iPhone users, how do you cope with the YouTube app?

I’ve recently switched back to iPhone from Android as I do when a phone breaks. I didn’t know that the iPhone YouTube app was so bad in terms of user experience. Specifically exiting videos is almost painful and doesn’t follow the iPhone window gestures (swipe to go back) or have a button for it available even on the entire screen. You got to first click on the upper right corner, using your other hand, to minimize it, and then your can go back with the other hand. Misclick on the teeny tiny button for each step is easy too.

The tinfoil hat in me says it’s on purpose to punish people who use iPhone.

Do you even use YouTube on iPhone much? Third party client?