Comparison

iStory for Instagram vs Empty Lines for Instagram

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iStory for Instagram

View Instagram stories from public profiles without logging in. Watch unlimited stories, including highlights, in full size. Manage multiple accounts and enjoy a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • View public stories without login
  • Watch unlimited stories
  • View highlighted stories
  • View stories in full size
  • View feed in full size
  • Add limitless accounts
Features
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You can view your friends' stories with iStory. Watch unlimited number of Stories. Features · View public profiles without login. · View highlighted stories. · View stories in full size. · View Feed in full size. · You can add limitless count account. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the Premium Subscription - You can show highlighted stories with updated premium and if you want to continue show highlighted stories, your subscription should be continued. - Subscription periods are 1 week / 1 months / 6 months / 1 year. Every 1 week / 1 months / 6 months / 1 year your subscription renews. - 1 week subscription price is $1.99. 1 Months Subscription price is $4.99, 6 Months Subscription price is $14.99, 1 Year subscription price is $34.99. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://hiyilmaz.net/istory-privacy/ - Term of use: http://hiyilmaz.net/termsofuse/

About

Empty Lines for Instagram

This app helps you maintain paragraph breaks in your Instagram captions and bios, a feature that the platform often removes. It provides a simple three-step process to ensure your text formatting is preserved.

Highlights
  • Maintain paragraph breaks
  • Simple three-step process
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Works for captions and bios
Features
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Have you tried to separate your paragraphs on Instagram just to find out that they always get together after you save your changes? Instagram has never made it easy for creators to directly create line breaks on their captions and bio. Empty Lines for Instagram can easily solve that for you in three steps: 1. Enter your text 2. Press "Copy" button 3. Paste into Instagram

Screenshots

iStory for Instagram3 screens
Empty Lines for Instagram3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iStory for Instagram at 4.4 against Empty Lines for Instagram's 3.0. iStory for Instagram also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 2) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). Empty Lines for Instagram's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iStory for Instagram sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Empty Lines for Instagram asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iStory for Instagram holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iStory for Instagram has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of iStory for Instagram's written reviews are positive against 0% of Empty Lines for Instagram's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iStory for Instagram versus Empty Lines for Instagram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriStory for InstagramEmpty Lines for Instagram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHalil Ibrahim YILMAZDzianis Beliai

Customer experience

iStory for Instagram

All ratings2,491 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews536 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative68.1%

Empty Lines for Instagram

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

iStory for Instagram

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to view or download stories
  • Frequent logout and login issues
  • Inability to copy captions from posts
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to download Instagram Reels
  • Option to view story highlights
  • Improvement in login and authentication process
  • Fix for iOS 18 compatibility issues

Empty Lines for Instagram

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iStory for Instagram

Subscriptions4
  • iStory Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • iStory Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • iStory 6 Months Premium$14.996 Months
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  • iStory Yearly Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Empty Lines for Instagram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iStory for Instagram free?
iStory for Instagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Empty Lines for Instagram free?
Empty Lines for Instagram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iStory for Instagram or Empty Lines for Instagram?
iStory for Instagram is rated higher. iStory for Instagram averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Empty Lines for Instagram averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iStory for Instagram or Empty Lines for Instagram have ads?
iStory for Instagram shows ads; Empty Lines for Instagram does not.

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