Awhile
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Digital wellbeing. Without the lecture.

Instagram, without the doomscroll.

Awhile opens Instagram with the feed, Reels, Explore and Stories hidden. Messages, search and your follows stay one tap away.

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See how it works

iOS and Android. No account. No tracking.

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.

  1. 01

    Open Awhile

    You land straight on your Instagram, already filtered. No hub to click through, no daily setup.

  2. 02

    Choose what to hide

    Feed, Reels, Explore, Stories. Toggle them on or off with two fingers anywhere on screen.

  3. 03

    Use what is left

    Messages, search, profiles and the accounts you follow: on purpose, not by accident.

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.

Hide the feed. Keep the DMs.

Free

Toggle off the algorithmic feed and Reels without losing messages, notifications, or the people you follow.

Messages Only

Premium

Jump straight to your DMs. The rest of Instagram stays behind a door.

Following Only

Premium

Replace the algorithm with a chronological feed of the people you actually chose to follow.

Session timer

Premium

Set a ceiling: 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. When the timer ends, Awhile ends.

Grayscale mode

Free

Strip the color out of Instagram. Turns out the dopamine goes with it.

Scroll pulse

Free

A 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

Premium

See where your time actually went. Feed, Reels, Explore, DMs, profiles, broken down.

Pricing

One price. No subscription.

Awhile is free to try. Premium unlocks the heavy filters and the timer with a single purchase.

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
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One-time

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
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Premium is a single in-app purchase. No subscription, no renewal, no surprise charge. Restore any time from Settings.

Privacy

Your data never leaves your phone.

Awhile does not have a server. Not a small one. Not a big one. There is nowhere for your data to go, because there is no elsewhere.

  • No account

    You never sign up for Awhile. You sign into Instagram, inside a browser you own.

  • No tracking

    No analytics SDK, no identifiers, no third-party pixels.

  • No cloud

    Your preferences, stats and cookies live on-device only.

  • 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?

No. Awhile is a web browser. From Instagram's perspective you are simply visiting instagram.com.

Are my credentials safe?

Your login cookies stay on your device, encrypted in the platform secure storage. Awhile has no server to send them to.

Why not filter the Instagram app itself?

Mobile operating systems do not let third-party apps modify another app's content. A browser is the only way to filter Instagram without jailbreaking or rooting.

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. One-time payment of 9.99 EUR.

Is Premium a subscription?

No. It is a single, one-off purchase. No auto-renewal, no monthly fee.

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?

No usage analytics are sent off-device. The stats you see inside Awhile are computed locally from your own sessions.

Take your Instagram back.

Awhile is one download away. Free to try, 9.99 EUR to unlock, yours to keep.

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