What’s don’t you like about the YouTube app?
Constant unskippable ads interrupting videos literally every few minutes. It's unwatchable. And I'm not paying Google $20/m just to not be bombarded with ads.
Would a vpn with ad blocking capabilities help?
No, VPN ad blocking is DNS level, that doesn't stop YouTube ads. I already have AdGuard Home on my LAN, even with long blocklists it doesn't help with YouTube.