Comparison

Feedlock vs minulo

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

Head to head
About

Feedlock

This app helps you regain control over your phone usage by creating intentional barriers to distracting applications. It offers a unique 'breathing gate' before app access and a 'strict mode' for unbreakable blocks, with an optional accountability partner feature.

Highlights
  • App and site blocking
  • Breathing gate before app access
  • Strict Mode for unbreakable blocks
  • Recurring schedules
  • Accountability partner feature
  • Adult-site filtering
  • Stats and history
Features
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You don't decide to lose an hour. You just open the app. Feedlock puts a wall in front of the apps that eat your evenings and a slow breath in front of the wall. Not a timer you'll ignore. Not a limit you'll tap past. A real stop. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick what pulls you in. Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, news whatever your thumb goes to without asking. 2. Feedlock shields them using Apple's own Screen Time lock. 3. When you reach for one anyway, you get a breath and a question: what are you actually here for? Most of the time, that's enough. You put the phone down. WHEN A BREATH ISN'T ENOUGH Strict Mode locks a block so that even you can't lift it early. Pick an hour, an evening, or until 7 AM, hold to confirm, and it's done. No settings menu to sneak into at 1 AM. That's the point. Schedules put it on rails sleep hours, work hours, every weekday so you stop having to decide. THE PART NOBODY ELSE DOES Name a friend as your witness. If you override a block, they're told. That's it. No lectures, no dashboards — just someone who knows. It turns out that being seen is the cheapest willpower there is, and it changes what you do at 1 AM more than any app ever will. They can send you a nudge back. You can drop them any time. WHAT YOU GET FREE - Block as many apps and sites as you want - The breathing gate before every one - 7 days of stats: what you dodged, and the time you got back FEEDLOCK PRO - Strict Mode blocks you can't lift early - Recurring schedules - Your accountability partner - Full history, trends and patterns - Adult-site filtering across the whole phone - Alternate app icons PRIVACY Feedlock can't see what you browse, and doesn't want to. Your quiz answers never leave your phone. There is no ad tracking, no advertising SDK, and no data sold ever. Sign in with Apple or an email address. Your blocks, streak, schedules and witness live on your account, so they follow you to a new phone. --- Feedlock Pro is available as a yearly subscription that renews until you cancel, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

minulo

This app helps you regain control over your social media experience by hiding distracting content like Reels and Shorts. It allows you to focus on direct messages and posts from friends across multiple platforms, offering a more intentional way to stay connected.

Highlights
  • Hide Reels, Shorts, and suggested posts
  • Preserve DMs and friends' posts
  • Support for 10 social networks
  • Temporary video viewing option
  • Block official social media apps
  • Hard Mode for impulse control
  • Multi-account switching
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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. Try all of Pro free for your first 7 days. 【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

Screenshots

Feedlock4 screens
minulo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Feedlock at 5.0 against minulo's 4.0. minulo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Feedlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and minulo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Feedlock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feedlock ships an update weekly, minulo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Feedlock versus minulo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeedlockminulo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarim Khaledayumu kitabayashi

Customer experience

Feedlock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

minulo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Feedlock

Subscriptions1
  • Feedlock Pro — Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Feedlock Pro — Lifetime$79.99
3 purchases

minulo

Subscriptions3
  • minulo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • minulo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • minulo Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Feedlock free?
Feedlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is minulo free?
minulo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Feedlock or minulo?
Feedlock is rated higher. Feedlock averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while minulo averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Feedlock or minulo have ads?
Neither Feedlock nor minulo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feedlock or minulo?
Feedlock ships an update weekly, and minulo every 2 days. Most recently, Feedlock was updated on October 11, 2026 and minulo on November 1, 2026.

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