You could also subscribe to YouTube Premium. It pays creators better than ads do (versus an ad blocker, which pays them nothing), and it includes YouTube Music, so you can ditch Spotify.

Got a vpn subscription? Try exiting in albania, no ads.

Side comment: when I watch YouTube content on my iPad, I normally use the Brave browser instead of the app. It has a built-in ad blocker that works well on YouTube.

Psst, you can get uBlock Origin (lite) for Safari now. Works pretty well.