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There are few things in life more annoying than two unskippable 90-second ads every five minutes in a YouTube video. If you're ready to leave ads in the past, you might be interested in a YouTube Premium subscription. YouTube offers two tiers: Premium, which is totally ad-free and includes a YouTube Music subscription, and YouTube Premium Lite, a cheaper option with limited ads sans YouTube Music.

Also: YouTube Premium is getting a price increase in June - but you can save $32 with one change

Both plans offer offline viewing and picture-in-picture video; YouTube Premium is $13.99/month, while YouTube Premium Lite recently increased by $1 to $8.99/month. You might choose the YouTube Premium membership for a completely ad-free experience and all the premium benefits, or the Lite membership to avoid the drawbacks of the free tier at a lower cost.