Kind of depends on what you are used to. I would think the Kindle would be less $$ than an iPad. I have several of the Fire tablets for the grand kids and for the wife they all work well.
I have a newer fire 10, 7th gen hd, and have no issues watching YouTube.
iPads "just work" No surprises, VERY little wonky behavior...
Do you watch through an app or through a browser? Last time I tried to put the Amazon YouTube app on my Fire 10 HD - it didn't work very well.
Plus my Fire 10 HD will sometimes just kind of lock up on me. Need to hold the power button for like 30 seconds then tap it again to get things going again. Not the fastest booting thing, either. But it works great as an e-reader and a Netflix platform - which is generally all it's used for. The expandable storage of the Kindle is quite nice, too.
...- and the speaker isn't great, and it's not super fast, but at least it has a 3.5mm headphone jack! ..
Don't you "Chris Rock" me!...as has every iPad, ever.
iPads "just work" No surprises, VERY little wonky behavior. They also have AWESOME battery life. I can go days without charging my iPad. My Son's Kindle or my Asus Android tablet both require daily charging. The iPad can be connected to cellular networks for anywhere internet access for a reasonable fee. ($30/mo?) If you want that, make sure its not a wifi only ipad model.
If you can afford it, iPad. If you are on a budget. Kindle. Ive used both and they have different strengths and weaknesses. I run an iPad, but wouldnt hesitate to buy a kindle fire if I needed another tablet cheap.
Don't you "Chris Rock" me!
The new iPad Pro doesn’t have a headphone jack
I guess the iPad Pro is somehow different than the iPad "amateur".