SocialLite-Block Reels&Shorts
Description
SocialLite is a free app that blocks shorts from Instagram, shorts from YouTube and other short form content from other platforms. It is the app for people who want to use social media without losing hours to endless scrolling. We don't block social media entirely - that's not realistic. Instead, SocialLite surgically removes the most addictive features while keeping the parts you actually need. WHAT GETS BLOCKED - Short-form video feeds designed to keep you scrolling - Algorithmic recommendations and suggested content - Explore and discovery pages - Live streams and shopping tabs - Ads and sponsored posts WHAT YOU KEEP - Direct messages and conversations - Profiles you intentionally visit - Content friends send you directly - The ability to post and share HOW IT WORKS SocialLite provides a focused browsing experience for popular social platforms. Check your DMs without getting pulled into endless video feeds. Browse messages without algorithmic content hijacking your attention. When you tap on a video someone sent you, you can watch that specific video - but you can't scroll to the next one. This simple guardrail is the difference between a 30-second check-in and a 30-minute spiral. PRIVACY FIRST SocialLite doesn't track your browsing, collect your data, or sell anything to advertisers. Your attention is yours. Take back your time. Download SocialLite today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trysociallite.com/privacy
What's New
2.1.3 Bug fixes -fixed scaling on iPad and smaller phones -improved login flow - fixed in app time counter + Lots of new Features 2.1.1 New Onboarding Bugfixes 2.1.0 UI Redesign -We redid the entire UI now featuring a 5 page nav bar layout making everything much simpler and easier to use -Smoothened the tutorials and onboarding Bug fixes -Handling for A/B variant testing -Minor tweaks and refinements -iPad handling
Details
- Developer
- Sociallite LLC
- Main Category
- Productivity
- Version
- 2.1.3
- Version Release
- 2026-07-13
- Initial Release
- 2026-01-29
- Size
- 110 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- Free
- Languages
- AR, EN, FR, DE, JA, PT and 1 more
- Bundle ID
- social.Social-lite
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.64 (2,730)
- First Seen
- 2026-06-01
Metadata updated 2026-07-19
Rank History
Free · Max 90 days · Top 5 categories shown (Y-axis: rank, lower is better)
Free Rankings
Paid Rankings
No rankings
Competitive Benchmark — Productivity Top 10
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| 9 | Microsoft Outlook | Free | ★ 4.80 | 9,075,553 | 47 | 2026-07-13 |
| 10 | VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy | Free | ★ 4.63 | 2,071,251 | 15 | 2026-07-13 |
| 52 | SocialLite-Block Reels&Shorts | Free | ★ 4.64 | 2,730 | 7 | 2026-07-13 |
User Reviews
Very helpful with pro, but not effective for free. The blocked apps can still be accessed when you don’t have pro which defeats the purpose.
Don’t get if you want a free app it pretty much just tries to force you to pay for it
This is such a NEED. It brought down my screen time from 5+ hours to less than 30 minutes!! Also, customer support is really top tier!
It won’t let me actually use Facebook at all, it just sends me to the alerts tab if I try and look at my feed.
It’s amazing that I can use instagram without reels, but the UE is terrible compared to the base app. Features are missing, lag, overall a much worse UE which leads to me being compelled to just redownload the app if I want to actually do something on it besides look at posts. Otherwise amazing app.
EVERY time i open the app it makes me go through a cutscene of “get pro feature!!” and it’s unskippaple AI slop. and it makes me do a tour of the app WHEN I’VE HAD THE APP FOR A FAT MIN. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME.
Can’t get past the interduction to set it up won’t let you
I love everything about it!
Love the app but it’s very obviously vibe coded
i only use for yt and insta, anf for yt it works great. i can remove shorts and stuff like that. Insta is really really laggy. I try to watch my friends videos that they send to me but it impossible to watch them and reply. please fix
Was really excited for this app- it’s exactly what I’ve wanted for some time- however, i install it- and it just gets stuck at the “we don’t collect your data” page, after the calculation. I tried several times and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app- no use :( my phone is up to date. I do have my text settings slightly larger but I’d hope that wouldn’t make the app unusable. Really hope this issue is rectified soon because conceptually I think this is a great idea.
Paid reviews, this app is buggy and you have to pay for 70% of the features
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