Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Reel Killer
Block Reels, Shorts with surgical precision. Keep the rest.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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I wanted to find a way to use Instagram without ending up scrolling for two hours every time I open the app to see a friend's story. Most screen time apps I found focus on blocking the app itself instead of the addictive feed, so I created this app to allow me to keep using the "healthy" and "social" features and block the infinite scrolling (Reels) After implementing the block on Instagram Reels, I got addicted to YouTube Shorts and Reddit feed. So, I extended the app to cover these as well. To avoid replacing the scrolling for regular feeds, I also added a feature that shows a pop-up when…
2025 · scrollguard.app · its alternatives →
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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UNDOOMED▲298Stop doomscrolling. A mute button for Reels, Shorts & feeds.
2025 · undoomed.app · its alternatives →
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Barrier▲373Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built this little extension to prevent, in my opinion, the most offensive anti-pattern used by tech companies. That is removing the seek bar in short-form videos. The "seek bar" is the bar at the bottom of a video that progresses as you play the video, and that you can click on or drag to skip around. Why companies ever thought it was a good idea to get rid of this I don't know, but I find it infuriating, so I decided to add it back for myself and thought others might like it too. ReelControl adds a progress bar and seeking capabilities to videos on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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ScrollToll▲77Counts every Reel you watch, then locks the app.
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block Shorts & Reels. Keep the apps you actually enjoy
Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · blockr.me · its alternatives →
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ScreenBreak▲125Hi HN, I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state. In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access. ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus…
Dec 2025 · screenbreak.app · its alternatives →
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AntiScroll▲10Block reels and short videos and control time spend on App
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block shorts & reels without blocking your social features.
Apr 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove reels, shorts and suggested on Facebook
2023 · its alternatives →
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NoScroll – Stop Reels & Shorts Addiction
May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts from your device. Save your Time
2025 · shorts-blocker.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Take control of your feed and eliminate distractions
Sep 2026 · waafaa.com · its alternatives →
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ReelCalm▲73A community app identifying emotional triggers in movies
2021 · reelcalmapp.com · its alternatives →
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I built an app to block my own Instagram addiction.
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Detects mindless scrolling and snaps you out of it.
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi Everyone, Digital Carrot is a programmable and pluggable app blocker. It lets you block websites and apps on iOS, Mac and Windows until a set of conditions or goal is met. For example you can block Reddit, Instagram and Steam until your Apple Watch reports that you have walked 5000 steps. The app works by collecting data via plugins that you can use to create goals for yourself. Goals are all represented by expressions that return true or false based on the data you provide. For example, if you want to create a goal to finish all of the tasks in your to-do list you could do something like…
Jan 2026 · digitalcarrot.app · its alternatives →
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1Block▲64Highly customizable app blocking and app timer for Android
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
2015 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Count the reels you scroll, not the hours
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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