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Hide the feed. Keep the DMs.
FreeToggle off the algorithmic feed and Reels without losing messages, notifications, or the people you follow.
Digital wellbeing. Without the lecture.
Instagram, without the doomscroll.
Awhile lets you hide Instagram’s feed, Reels, Explore and Stories while keeping DMs and profiles. Keep Explore visible if you need account search.
How it works
Three taps. Then the quiet part.
Awhile is a focused browser, not a blocker. It loads Instagram inside the app and filters the noise in real time, before it reaches you.
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Open Awhile
You land straight on Instagram with your selected filters applied. No hub to click through, no daily setup.
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Choose what to hide
Feed, Reels, Explore, Stories. Toggle them on or off with two fingers anywhere on screen.
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Use what is left
Open DMs and profiles when you need them. Account search stays available when Explore is visible.
Features
Every switch you wish Instagram already had.
One app, six filters, a timer, and a stats view that tells you the truth about where your time went.
Messages Only
PremiumJump straight to your DMs. The rest of Instagram stays behind a door.
Following Only
PremiumReplace the algorithm with a chronological feed of the people you actually chose to follow.
Session timer
PremiumSet a reminder: 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. When time is up, Awhile prompts you to stop or turn the filters back on.
Grayscale mode
FreeRemove Instagram’s colors for a less visually stimulating interface.
Scroll pulse
FreeA gentle in-app banner shows up at 1, 2, then every 5 minutes of continuous scrolling. No push notifications, no lock screen alerts.
Usage by section
PremiumSee where your time actually went. Feed, Reels, Explore, DMs, profiles, broken down.
Your accent colour
FreeEight accents to choose from — gold, amber, coral, rose, violet, sky, mint, lime. Gold stays the default. Pick one in Display settings and the whole app follows.
Accounts on your home screen
FreeAn Android widget with a shortcut to each of your accounts. Tap one and land straight inside it. With the app lock on, the widget shows no names.
Choose what you keep from Instagram.
Instagram without Reels
Start with the free Reels filter and keep your Instagram messages and profiles.
Read the guideInstagram Messages Only
Open Instagram directly in your inbox with Premium Messages Only.
Read the guideChronological Following feed
See posts from accounts you follow in chronological order with Premium.
Read the guidePricing
Pay once. Yours forever.
Awhile is free to try. Unlock Premium with a one-time Lifetime purchase, or start with a 3-day free trial on the monthly plan.
Free
The core filters that hide the worst of it.
€ 0 / Forever
- Hide Feed, Reels, Explore, Stories
- Grayscale mode
- Snappy scroll
- 1 Instagram account
- Daily usage stats
- Scroll pulse reminders
- PIN lock for sensitive actions
Premium
Everything, paid once, kept for life.
€ 9.99 / Once
- Everything in Free
- Messages Only mode
- Following Only mode
- Session timer (15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 min)
- Full 7-day stats + per-section breakdown
- Up to 10 Instagram accounts
Lifetime is a one-time purchase that never renews. A monthly plan with a 3-day free trial is also available, and auto-renews until cancelled. Restore any time from Settings.
Privacy
Your Instagram sessions and Awhile stats stay on your phone.
Awhile does not send Instagram content you view, credentials or login cookies to ARCKONE. Awhile session data, filter settings and usage stats are stored locally. Limited anonymous product analytics and privacy-scrubbed crash diagnostics are enabled by default and can be switched off in Settings > Privacy.
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No account
You never sign up for Awhile. You sign into Instagram, inside a browser you own.
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Telemetry controls
Limited anonymous product analytics and privacy-scrubbed crash diagnostics are enabled by default and can be switched off in Settings > Privacy.
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ARCKONE does not receive Instagram data
Awhile does not send viewed Instagram content, credentials or login cookies to ARCKONE. Filter settings and usage stats are stored on your device.
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Made in Europe
Built by ARCKONE SRL in Belgium. GDPR by design, not as an afterthought.
FAQ
Answers, before the worry.
How does Awhile work?
Awhile is a focused mobile browser. It opens Instagram inside itself and hides the sections you asked it to hide by injecting CSS. Instagram itself is never modified.
Can Instagram ban my account for using Awhile?
Awhile behaves like a browser and does not modify Instagram or automate actions. However, only Meta controls enforcement, and its policies can change. No third-party app can guarantee zero account risk.
Are my credentials safe?
Your login cookies stay encrypted on your device with a device-secured key. Awhile does not send them to ARCKONE.
Why not filter the Instagram app itself?
Mobile operating systems do not let Awhile modify Instagram's native interface directly, so Awhile uses an in-app browser where it can apply your selected filters.
Is Awhile on Android?
Yes. Awhile is available on both iOS and Android.
What do I get with Premium?
Messages Only mode, Following Only mode, the session timer, full usage stats, and up to 10 accounts. Available as a one-time Lifetime purchase (9.99 EUR) or a monthly plan (2.99 EUR/month) with a 3-day free trial.
Is Premium a subscription?
You choose. Lifetime is a one-time purchase that never renews. There is also a monthly plan with a 3-day free trial that auto-renews until you cancel.
Can I restore my purchase on a new phone?
Yes. Use the Restore Purchase button in Settings, signed into the same Apple ID or Google account.
How do I open the menu inside the app?
Tap with two fingers anywhere on the screen, or use the floating bubble, whichever you picked during onboarding.
Do you collect any analytics?
Yes. Limited anonymous product analytics and privacy-scrubbed crash diagnostics are enabled by default. You can switch both off at any time in Settings > Privacy. Instagram content, login cookies and on-device usage stats are not included.
Take your Instagram back.
Awhile is one download away. Free to try, 9.99 EUR to unlock, yours to keep.