Comparison

Scrolless vs Plainview

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

Head to head
About

Scrolless

This tool helps you regain control over your social media consumption by blocking algorithmic feeds and cleaning up unwanted content. It allows you to keep essential connections while removing distractions, offering a more intentional browsing experience across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Blocks algorithmic feeds on major platforms
  • Cleans suggested content and sponsored posts
  • Keeps messages, friends' stories, and search
  • Customizable blocking and cleaning rules
  • 12-hour delay for loosening restrictions
  • Works as a Safari extension
Features
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Block Reels, Shorts, home feeds, recommendations, and other algorithmic traps - while keeping messages, search, profiles, posting, and the people you actually care about. Scrolless works in Safari, not a fake in-app browser. No subscription. Pay once, own it forever. Social media is useful. Algorithmic feeds are the problem. Scrolless removes the parts designed to keep you scrolling while preserving the parts you actually want to use. -- Feed Blocker -- Block addictive feeds entirely: Reddit’s front page, YouTube home, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, Twitter/X timelines, and more. Open specific posts, videos, profiles, searches, and messages when you need them. -- Feed Cleaner -- Some feeds are worth keeping. Feed Cleaner removes suggested posts, sponsored posts, recommendations, and other algorithmic clutter so you see more of what you actually chose to follow. -- The 12-Hour Rule -- Any change that loosens your blocking takes 12 hours to activate. Make your limits when you’re clear-headed - not when you’re bored and trying to scroll. -- Privacy -- Scrolless is 100% tracker free. We don't collect any data about you or your browsing habits, all your data stays on-device. No tracking, no ads, no account, no subscription. -- Why Scrolless is different -- • Works in Safari with your normal tabs, history, and autofill • Keeps DMs, search, profiles, posting, and useful links • Works across Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and more • Custom rules for sites you choose • No account, no tracking, no ads, no data leaving your device • One-time unlock. No subscription.

About

Plainview

This app provides a focused social media experience by filtering out distracting content like Reels and algorithmic suggestions. It prioritizes posts from accounts you follow, offering a cleaner way to view stories and messages.

Highlights
  • Customizable landing page
  • Chronological feed of followed accounts
  • Full-page story grid
  • Direct messaging
  • No algorithmic suggestions
  • No video autoplay
Features
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Plainview is Instagram with your friends front and center, and without the machinery that competes for your attention. No Reels, no Explore, no algorithm trying to keep you scrolling. Sign in with your own Instagram account, on Instagram's real login page, and get an intentional version of the service you already use. WHAT YOU GET - A customizable landing page and default feed of only the accounts you follow, with newest posts first - Stories, upgraded from a thin strip to a full-page grid - Direct messages - Search, profiles, likes, and comments - No Reels, no Explore, no suggested posts, no video autoplay HOW IT WORKS Plainview loads instagram.com and applies local filters on your device with nothing sitting between you and Instagram. Your credentials go directly to Instagram, never to us. Plainview collects no data. Requires an existing Instagram account. WHAT'S MISSING Reels and Explore are gone by design. Notifications aren't supported yet, and in-app posting is limited to Instagram's basic web tools (see plainviewsocial.com/faq for what's different and the setup we recommend). Check in, see your friends' posts and stories, answer your messages, and close the app. That's the point. Plainview is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.

Screenshots

Scrolless4 screens
Plainview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plainview at none against Scrolless's 1. Scrolless's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Scrolless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plainview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scrolless against 5.0 for Plainview. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scrolless versus Plainview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollessPlainview
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings914 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJared FloerschPlainview Social

Customer experience

Scrolless

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plainview

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrolless

One-time1
  • Unlock Scrolless$4.99
None

Plainview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scrolless free?
Scrolless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plainview free?
Plainview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scrolless or Plainview?
Scrolless and Plainview are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Scrolless or Plainview have ads?
Neither Scrolless nor Plainview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrolless or Plainview?
Scrolless ships an update fortnightly, and Plainview fortnightly. Most recently, Scrolless was updated on October 28, 2026 and Plainview on October 21, 2026.

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