What disappears. What stays.

SocialDiet opens each platform’s own mobile website inside the app and hides the parts you switch off — on your phone, before the page reaches your eyes. Every switch is per platform.

Three layers, all on your phone

  1. 1

    A secure shell per platform

    Each platform runs in its own web view with its own storage, signed in on the platform’s official login page. SocialDiet never reads or fills your password.

  2. 2

    Filters before you see the page

    Short‑video tabs, Explore pages, ads and suggestions are hidden as the page loads. Blocked pages show a calm “This part is off in SocialDiet” card with a way back.

  3. 3

    One video, not the next one

    If a friend sends you a reel or a TikTok, it plays. Swiping on to the next one does not.

Platform by platform

Instagram

instagram.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • Reels tab and Reels pages
  • Explore tab and Explore pages
  • Sponsored posts
  • “Suggested for you” blocks and the suggested Reels shelf

Stays

  • Posts from people you follow
  • Stories (or hide them too — your choice)
  • Direct messages
  • A reel someone sends you in DMs — just that one, no swiping on

Messages‑only mode: opens straight to your inbox and hides the rest.

YouTube

m.youtube.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • Shorts tab, Shorts shelves and the Shorts chip
  • Shorts pages
  • Explore and Trending
  • Ads in the feed and the player
  • Related videos, autoplay and end screens on the watch page

Stays

  • Search
  • Subscriptions
  • Any video you open
  • Your library and channel

Search‑only mode: hides the home feed and shows a search box.

TikTok

tiktok.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • For You feed
  • Explore and LIVE
  • Labelled ads
  • Suggested accounts

Stays

  • Messages
  • A video someone sends you in messages — just that one
  • Profiles you visit on purpose

Facebook

m.facebook.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • Reels and Watch
  • Gaming
  • Sponsored posts
  • “Suggested for you” and “People you may know”

Stays

  • Your feed from friends and pages
  • Groups
  • Messages, and a reel sent to you there
  • Stories (or hide them — your choice)

X

x.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • Immersive video feed
  • Explore and trends
  • Promoted posts
  • “Who to follow”

Stays

  • Following timeline (home opens on Following)
  • Messages
  • Profiles you visit

Messages‑only mode: opens straight to your messages.

Reddit

reddit.com

Removed (you can switch each on or off)

  • Video feed
  • r/popular, r/all and Explore
  • Promoted posts
  • Recommended posts

Stays

  • Your communities
  • Subreddits and threads you open
  • Search

Optional: shield the original apps

SocialDiet can use Apple’s Screen Time — only with your permission — to shield the native Instagram, TikTok or YouTube apps, so tapping them sends you to the calmer version inside SocialDiet.

Post Mode unlocks a native app for a few minutes when you need to post. Hard Mode only lets you make the rules stricter; turning it off takes a 24‑hour wait or typing a sentence.

Daily limits and bedtime use the same Screen Time framework. Your app choices are processed on your device by iOS.

What SocialDiet can’t do

  • It can’t change the Instagram or TikTok app itself — no iPhone app can change another app. That is why it uses the platforms’ websites, plus the optional shield.
  • Platforms update their websites often. When one changes, a filter can stop working until we update it.
  • Ads and suggestions are recognised partly by their on‑screen labels (English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese). In other languages some may still show.
  • SocialDiet is in pre‑release testing; each platform’s filters are being checked on real accounts before launch.