Mobile Less vs BackToLife Feed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Less
This app helps you manage your smartphone usage by setting app time limits, receiving attention reminders, and implementing location-based restrictions. It aims to reduce distractions and foster a more focused digital life.
- Set daily app usage limits
- Receive attention reminders
- Smart location-based restrictions
- Opening delay for impulse breaking
- Effortless app blocking
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Blocks that actually hold. No "Ignore Limit." No "15 more minutes." You open Instagram "for a second" and half the evening is gone. With Apple's Screen Time, one tap skips the limit. With Mobile Less, when an app is blocked, it doesn't open. Period. Try everything free for 14 days. No card, no automatic charges. "The only app that really blocks apps. You can't snooze it or change it." — App Store review (translated from Spanish) HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that steal your day. 2. Decide how and when they're limited. 3. When it's time, they don't open. No negotiating. CHOOSE HOW TO LIMIT EACH APP — Instant block — Lock an app right now for as long as you choose. There's no way to undo it early — that's the point. — Scheduled blocks — Group apps into profiles (Work, Study, Night…) and schedule them by time and day. They switch on by themselves. — Daily time limit — 30 minutes of TikTok a day, not one more. When it's up, it's blocked until tomorrow. — Intervals — Use it for 15 minutes, then it locks for 30. On repeat, all day. Great for studying without going fully offline. — Pause before opening — A 5 to 60 second wait before the app opens. Usually that's all it takes to change your mind. — Time reminder — A nudge every so often while you're inside an app. It doesn't block — it just keeps scrolling from quietly eating your evening. INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE, WITHOUT THE ADDICTIVE PART Open them in distraction-free mode inside Mobile Less: no Reels, no Shorts, no Explore, no endless feed. Messages and search still work. A MINIMALIST HOME SCREEN A widget with your essential apps as a plain text list. No colorful icons, no red badges calling you. WHO IT'S FOR • Students who need three hours in a row without their phone. • People who work from their phone and can't just delete Instagram. • Anyone who has tried other blockers and skipped them in two taps. Made by an independent developer, built on Apple's Screen Time. Available in 12 languages. Less screen. More life. After the trial, keep using the basic version for free, or unlock everything with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel anytime from your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BackToLife Feed
This app helps you regain control over social media by removing distracting elements like Reels, Shorts, and infinite scroll from platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. It allows you to focus on essential interactions without the addictive features.
- Remove Reels, Shorts, and For You feeds
- Eliminate infinite scroll
- Hide ads on Instagram and YouTube
- Set strict usage schedules
- Track time spent on social media
- Parental controls for child accounts
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BackToLife Feed removes Reels, Shorts, For You and infinite scroll from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, plus ads on Instagram and YouTube. You keep your chats, your friends and the accounts you choose, without what's designed to hook you. Looking for an app to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed without deleting your social media? BackToLife Feed is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT App blockers take away the whole app. BackToLife Feed only removes what hooks you: you open your social media, do what you meant to do and leave. HOW IT WORKS BackToLife Feed doesn't modify the official apps. It opens the web version of each network inside the app and applies the filters you choose. AVAILABLE FILTERS INSTAGRAM Hide the Reels tab (always on) Hide Reels in the feed Hide AI posts Hide stories Hide likes and comments Hide notifications Hide Explore Hide ads Hide suggestions DMs only Autoplay off YOUTUBE Hide Shorts (always on) Hide comments Hide ads Hide subscriptions Hide home TIKTOK Hide For You (always on) Hide notifications Messages only Search only Autoplay off X Hide Following Hide notifications Hide DMs Hide For You Hide Grok Autoplay off ON EVERY NETWORK Usage timer Unlock code Custom icon STRICT SCHEDULE Choose time blocks when your settings stay locked, for example from 9:00 to 23:00. During that time you can't turn the filters off. Outside it, you have full control again. STREAK Every day you keep your strict schedule adds one day to your streak. If you turn filters off during locked hours, it resets to zero. TIME METRICS See how much time you spend on each network: daily, weekly and monthly. ARE YOU A PARENT? Install BackToLife Feed on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. From your phone you choose which networks they get, the filters and the schedules, and they can't turn them off. More at backtolife.site PRIVACY Minimal data collection Local storage whenever possible No ads No selling or sharing your data with third parties Anonymous analytics to improve the app Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BackToLife Feed at every 8 days against Mobile Less's every 2 weeks. BackToLife Feed also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Mobile Less sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BackToLife Feed sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mobile Less against 5.0 for BackToLife Feed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Mobile Less ships an update every 2 weeks, BackToLife Feed every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Less | BackToLife Feed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Carlos Pumar Jimenez | BackToLife |
Customer experience
Mobile Less
BackToLife Feed
In-app purchases
Mobile Less
- 1 Month subscriptions$2.991 Month
- 1 Month subscriptions$4.991 Month
- 12 Month subscriptions$17.991 Year
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- 12 Month subscriptions$24.491 Year
- Lifetime purchase$22.99
- Lifetime purchase$38.99
BackToLife Feed
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Premium Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year








