I made Instagram boring again: no Reels, no Explore, no subscription (+ free lifetime codes)
Instagram used to be a place where you checked a few photos, maybe sent a DM, then left.
Now it feels like every part of the app is designed to keep you there.
That is why I built Awhile.
Awhile is an iOS and Android app that opens Instagram in a cleaner version and lets you hide the parts that usually create doomscrolling:
- Reels
- Explore
- feed
- Stories
- suggested content
- other distracting sections
The goal is not to block Instagram completely. It is to make it feel closer to 2015 Instagram: useful, slower, less predatory, and easier to leave.
Website: https://awhile.app
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6763551826
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arckone.awhile
I’m giving away 2 free lifetime unlocks, plus 1 extra for every 25 comments.
To enter, comment which part of Instagram you would remove first:
Reels, Explore, feed, Stories, suggested posts, or something else.
I’ll pick the random winners in 72 hours using RedditRaffler and DM the codes.
A few details:
- iOS and Android
- one-time purchase: €9.99
- no subscription
- no account
- no tracking
- no ads
- no server-side data collection
- no Instagram API
- it loads Instagram and hides selected sections locally on your own device