MeBeforeApps vs minulo

You don't need to quit. You just need to use less. MeBeforeApps shows a pause screen before you open distracting apps, helping turn unconscious scrolling into a conscious choice. Instead of forcing you to quit, it gives you one moment to decide. One mindful choice a day can become a calmer phone routine over time. Mindful digital detox, not through willpower alone, but through awareness. A realistic way to reduce screen time without going cold turkey. This app is for you if: - You keep watching Reels or Shorts before bed - You lose time to mindless social media without noticing - You need to focus for exams, work, or studying - Full blocking feels too extreme, but you still want less screen time - You want a digital wellbeing tool built around conscious choice How it works: (1) Pick apps you open too often and set your daily goal. Add Instagram, YouTube, or any habit app, and a pause screen appears each time you open it. (2) On the pause screen, choose consciously. - Hold On: go back to home - Just a Bit: choose to proceed for a limited time (3) Review your patterns in the timeline and app detail stats. See each app's 120-day heatmap, the last 7 days of real usage time, and Insight cards that show when you open apps most. Sleep Shield Auto-blocks apps during your sleep hours. Set your schedule, days, and grace period to protect your nights from late scrolling. Focus Mode Hard block your phone whenever you need to concentrate. Exclude up to 5 apps and activate Focus Mode when it matters. Starting and ending a session is free. Pro lets you exit instantly. Start for free - Block unlimited apps - Timeline tracking - Daily goal setting - App detail stats screen - Sleep Shield: auto-block apps during sleep hours - Focus Mode: hard block on demand, up to 5 excluded apps Build a calmer phone routine with Pro - Temporarily pause blocking for any app with one tap, auto-resumes in 60 minutes - Exit Focus Mode instantly - Use extended allow options - Customize each app's pause screen message - Customize each app's pause screen icon - Customize each app's pause screen background color (10 colors) - Choose a pre-open delay: 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, or 60 seconds Your custom settings are kept if Pro expires and restored automatically when you subscribe again. Your first step toward a calmer, more intentional phone life. Start with MeBeforeApps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kbpzdm.com/apps/mebeforeapps/privacy

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. 【HARD MODE PREVENTS IMPULSIVE CHANGES】 When Hard Mode is enabled, you cannot immediately change the following settings: ・ Turn off blocking ・ Switch hiding rules ・ Change Sleep mode 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, or until you turn it off with Pro) ・ Take a break (5 min, 15 min or 1 hour) anytime ・ Track the times you chose not to open an app ・ Track your social media usage time 【WHAT PRO ADDS】 ・ Sleep mode: set bed and wake times. Until morning blocked apps stay shut (or all but always allowed apps), and social media in minulo closes too. Need your phone one night? Turn it off for tonight in the Sleep tab ・ Use Hard Mode ・ Daily limit: a daily time limit for social media; once used up, it opens again after 5 a.m. The yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. 【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