• NewPipe is excellent. Go and use it.
• SkyTube is an outstanding alternative to NewPipe.
• I can recommend both.
• You can find both apps on F-Droid:
  • https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/
  • https://f-droid.org/en/packages/free.rm.skytube.oss/
• Biggest 2 benefits: a) removes ads, b) download and watch YouTube offline

This is the way. The ads on regular YouTube are excessive nowadays.