Reels & Shorts Blocker – Short-Form Video Blocker

Block Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts on command. Set daily limits, schedules and see your stats. 100% offline, no account.

Stop doomscrolling. Reels & Shorts Blocker is a short-form video blocker for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Turn the block on whenever you want, set a daily limit, and see exactly how much short-form content you watch. BLOCK REELS & SHORTS ON COMMAND • One tap in the toolbar popup: block for 1 hour, 2 hours, until midnight, or until you unblock • Full-screen block screen pauses the video and stops scrolling to the next one • Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+B blocks until midnight • Cooling-off delay before you can unblock early, so impulse can't win • Daily schedule (e.g. 10pm–6am) blocks automatically • Hides the Shorts and Reels buttons and shelves while a block is on TRACK YOUR SHORT-FORM SCREEN TIME • Floating counter shows how many Reels and Shorts you've swiped today • Insights tab: daily, weekly and monthly charts, average per day, heaviest day, under-target streak, peak hour and lifetime total • Set a daily target, with an optional hard block when you reach it • Optional effects: rotting-brain icon, screen fade and milestone popups once you pass your target INSTAGRAM FEED CONTROL • Optionally freeze and mute autoplaying videos in your Instagram feed (a thumbnail is shown instead) PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no tracking, no network requests • Only swipe counts are stored, locally on your device — never video IDs, titles or watch history • Export and import a backup from Settings Great for students, focus and productivity, digital detox and cutting down screen time. Reels & Shorts Blocker is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram, Meta, YouTube or Google.