minulo vs NoReels: a NoReels alternative that hides Reels and keeps DMs (2026)
NoReels and minulo are close: both hide Reels and Shorts for free, keep your messages, and use Screen Time to lock the real apps. NoReels focuses on Instagram and YouTube and adds daily limits and weekday schedules for the locked apps. minulo covers 10 networks, including TikTok, and its DMs-only setting is free. Pick NoReels if you only use Instagram and YouTube and want time budgets. Pick minulo if you need more networks or a Mac app.
NoReels, listed on the App Store as “NoReels - Block Reels & Shorts” and made by DaDaMa UG (haftungsbeschränkt), removes Reels, Shorts, the Explore grid and “Suggested for you” from Instagram and YouTube, while your messages, the people you follow and videos people send you stay. If that isn't enough, it uses Screen Time to lock the real apps with daily limits and schedules. Two other apps have similar names, “NoReels” by Thomas Bale and “Noreel: Scroll without reels”; this page is about the one by DaDaMa.
This page is written by the developer of minulo, so keep that in mind. NoReels facts come from its US App Store page (version 1.0.7, updated 2026-10-23), including its description and in-app purchase list, checked 2026-11-04. Features and prices can change.
| NoReels | minulo | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | DaDaMa UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Ayumu Kitabayashi |
| How it works | Shows Instagram and YouTube with the hooking parts filtered out on your device. You sign in to Instagram or YouTube directly | Opens each network's official website inside the app and hides the parts you choose |
| Networks | Instagram, YouTube (2) | Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat (10) |
| What it can hide | Reels, Shorts, the Explore grid and “Suggested for you” (free). With Pro: ads and sponsored posts, suggested posts from accounts you don't follow, and Stories | Reels, Shorts, Explore, TikTok's For You and suggested posts |
| DMs | Kept. Videos people send you still play. A Messages-only mode is part of Pro | Kept. Every tab but DMs for Instagram and TikTok (free) |
| The official apps | Can lock them with Screen Time, with daily limits, focus schedules and different rules for each weekday | Can lock them with Screen Time; the block screen has an Open in minulo button. While an app is locked, its notifications don't arrive |
| Other features | An optional account for support and roadmap votes. Its listing says it has no analytics or ad tracking | Free blocks of up to 2 hours; Sleep mode, longer blocks, Hard Mode and a Daily limit in Pro |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad (iOS 17.4 or later) | iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later), plus a Mac app for Safari and Chrome. No Android version |
| App languages | English and German | 13, including Japanese and Korean |
| US App Store ratings | 2, average 5.0 (on the App Store since September 2026) | 1, average 4.0 (launched September 2026) |
| Price (US) | Free download; blocking Reels and Shorts is free. Pro is $6.99 a month or $34.99 a year; its listing mentions a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan | Hiding is free; Pro is $9.99/month or $39.99/year |
Ratings were checked on the US App Store on 2026-11-04.
Pick NoReels if
- you only use Instagram and YouTube;
- you want daily time budgets and weekday schedules for the real apps;
- you also want ads, sponsored posts or Stories hidden, and are fine paying for Pro;
- you use an iPad, or want the app in German.
Pick minulo if
- you need TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn or Snapchat without the feed;
- you want a DMs-only view of Instagram or TikTok without paying;
- you use a Mac;
- you want the app in a language other than English or German.
minulo shows each network's website rather than the official app, so screens look a little different from the app. While minulo locks an official app, that app's notifications don't arrive. minulo is new and has few ratings so far.
Is minulo a good NoReels alternative?
Yes, if you use more than Instagram and YouTube. Both apps hide Reels and Shorts for free, keep your messages and can lock the real apps with Screen Time. minulo covers 10 networks, including TikTok, and its setting that shows only DMs on Instagram and TikTok is free, while NoReels puts its Messages-only mode in Pro. NoReels has daily limits and weekday schedules for locked apps, and a cheaper Pro plan in the US.
Is NoReels free?
Blocking Reels and Shorts is free, according to its US App Store listing. NoReels Pro adds hiding ads, sponsored posts, suggested posts and Stories, plus a Messages-only mode; the US App Store lists it at $6.99 a month or $34.99 a year (checked 2026-11-04). In minulo, hiding Reels, Shorts and suggested posts is free, and Pro is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year.
Which apps does NoReels work with?
Instagram and YouTube, according to its App Store listing (checked 2026-11-04). minulo works with Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn and Snapchat.
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