LockedIn: Block Reels & Shorts
Productivity
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Use Instagram and YouTube with less pull. LockedIn blocks Reels and Shorts in Safari and keeps your settings local on your device.
LockedIn helps you use Instagram and YouTube without getting pulled into short-form video feeds.
It permanently blocks:
- Instagram Reels
- YouTube Shorts
It also gives you simple control over a few reliable secondary surfaces, including:
- Instagram home feed and stories
- Instagram search and Explore
- Instagram DM video playback
- YouTube home recommendations
- YouTube subscriptions
LockedIn is built for people who want less distraction without fully cutting themselves off from the parts of these sites they still use.
Privacy is simple:
- No accounts
- No analytics
- No tracking
- No data collection
- No data sent off your device
Everything stays local on your device.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Eli Bernstein, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Eli Bernstein
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Eli Bernstein