab a YouTube clip, Clipbox is the easiest way to clip and manage your favorite video moments from YouTube and Instagram.
When you paste a YouTube video link to Clipbox, it allows you to trim the video and save the clip to your iPhone. In addition, you can easily repost a YouTube video to Instagram or other social media sites.
The only problem is that you can only save a clip no more than 30 seconds. You can upgrade to pro version to save clips up to 60 seconds.
Conclusion
With these best YouTube Downloaders for iPhone, you can download their favorite videos with amazing video quality. All these tools can be used for free and these apps are available on the App Store. For quick download of multiple YouTube videos, you can also use YouTube downloader for Mac or Windows.