Short answers to what people ask before they install Stillfeed, each with a link to the page that covers it in depth.
Stillfeed is an in-app browser for iPhone. It opens Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, TikTok, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Facebook inside Stillfeed and hides their endless and recommendation feeds on your device before they render. It is a separate browser, so the native apps are not modified and your accounts are not changed. How Stillfeed works.
No. Stillfeed does not block whole apps. It removes specific feeds, such as Reels and Shorts, and keeps messages, profiles, search and the posts of people you follow. Using it alongside iPhone Screen Time is fine, and it works well. Stillfeed compared with Screen Time.
No. Stillfeed is a separate browser, not a change to the Instagram app or to your account. It opens Instagram’s website inside Stillfeed and hides Reels and Explore on your phone, so the Instagram app itself still shows them. To get the quiet version, open Instagram through Stillfeed. What it does and does not change.
No. Stillfeed loads instagram.com and youtube.com directly and hides certain pages before they render. Your account, followers and posts stay exactly as they were. Stillfeed has no accounts of its own, and the native apps are not modified. Read the privacy policy.
Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Reddit, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Facebook. Each one opens as its real website inside Stillfeed, signed in to your own account, with its endless feeds removed. It keeps messages, profiles, search and posts from people you follow. See what changes on each app.
Instagram opens to your Following feed, in chronological order, with Reels and the Explore feed removed. Messages, Stories and search stay. Reels don’t open in Stillfeed, including ones sent in messages, because one shared Reel is how the swipe usually starts. It is free from your first launch. Instagram without Reels.
The Shorts tab, Shorts shelves and individual Shorts are removed, and Shorts links don’t open. Search, subscriptions and regular videos work as normal. Screen Time can only limit or block the whole YouTube app. Removing Shorts is free from your first launch, with no trial. YouTube without Shorts.
X: your home timeline opens on Following, Explore trends are hidden and search works. Reddit: r/popular and r/all are blocked and the home feed is sorted by New. TikTok: For You and Discover are removed and it opens on Following. Snapchat: Discover and Spotlight are blocked, so it is chat only. LinkedIn: People You May Know and games are removed. All platform guides.
No. On Facebook, Stillfeed has a Block Reels switch, on by default, and nothing else is changed. Watch, Suggested posts, People You May Know and the rest of the feed are left as Facebook shows them. Facebook and Stillfeed.
An iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Stillfeed is a free download on the App Store, and removing the feeds is free from first launch, with no account, sign-up or trial. The App Store lists it as 17+. There is no Android version at the moment. How to set it up.
Yes. Messages, profiles, search and posts from people you follow stay. On Instagram, Messages and Stories work as normal, and search still works even though the Explore feed is blocked. If a friend sends you a Reel, it does not open in Stillfeed, on purpose. What stays on Instagram.
No. Stillfeed is a separate browser that opens Instagram’s website and hides Reels and Explore before they load. The native Instagram app is unchanged, so it stays a tap away unless you block it with Screen Time or another blocker. A platform may also ask you to confirm a login when you sign in inside Stillfeed. Compared with other blockers.
Yes. The Stillfeed browser extension is free for Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera, Arc and Firefox. It hides Reels, Shorts and endless feeds on the same eight sites, with no account. It also has a daily limit, a session timer, quiet hours, a pause before opening and grayscale. Install the extension.
Chrome, Brave, Edge, Opera and Arc install from the Chrome Web Store listing. Firefox 128 or newer installs from Firefox Add-ons. Opera’s own add-ons site does not list it, so Opera users install from the Chrome Web Store. A ZIP for manual install is also served on the extension page. Extension install links.
Nothing leaves your browser, and there is no account. The extension is free and hides Reels, Shorts and endless feeds on the same eight sites as the iPhone app, with a daily limit, a session timer, quiet hours, a pause before opening and grayscale. The details are in the extension privacy section.
Yes. Stillfeed is free to download, and removing Reels, Shorts and the other endless feeds is free from your first launch, with no account and no trial. Stillfeed Pro is an optional subscription for extra controls. Prices are shown in the App Store. What is free and what is Pro.
Extra controls, all optional. Time and focus tools work on every app: a daily limit, a session timer, quiet hours, a pause before opening, grayscale, a streak widget and Detox Mode. On some apps Pro also hides sponsored posts, hides likes and counts, and adds word filters. Blocking Reels, Shorts and the endless feeds never requires Pro. Free and Pro by platform.
Stillfeed Pro, which is optional, includes a daily time limit, a session timer, quiet hours and a pause before opening, on every platform Stillfeed opens. The free version removes the feeds themselves, such as Reels, Shorts and Explore. Prices are shown in the App Store. Stillfeed and Screen Time.
Your password goes straight to the platform you sign in to, not to Stillfeed. You sign in on that platform’s own login page inside Stillfeed. Stillfeed has no accounts and no backend of its own, and it does not record what you type or see in those apps. Your signed-in sessions stay on your phone. Platforms can treat an in-app browser differently from Safari, so you may sometimes get an extra login check. Read the privacy policy.
Stillfeed has no accounts and never sells your data. It does not record which specific post, video, message, username, link or search you saw or typed, only coarse categories and counts, such as which part of a site you are in, how long, and how many items were hidden. Anonymous usage stats are on by default and switch off in Settings, Privacy, “Share anonymous usage stats”. Privacy policy.
It might. Facebook requires a login before it shows anything, and platforms may challenge or lock accounts that sign in from a browser they do not treat as standard. Stillfeed is not Safari, and it cannot promise Facebook will accept it. If the account matters a lot to you, weigh that before you sign in. Facebook guide.
No. Screen Time works on whole apps and websites. It can limit or block Instagram, but it can’t tell Reels apart from your DMs. To remove Reels and keep messages, use an in-app browser like Stillfeed, which does that for free. Stillfeed vs Screen Time.
Yes. Use Stillfeed to remove the endless feeds, and set a strict Screen Time limit on the official apps so you don’t drift back to them. Block the apps rather than instagram.com or youtube.com, because Stillfeed uses those websites. Best app blockers for iPhone compared.
Stillfeed removes Reels, Shorts and Explore from Instagram and YouTube, free from your first launch. No setup, no sign-up.
