Amazing & frankly life changing when its not broken
This is has had a huge positive impact on me over the last year & a half. Only thing is its breaks often / stops blocking specific parts of website often. I understand this may be just 1 man updating the code on this so that may explain why things like (fixing X.com timeline blocker) or (hide search bar on reddit) don’t get fixed for multiple months but meh whatever. Overall amazing app!!
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Works great, disappointing that updates are being gated behind a subscription
On the whole works great to cleanup Twitter/Reddit but the fact that Codebase Updates are behind a subscription is pretty disappointing.
Works Brilliantly
This is the best app/extension for limiting the features on social media websites! None of the other extensions available on platforms like the Chrome Web Store work as well as this. It’s a must-have.!
the first app I always install, gave me my life back
I never write reviews for anything, but I just wanted to express my appreciation to the developer. Your app gave me my life back. Thank you so much. My screen time has gone down significantly and I feel like my interactions with social media are more significant. I spend 15 minutes a day only and I maximize my time. Initially, it was something I had to try really hard to do. But now it comes easy. Thank you, I wish all the best in the world to this developer, ❤️
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Could be better
Only works on safari, ok app
La primera vez que dejo una reseña
Lo único que ha funcionado para hacer Instagram usable. Reels fuera, Explore fuera, suggested fuera. Solo veo a quienes sigo, que es para lo que me hice la cuenta originalmente. Meta no te deja hacer esto desde la app y por eso esta extensión existe. Imprescindible si quieres usar redes sociales en tus términos y no en los de ellos.
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Macht mich so wütend 😡
Dümmste App ever. Seit meine Mutter diese App installiert hat und mit einem „Nicht Löschbar“ gemacht hat funktioniert gar nichts mehr. Mein geheimer Trick wie ich YouTube trotz Zeitlimit und Sperre kucken konnte ist einfach nicht mehr funktionierend. Ich Bin so WÜTEND. Löscht dies App sofort. Alle aus der Klasse schauen YouTube außer ich.
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Straight scam this app
Horrible
The best you’re gonna find for iOS
I have a big screen time issue with instagram especially and going through university with it isn’t super easy. I’ve tried many tools such as using the website exclusively or sheer will power for avoiding reels but it’s never worked. This overall is really good for what it does. As far as pros I mean it works for the most part (it’s only through the browser not an actual app). As for slight cons if u force scroll really hard u can scroll briefly the home page but its like a nano second. Sometimes it also shows old dms idk why. This will solve most of the problem, the other is ur own. I do wish it could be implemented in the actual app tho. Overall 4/5
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Broken
Not working on Instagram, needs fixed
Amazing Feauture
Very Easy to use, works like magic, would recommend it to anyone. (Would also recommend adding a password and having someone create the password so that you don't know it!)
Many sites are out of date
Updated in response to dev reply: Many of the issues I saw are fixed. This is definitely a cat-and-mouse type solution, so it’s reasonable for function drift to occur, but if it stays broken for a few months it is hard to recommend purchase at that time. Bump from 2 to 4 stars, it’d be 5 if update cycles were more frequent and fixes were listed.
I found this app incredibly useful and absolutely worth the money, but it is currently lagging behind the obnoxious features of many sites. Reddit has unhandled distracting elements, and HackerNews is essentially completely broken.
For example, currently it blocks Related Posts but does not have a feature for Related Answers, a newer distracting element in the site. It also omits some obvious preexisting features, like an inability to disable Join Subreddit buttons, though it has options for others.
Great, but not a complete solution.
I found this app incredibly useful and absolutely worth the money, but it is currently lagging behind the obnoxious features of many sites. Reddit has unhandled distracting elements, and HackerNews is essentially completely broken.
For example, currently it blocks Related Posts but does not have a feature for Related Answers, a newer distracting element in the site. It also omits some obvious preexisting features, like an inability to disable Join Subreddit buttons, though it has options for others.
Great, but not a complete solution.
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Perfect for safari
I love using this for safari since it’s the only way I access social media on my phone. Thank you for this app it’s very helpful for me. If you are like me and don’t use the annoying phone apps this will be perfect for you.
Works for Instagram
BlockIt doesn't work for blocking the explore button on Instagram but this one does! I am so excited to be able to check Instagram only for my feed and not get tempted to click the explore buttom.
Your App is Amazing Thank You So Much!
This is exactly what everyone needs. You are more than a developer, you have helped many people. Thank you!
Cured my ADHD
Thank you so much for creating this wonderful extension. I feel so much better. My mental health improved a lot and I can hold attention for longer periods of time!
Not working
Doesn’t seem to work for facebook
Does what it’s supposed to
Works well and does exactly what it says it does
Used to work
Used to block instagram reels very well, but now it stops blocking reels every
time I refresh.
time I refresh.
Glitchy Interferences
This is exactly what I’ve wanted for Facebook, especially on iOS.
But there are unintended issues that have arisen that make it almost not worthwhile to keep this activated.
On iOS I often use the Facebook “copy link” menu option, because copying the URL seems to never go back to the specific FB page, only the home page, which is so dumb on Facebook’s part. But unfortunately SocialFocus is blocking access to the menu. A transparent gray sheet opens up, where Facebook is trying to present the menu but SF has canceled it out.
And on macOS with the timeline feed turned off, I’ve noticed that when I want go to a specific page with a photo and then try to access the menu to download the photo, the menu isn’t there.
I’m sure it’s a bit complex to build SF and get it to handle the monstrosity that is Facebook, but these inconveniences make it hard to keep using SF. To copy a link or find a menu macOS, I have to go out of my way to disable the extension for that interaction.
I can share my specific setup of what’s turned on, if that would help refine that setting to allow the menu etc to come through while keeping the main setting blocked.
But there are unintended issues that have arisen that make it almost not worthwhile to keep this activated.
On iOS I often use the Facebook “copy link” menu option, because copying the URL seems to never go back to the specific FB page, only the home page, which is so dumb on Facebook’s part. But unfortunately SocialFocus is blocking access to the menu. A transparent gray sheet opens up, where Facebook is trying to present the menu but SF has canceled it out.
And on macOS with the timeline feed turned off, I’ve noticed that when I want go to a specific page with a photo and then try to access the menu to download the photo, the menu isn’t there.
I’m sure it’s a bit complex to build SF and get it to handle the monstrosity that is Facebook, but these inconveniences make it hard to keep using SF. To copy a link or find a menu macOS, I have to go out of my way to disable the extension for that interaction.
I can share my specific setup of what’s turned on, if that would help refine that setting to allow the menu etc to come through while keeping the main setting blocked.
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