Awhile: Mindful Browsing

Name: Awhile: Mindful Browsing
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: ARCKONE

Chronological Feed, No Reels

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

3 Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

ARCKONE
Language

EN
+ 11 More
Size

59
MB

Use Instagram without Reels taking over. Hide Explore and the feed, keep DMs, or switch to a chronological Following Only view. Use Instagram without handing your attention to Reels. Awhile is a focused Instagram browser that keeps the useful parts within reach and hides the surfaces that trigger endless scrolling. CHOOSE WHAT STAYS . Block Reels and the home Feed . Hide Explore and Stories . Keep DMs, profiles and notifications . Open a chronological Following Only feed . Use Messages Only when you just need to reply BUILT FOR INTENTIONAL CHECK-INS Awhile loads the real Instagram website inside its own browser and applies your filters locally. It does not modify the native Instagram app. A timer, scroll reminders and section-level stats help interrupt doomscrolling without forcing you to delete your account. On iPhone and iPad, optional Screen Time reminders for the native Instagram app are available in Settings > Time & reminders. FREE . Hide Feed, Reels, Explore and Stories . One Instagram account with no daily limit . Grayscale, scroll reminders, PIN controls and daily stats PREMIUM . Messages Only and Following Only . Up to 10 accounts, a session timer and detailed 7-day stats . 2.99 EUR monthly after a 3-day trial, or 9.99 EUR once for Lifetime PRIVACY No ads and no advertising tracking. Instagram content, credentials and login cookies are not sent to ARCKONE. EU-hosted product analytics and crash reporting are off by default and start only if you enable Privacy in Settings. Turning Privacy off stops both. Awhile is an independent app by ARCKONE SRL. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. Awhile is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Meta. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

3 Ratings

Great app
1d ago
M11es__
The app is great but I have some requests 1. Link it to Apple screen time and make it so when you open the regular instagram app it redirects you to this app2. Add this same feature but for TikTok
Great app
1d ago
M11es__

The app is great but I have some requests 1. Link it to Apple screen time and make it so when you open the regular instagram app it redirects you to this app2. Add this same feature but for TikTok
Overall good but some issues.
Jul 8
Falgun Malhotra
1. The music on posts isn’t audible. 2. If you open a message or a post from profile and go back, it does remember the position where you were and you have to scroll back again. 3. You have to manually enable music for each reel in your feed.4. Theres no option to have stories and following, without feed.5. Double click to like reels sent by others in messages doesn’t work.6. Images shared by others with one time view aren’t supported.

Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed list — this is exactly the feedback that helps us improve. Several of these (scroll position, per-reel audio) are known and being worked on. Mind emailing us at support@awhile.app so we can follow up as fixes ship?
Overall good but some issues.
Jul 8
Falgun Malhotra

1. The music on posts isn’t audible. 2. If you open a message or a post from profile and go back, it does remember the position where you were and you have to scroll back again. 3. You have to manually enable music for each reel in your feed.4. Theres no option to have stories and following, without feed.5. Double click to like reels sent by others in messages doesn’t work.6. Images shared by others with one time view aren’t supported.
Developer Response Aug 5
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed list — this is exactly the feedback that helps us improve. Several of these (scroll position, per-reel audio) are known and being worked on. Mind emailing us at support@awhile.app so we can follow up as fixes ship?

New in 1.5.1: - More reliable login, account verification and recovery when Instagram stops loading. - Clearer setup and external-link errors. - Profile links now open correctly in your selected browser. - Updated runtime for improved stability. - Product analytics now run on ARCKONE's self-hosted EU service, with reduced-data controls in Settings.

Version 1.5.1 5d ago

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Seller: ARCKONE
Size: 59 MB
Category: Lifestyle
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 11 more

English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Age Rating: 16+

16+

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Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
User-Generated Content
Social Media
In-App Purchases: Yes

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