With Google not renewing their YouTube license with Apple, the YouTube application for iOS will be disappearing with iOS 6 as you have probably already heard. Google did release an official YouTube application but that was only for the iPhone. No iPad version has been released yet. I think Google will take their sweet time, probably hoping the iPad faithful will get frustrated and buy a Nexus 7. I am only half kidding about that last statement.
The iPhone version of YouTube will work on your iPad in 2x mode, but who wants to view iPhone applications on their iPad? I know I don’t! The official YouTube application also includes advertisements during the pre-roll of the videos. In the Apple version of YouTube those advertisements did not exist. This caused a problem with some of the videos not being allowed to be played on the iPad and iPhone because of this. Google solved that. Now when you get ready to enjoy your 3 minute videos you also enjoy the 2 minute advertisement as well. Thanks Google.
Hold on, do get so discouraged there are some other great video applications that you can enjoy on the iPad. Many of these apps will show you YouTube videos. Until Google decides to release their advertisement laden app on the iPad enjoy these fine applications in the mean time.
Vimeo - Vimeo, LLC - Vimeo for iPad is a universal application and is free in the iOS App Store. If you are looking for high quality videos done right then look no further. Vimeo is my personal favorite video website.
Video Time Machine - Original Victories, Inc. - Video Time Machine is a universal iOS application and is only $2.99 in the iOS App Store. Video Time Machine is the best way to view videos from previous years. All of the videos are on YouTube and they are all handpicked videos representing each year dating back to 1860.
Showyou - Remixation, Inc. - Showyou is a universal iOS application and is free to download in the iOS App Store. Showyou is a social video application that allows you to discover videos that your friends have shared across various social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Showyou is a terrific application, especially on the iPad.
Devour - Zombiecorp - Devour is a universal iOS application and is free to download in the iOS App Store. Devour is a curated collection of hand-picked videos from the editors of the terrific website
devour.com.
Frequency ~ Tune In, Watch Videos - Frequency - Frequency is an iPad only application and is free to download in the iOS App Store. Frequency is a terrific application that pulls in videos from a ton of different sources. This is by far the single most useful video application you will ever install on your iPad. It does require you to set up a Frequency account but trust me, it is well worth it.
