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24 alternatives to Text Only posts for Instagram

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Text Only Posts for Instagram is an iOS app that lets users share text-based content on Instagram without images or graphics. Launched in 2017, it addresses the need for simple text sharing on a platform primarily… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Text Only posts for Instagram launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Direct by Instagram▲486
Instagram's new messaging app
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Instagram 8▲743
A new look for Instagram
2016 · about.instagram.com · its alternatives →
3
Image It▲132
Convert your text to an image for posting on Instagram
2021 · img-it.web.app · its alternatives →
4
Text Only 2.0▲5
Text-Only status updates for Instagram.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
to Stories▲345
Trim and share stories to Instagram from any app
2020 · tostories.app · its alternatives →
6
Instagram 7.5▲400
Instagram, now with portrait and landscape photos/video
2015 · about.instagram.com · its alternatives →
7
Instagram 7▲270
Now with new search and explore
2015 · about.instagram.com · its alternatives →
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Screenshot Hero - iPhone app to make all photos text searchable▲429
2020 · asadmemon.com · its alternatives →
9
Uploader for Instagram▲319
Upload pictures to Instagram from your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Feeday for iMessage▲73
Share an Instagram post via iMessage
2016 · dribbble.com · its alternatives →
11
Instagram Notes▲126
A new way to share on Instagram
2022 · about.instagram.com · its alternatives →
12
Instagram.css▲446
Complete set of Instagram filters in pure CSS
2018 · picturepan2.github.io · its alternatives →
13
Auto Publish for Instagram by Later▲456
Schedule Instagram posts - no notifications required!
2018 · later.com · its alternatives →
14
OneShot▲296
Highlight screenshots of text and share them to Twitter.
2015 · oneshot.link · its alternatives →
15
Analytics for Instagram▲302
Free basic analytics for Instagram
2015 · getanalytics.co · its alternatives →
16
Instagram▲65
Photos. With friends.
2014 · instagram.com · its alternatives →
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Dull – Instagram Without Reels, YouTube Without Shorts (iOS)▲153
I kept deleting and redownloading Instagram because I couldn't stop watching Reels but needed the app for DMs. Tried screen time limits, just overrode them. So I built this. Dull loads Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and X and filters out short-form content with a mix of CSS and JS injection. MutationObserver handles anything that lazy-loads after the page renders, which is most of the annoying stuff since these platforms love to load content dynamically. The ongoing work is maintaining the filters. Platforms change their DOM all the time, Instagram obfuscates class names, YouTube restructures…
Apr 2026 · getdull.app · its alternatives →
18
Instashot▲207
Access text from any image instantly.
2017 · its alternatives →
19
Edits by Instagram▲252
A video creation app for easy editing & sharing
2025 · creators.instagram.com · its alternatives →
20
Panols 2.0▲254
Tell a panoramic story with your instagram grid.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
InstaPost▲204
Publish & schedule Instagram posts from Notion with ease
2021 · instapost.yudax.me · its alternatives →
22
Post Editor for Instagram▲129
Easy to make a line break and write in different styles
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Huntgram▲138
Discover the best content on Instagram
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Plangram for iOS▲142
Share and make plans via Instagram Direct
2015 · its alternatives →

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