StillTabs vs Freedom
Freedom blocks whole apps and websites; StillTabs removes just Reels and Shorts, for free. Freedom is $8.99 to $12.99 a month or $199 "Forever", its App Store label lists Identifiers as data used to track you, and its privacy policy says it uses the Meta Pixel.
Side by side
| StillTabs | Freedom | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Removes Reels, Shorts and feeds | Blocks apps and websites across devices |
| Keep Instagram DMs, lose Reels | Yes | No |
| Price | Free | $8.99–$12.99/month, $39.99–$59.99/year, $199 Forever |
| Data Used to Track You | None | Identifiers |
| Trustpilot | n/a | 2.7 from 31 reviews |
What to check before you subscribe
- Its own help page on bypassing: "Normally, you can go to Settings > Screen Time and turn off Freedom's screen time permissions to get around blocks — even during an active block session." The fix needs iOS 26.4 or later.
- A 50-item limit: "Apple's Screen Time limits the number of apps and categories that can be blocked during any given block session (up to 50)."
- Terms can change without notice, and we found no refund policy page.
- Its privacy policy says "We use the Meta Pixel to market our product through Meta platforms."
- Payment is the top complaint: 67 of the 126 1–2 star reviews among its 500 most recent US reviews.
StillTabs is free on the App Store, for iPhone. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no account. iOS 16 or later.
Sources
- StillTabs on the App Store (price, privacy label): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stilltabs-block-reels-shorts/id6761367777
- Freedom on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1269788228
- Freedom terms: https://freedom.to/terms
- Freedom privacy policy: https://freedom.to/privacy
- Freedom help: Screen Time permissions and blocks: https://support.freedom.to/en/articles/15949415
- Freedom on Trustpilot: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/freedom.to