Comparison

Instory for Insta vs Brrro

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

Head to head
About

Instory for Insta

Silently watch stories, save cherished moments, and track follower changes. Gain insights into post performance and comments. This app offers a private way to manage your social media interactions.

Highlights
  • Watch stories privately
  • Save stories, posts, and reels
  • Track followers and unfollowers
  • Analyze post performance
  • View comments and captions
  • Save multiple accounts
Features
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Instory is the beautifully simple way to keep up with the accounts you love. Watch stories at your own pace, keep the moments that matter, and see exactly who followed and unfollowed you. STORIES, ON YOUR TERMS - Watch stories, highlights and lives whenever you like, quietly. - Pin your favorite accounts so they always come first. - Filter by close friends, verified or muted accounts, and choose the order. - Lives sit at the top of the list, so you never miss one. KEEP WHAT YOU LOVE - Save stories, posts and reels to your Photos in full quality. - Save a whole set of stories at once, or pick just the ones you want. - Follow every save as it happens, and cancel or retry any time. - Open profile pictures and highlight covers in full size. FOLLOWER INSIGHTS - See who started following you and who unfollowed you since your last scan. - Find the accounts that don't follow you back, your mutuals and more. - Every scan is kept on your device, so you can look back and compare. POST AND COMMENT INSIGHTS - See which posts perform best on any profile you can view. - Discover the most active commenters and the most-liked comments. - Export your results as a spreadsheet. MESSAGES, AT YOUR OWN PACE - Catch up on your chats quietly, whenever it suits you. THOUGHTFUL EXTRAS - Find the song playing in any video with Shazam. - Copy or translate captions, and copy names and bios in a tap. - Tips & Features walks you through every trick in seconds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Insights run on your device and nothing is uploaded. Your scans stay on your phone, and you can delete them whenever you like. INSTORY PRO Unlock the full experience with Instory Pro: - No ads - Full Insights: every account in every list, complete post and comment scans, search, sort, filters and export - Multiple accounts, one tap apart - Instants: watch and keep the instants your friends share - InShare: save posts and reels right from the share sheet Instory Pro is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe and may vary by country or region. Please respect creators: only save and share content you have the owner's permission to use. Instory is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Terms of Use: https://mhn.onl/apps/instory/tou Privacy Policy: https://mhn.onl/pap Manage your subscription: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039

About

Brrro

A private messaging app focused on secure communication and a curated social experience. It allows users to control who can message them and see their content, offering end-to-end encryption for all interactions. Advanced privacy tools like instant data wiping and emergency alerts are included.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted messaging
  • Approved contacts only
  • Instant data wipe (Red Button)
  • Emergency location sharing
  • Screenshot/screen recording blocking
  • Voice masking
  • Disappearing messages
Features
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Brrro is private messaging built for you and your bros. Not everyone should be able to reach you, bro. On brrro, only your approved bros can message you, see your content, and stay in your circle. No noise, no random access, just you and your bros. Everything on brrro is end-to-end encrypted by default. Chats, group chats, voice calls, video calls, stories, and even your posts are fully encrypted. It’s more than messaging, it’s a private social network where only your bros can see what you share. Brrro comes with serious privacy tools built for real-life situations. The Red Button lets you instantly wipe chats or your entire app data. The Emergency Button and Emergency Switch can send your location and a custom message to your bros instantly, or automatically if something feels off and you don’t open the app in time. And when we say private, we mean it, bro. Screenshots and screen recordings are blocked across the entire app, with alerts during calls, so your content stays where it belongs. Voice masking lets you change your voice in calls and voice messages, helping protect you even against AI voice cloning. You still get everything you expect and more. Fast messaging, smooth media sharing, voice notes, files, live location, disappearing messages, reactions, and reliable delivery - all the bells and whistles, without compromising privacy. Brrro is fast, clean, powerful, and built for people who take their privacy seriously, but still want a modern, enjoyable experience with their close friends. Some advanced privacy features are available with Elite or Gold subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Instory for Insta4 screens
Brrro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brrro at 100% against Instory for Insta's 50%. Brrro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Instory for Insta's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Instory for Insta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Brrro sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brrro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instory for Insta has 73 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Instory for Insta's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brrro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instory for Insta ships an update every 9 days, Brrro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Instory for Insta versus Brrro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstory for InstaBrrro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (73 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#162 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB168 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSeyed Mahmoud HodaeeniaIoannis Kamarikos

Customer experience

Instory for Insta

All ratings73 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative38.5%

Brrro

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Instory for Insta

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Instory Pro$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Instory Pro$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Instory Pro$49.991 Year
6 purchases

Brrro

Subscriptions6
  • Brrro Elite$7.991 Month
  • Brrro Premium$8.991 Month
  • Brrro Elite$17.991 Month
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  • Brrro Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Brrro Elite Yearly2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Brrro Gold$999.001 Year

Questions

Is Instory for Insta free?
Instory for Insta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brrro free?
Brrro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Instory for Insta or Brrro?
Brrro is rated higher. Instory for Insta averages 4.7 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Brrro averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Instory for Insta or Brrro have ads?
Instory for Insta shows ads; Brrro does not.
Which is updated more often, Instory for Insta or Brrro?
Instory for Insta ships an update every 9 days, and Brrro every 5 days. Most recently, Instory for Insta was updated on November 3, 2026 and Brrro on November 5, 2026.

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