# minulo: Block Reels & Shorts — Social Media Control & Focus

> Social media control app that hides distracting content while preserving core communication features. (iPhone/iPad app by ayumu kitabayashi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minulo-block-reels-and-shorts/id6809352229 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ayumu kitabayashi](https://appshunter.io/developer/6786190170)
- Category: Productivity, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 57 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, European Spanish and 3 more
- Released: 2026-09-10
- Data updated: 2026-10-17
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minulo-block-reels-and-shorts/id6809352229/reviews.md

## What is minulo?

minulo is an iPhone app that hides Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and suggested posts while your DMs and friends' posts keep working. It covers 10 social networks, and hiding is free.

Keep social media.
Leave the endless scroll behind.

The core features that hide suggested posts, Reels, and Shorts are completely free.

Your DMs, your friends’ posts, and your own posts remain available.
You cannot simply quit social media when you need it for work, communication, and sharing.

minulo keeps social media available while hiding only the content pushed at you.

【WHAT YOU CAN HIDE】
・ Reels
・ Shorts
・ Recommended videos
・ Algorithmically suggested posts
・ Explore tabs

【WHAT YOU CAN KEEP】
・ DMs
・ Friends’ posts
・ Your own posts
・ Replies
・ Profiles you choose to visit
・ In-app notification tabs
※ Search may also be hidden on some services.

【VIDEOS SENT TO YOU STOP BEFORE THE ENDLESS SCROLL】
When you try to open a Reel or Short sent through a DM, minulo pauses before you enter the vertical video stream.
When you really want to watch it, select “Open for 5 minutes.”
After five minutes, blocking turns back on automatically.
This prevents one quick video from turning into 30 minutes of scrolling.

【HOW IT WORKS】
Just open the social media service you want to use inside minulo.
You can use it with Reels, Shorts, and suggested posts already hidden.
After checking a DM, you are less likely to be pulled straight into an endless video stream.

【SUPPORTED SERVICES】
・ Instagram
・ YouTube
・ TikTok
・ X
・ Threads
・ Facebook
・ Reddit
・ Snapchat
・ Pinterest
・ LinkedIn

【SWITCH BETWEEN ACCOUNTS】
Add your Instagram, X, TikTok and other accounts inside minulo and switch between them. Sign-ins stay only on this iPhone, and minulo never stores your password.

【YOU CAN BLOCK THE OFFICIAL APPS TOO】
Grant Screen Time access, and minulo will block the official social media apps you select when you try to open them from your iPhone Home Screen. It will then guide you to open the service through minulo instead.
This prevents you from hiding the feed in minulo, only to open the official app out of habit.

【LOCKED MODE PREVENTS IMPULSIVE CHANGES】
When Locked Mode is enabled, you cannot immediately change the following settings:
・ Turn off blocking
・ Switch hiding rules
・ Change your schedules

To unlock the settings, you must complete four steps:
・ Choose why you want to unlock
・ Solve mental math problems
・ Tap the color of a word, not the word itself
・ Wait for 60 seconds

The goal is not to make unlocking unnecessarily difficult.
It is designed to create a moment to think between the impulse and the action.

【WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FREE】
・ Hide Reels
・ Hide Shorts
・ Hide suggested posts
・ Choose individual items to hide
・ Add the social media services you use
・ View DMs and regular posts
・ Block official social media apps (up to 2 hours at a time, as often as you like)
・ Track the times you chose not to open an app
・ Track your social media usage time

【WHAT PRO ADDS】
・ Switch automatically by day of the week
・ Switch automatically by time of day
・ Schedule templates such as Night (11 PM–7 AM)
・ Use Locked Mode
・ Blocks longer than 2 hours
・ Block social media completely (it won’t open inside minulo either)
・ Create and save multiple block lists

【PRIVACY FIRST】
You sign in through the official login page provided by each social media service.
minulo does not collect or store your social media IDs or passwords.
Blocking official social media apps uses Apple’s Screen Time framework.
Information about the apps you select is protected by Apple’s system.
As a result, minulo’s developers cannot see which apps you have selected.

Spend your time
on what you choose.

Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Privacy Policy:
https://minulo.app/privacy.html

## Key features

- Hide Reels, Shorts, and suggested posts
- Focus on DMs and friends' posts
- Supports 10 social networks
- Temporary video viewing option
- Block official social media apps
- Locked Mode for impulse control
- Multi-account support

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| minulo Pro Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| minulo Pro Monthly | $9.99 | per month |


## Is minulo safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess minulo.

## Is minulo legit?

minulo: Block Reels & Shorts appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for minulo is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/minulo-block-reels-and-shorts/id6809352229/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 개귀엽고 매우맘에듦

*2026-10-09*

아니 쟤 왜케귀엽냐 그리고 무료버전도 충분히 좋고 걍 아니 오ㅑ 리뷰가없지??매우사랑함 진짜ㅜㅜㅜㅜ고딩인데 진짜 공부하려고 깔앗음 이거 하고 성적을 올려보겟어 히히

**Developer response:** 와 리뷰 고마워요!! 첫 리뷰라서 진짜 기뻤어요ㅎㅎ 미누 귀엽다고 해줘서 고마워요. 공부 화이팅! 필요한 기능 있으면 언제든 말해줘요

## Frequently asked questions about minulo

### What can minulo hide from social media?

minulo can hide Reels, YouTube Shorts, recommended videos, algorithmically suggested posts, and explore tabs across supported social networks. This allows users to focus on direct messages and posts from friends.

### Can I still use my social media accounts with minulo?

Yes, minulo allows you to keep using your social media for DMs, friends' posts, your own posts, replies, and profiles you choose to visit. It aims to make social media available without the endless scroll.

### How does minulo handle videos sent via DM?

When a Reel or Short is sent through a DM, minulo pauses it before the vertical video stream begins. You can choose to 'Open for 5 minutes' to watch it, after which blocking automatically resumes.

### Does minulo have ads?

No, minulo does not contain advertisements. The core features for hiding distracting content are completely free.

### What are the subscription options for minulo Pro?

minulo Pro offers monthly and yearly subscription plans. The monthly plan is $9.99/month, and the yearly plan is $39.99/year, which includes a 7-day free trial.

### How does Locked Mode work in minulo?

Locked Mode prevents impulsive changes to blocking settings. To unlock, users must complete a series of steps including choosing a reason, solving mental math, a color-tapping task, and a 60-second wait, encouraging a moment of reflection.

### Can minulo block official social media apps on my iPhone?

Yes, by granting Screen Time access, minulo can block official social media apps from your iPhone Home Screen. It will then guide you to open the service through minulo instead.

### What features are available for free in minulo?

The free version of minulo allows you to hide Reels, Shorts, and suggested posts, choose individual items to hide, add social media services, view DMs and regular posts, and block official apps for up to 2 hours at a time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.11 — 2026-10-14

Fixed an issue where an official app could stay blocked after the block time ended.
Added "Remove all blocks" under Block in Settings, so you can remove every block at once if something goes wrong.

### 1.0.10 — 2026-10-12

미누가 이번에 여행을 다녀왔어요. 인도네시아, 태국, 베트남, 대만, 그리고 러시아어를 쓰는 나라들을 돌며 다섯 가지 말을 배워 왔어요.

• 앱이 인도네시아어·태국어·베트남어·중국어 번체·러시아어도 지원해요
• 차단 화면을 새로 만들었어요. 가운데 스위치를 누르면 시간과 차단할 앱을 골라 시작할 수 있어요
• ‘5분만 열기’는 10초를 센 뒤에 열려요(하루 3번까지)
• 위젯에 보여 줄 앱과 순서를 고를 수 있어요
• ‘친구 초대’가 생겼어요
• Pro: 하루 사용 시간 상한, 일정별 잠금 모드, 기록에서 ‘내일도 이 시간에’
• 움직임과 진동을 다듬고 자잘한 버그를 고쳤어요

### 1.0.9 — 2026-10-09

• Instagram·X·TikTok 등에서 계정을 추가하고 전환할 수 있어요. 로그인 상태는 이 iPhone 안에만 저장돼요
• SNS 로그인이 덜 풀리도록 개선했어요
• 차단 화면을 새로 만들었어요. 큰 버튼 하나로 시작할 수 있어요
• ‘모든 앱’을 고르면 항상 허용할 앱 말고는 모두 막을 수 있어요
• X 홈의 ‘추천’ 탭을 숨겨 ‘팔로우 중’만 볼 수 있어요. TikTok의 추천도 더 확실하게 막아요
• 버튼과 차단에 움직임과 효과음이 생겼어요 (효과음은 설정에서 끌 수 있어요)
• 시작 과정을 짧게 줄였어요
• 자잘한 버그를 고쳤어요

### 1.0.8 — 2026-10-05

• 이제 한국어로 쓸 수 있어요 (베타)
• 처음 설정을 마칠 때 바로 첫 차단을 켤 수 있어요. 차단할 앱과 시간을 확인하고 스위치만 누르면 돼요
• SNS 화면이 가벼워졌어요. 스크롤할 때 끊김과 배터리 소모를 줄였어요
• 기록 화면이 더 빨리 열려요
• 자잘한 문제를 고쳤어요

### 1.0.7 — 2026-09-26

• minulo is now available in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian (beta). Choose a language in Profile > Settings > Language
• A new app icon featuring Minu
• Locked Mode has been redesigned: slide the lock to turn it on, and pass five steps to turn it off
• See your schedules on a 24-hour dial, each in its own color
• Choose how long to block when you start blocking
• The Log and streak screens have been redesigned
• All 10 services now show a diagram of what gets hidden on their settings screen
• New in Settings: a switch to block adult websites (off by default)
• A clearer setup, and Minu's face on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while blocking
• Bug fixes

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