minulo vs Still: which app to hide Reels and Shorts on iPhone (2026)
Pick minulo if you want Reels, Shorts and For You gone on 10 networks, including TikTok, X, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn and Snapchat: hiding is free, with no subscription and no time limit, and your DMs keep working. Still fits better if you mostly use YouTube, Instagram and Facebook in a browser and want the same free extension in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac and in Chrome or Firefox on your computer.
Still: Reels & Shorts Blocker is an app by Zachary Chartash, first released on the US App Store on 2026-07-21. It is a browser extension: in Safari on iPhone and iPad, and in Safari, Chrome and Firefox on a computer, it removes YouTube Shorts (a Shorts link opens as a normal video), Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels, and blocks the TikTok website. Its App Store page says it can't change the YouTube, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok apps. minulo instead shows each network's website inside its own app and hides the parts you choose. Still is not the same app as Stillfeed.
This page is written by the developer of minulo, so keep that in mind. Still facts come from its US App Store page (version 2.1.0, released 2026-09-26), checked 2026-11-05. Features and prices can change.
| Still | minulo | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Zachary Chartash | Ayumu Kitabayashi (independent developer) |
| How it works | An extension for Safari (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and for Chrome and Firefox on a computer that removes short videos from websites, with one switch per site | Opens each network's official website inside the app and hides the parts you choose; can lock the official apps with Screen Time |
| Networks | YouTube: removes Shorts. Instagram and Facebook: removes Reels. TikTok: blocks the whole website | Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat (10), with feeds hidden |
| Official apps | Not changed. Its page says it can't change the YouTube, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok apps and suggests using the websites instead | Not changed; minulo can lock them with Screen Time (up to 2 hours at a time for free, until you turn it off with Pro) |
| DMs | Instagram and Facebook messages stay, according to its description | Kept. Every tab but DMs for Instagram and TikTok (free) |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad (iOS 15.0 or later), Mac (macOS 12.0 or later), plus Chrome and Firefox extensions on a computer | iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later), plus a Mac app for Safari and Chrome |
| App languages | English | 13, including Japanese and Korean |
| App Store privacy label | Data Linked to You (purchases, email address, identifiers, usage data, other data), used for analytics and app functionality. Since version 2.1 it shares usage data, which you can turn off in Settings | Data Not Linked to You (purchases, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, other data), used for analytics |
| US App Store ratings | 1, average 1.0 | 1, average 4.0 (launched September 2026) |
| Price (US) | Free, no in-app purchases listed. Blocking needs no account; a free email sign-in is optional and syncs settings between devices | Hiding is free, with no subscription and no time limit. Pro (Sleep mode, Work mode, Hard Mode, Daily limit, blocks longer than 2 hours) is $9.99/month or $39.99/year |
Ratings were checked on the US App Store on 2026-11-05.
Pick Still if
- you mostly use YouTube, Instagram and Facebook in a browser rather than in their apps;
- you want the same settings to follow you to Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac and to Chrome or Firefox on your computer;
- you want TikTok's website blocked completely;
- you want only the blocking, with no timers, streaks or screen-time stats;
- you want it all free, with no in-app purchases.
Pick minulo if
- you use TikTok, X, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn or Snapchat and want their feeds hidden, not the whole site blocked;
- you want to keep your DMs, including a DMs-only setting for Instagram and TikTok;
- you want the official apps locked with Screen Time so you don't drift back to them;
- you want the app in Japanese, Korean or another of its 13 languages;
- you want Sleep mode, Work mode or a Daily limit (Pro).
Still works in the browser you already use, signed in as you, so there's no separate app to log in to. minulo shows each network's website inside minulo, so screens look a little different from the official apps.
Is Still free?
Yes. The US App Store lists Still as free with no in-app purchases, and its description says blocking needs no account and no purchase; signing in with your email is optional and only adds sync between devices. In minulo, hiding Reels, Shorts and suggested posts is free, with no subscription and no time limit, and your DMs keep working. Sleep mode, Work mode, Hard Mode, a Daily limit and blocks longer than 2 hours are part of Pro, which is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US.
Does Still work inside the Instagram and YouTube apps?
No. Its App Store page says Still works on websites and can't change the YouTube, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok apps, so many people delete those apps and use the websites with Still instead. minulo doesn't change the official apps either: it shows Instagram and YouTube's websites inside minulo with Reels and Shorts hidden, and can lock the official apps with Screen Time.
Is Still the same app as Stillfeed?
No. Still: Reels & Shorts Blocker is made by Zachary Chartash and works as a browser extension. Stillfeed: Block Reels & Shorts is a different app by Gokhan Tosun. There is a separate comparison of minulo and Stillfeed.
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