iOS doesn't let any app change the official Instagram, YouTube or TikTok app, so both StillTabs and minulo work the same way: they open each network's website inside their own app and remove Reels and Shorts there. Pick StillTabs if you want everything free with no in-app purchases and only use YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X or Reddit. Pick minulo if you also need TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Snapchat, want to lock the official apps, or use a Mac. In minulo, hiding is free.
I'm the developer of minulo, so weigh that. The StillTabs facts below come from its website, its support page and its US App Store page, checked on 2026-11-08.
What StillTabs does
- Price: free, with no in-app purchases and no account.
- Networks: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X (beta) and Reddit (beta). TikTok is not on its list.
- What it removes: Shorts, Reels, Explore and suggested posts, with levels from Standard to Blackout. Instagram DMs stay.
- Devices: iPhone. Its website says a browser extension is coming but isn't out yet.
- Ratings: it's new, with 0 ratings on the US App Store so far.
What minulo does
- Price: hiding Reels, Shorts, Explore and suggested posts is free. Pro is optional ($9.99 a month or $39.99 a year in the US) and adds Sleep mode, Work mode, Hard Mode, a Daily limit and blocks longer than 2 hours.
- Networks: 10, including TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Snapchat. On TikTok, For You can be hidden while messages keep working.
- DMs only: the free Every tab but DMs setting leaves only messages on Instagram and TikTok.
- Official apps: in the Block tab you can lock the official apps with Screen Time (free for up to 2 hours per block). Tapping a locked icon shows a block screen with an Open in minulo button.
- Devices: iPhone, plus a Mac app that works in Safari and Chrome.
Which one fits
Say your problem is Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, and you never open TikTok. StillTabs covers that and costs nothing at all. If TikTok is where the evening goes, or you keep tapping the official icons out of habit, minulo covers those cases.
What neither app changes
- The official apps stay as they are. Reels and Shorts are hidden only inside each app's own view.
- When a network changes its site, hidden parts can show up again for a while.
- In minulo, while an official app is locked, its notifications don't arrive and minulo sends none of its own. Voice messages, calls and posting Stories aren't available, because the websites don't have them. There is no Android version.
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