BlockShorts: No Shorts & Reels

Name: BlockShorts: No Shorts & Reels
Author: RWSoftware

LiveRWSoftware1 app · 919 installsProductivityFreeIn-app purchases: $2.99 - $19.99 per itemcom.blockshorts.app

Block ONLY YouTube Shorts & Instagram Reels. Keep the rest of each app usable.

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Total installs: 919
Installs / day: 0
Rating: —★
Released: 27 May 2026
Last update: 7 Sept 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

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Country availability

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

4 in 1 group

0 Sensitive1 Notable3 Routine

OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Keep YouTube. Lose only Shorts. Keep Instagram. Lose only Reels. BlockShorts blocks the short-form feeds that steal your evening, without deleting the apps you still need for tutorials, DMs, search, and long videos. WHAT IT BLOCKS • YouTube Shorts - the moment the feed opens • Instagram Reels - the moment the feed opens • Everything else in those apps stays usable WHAT STAYS FREE • YouTube Shorts + Instagram Reels blocking — free forever, no ads • Optional daily allowance (give yourself 30 minutes, then the block holds) • Math & typing Challenge Lock (make it harder to weaken protection) • On-device stats and streaks PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • Schedule blocking by hour and day • Wait-timer challenge + BRUTAL math mode • Extra apps (TikTok, Reddit, Facebook Reels, and more) as they ship — some labelled BETA while we harden them • $2.99/month or $19.99/year with a 1-month free trial on yearly • Cancel anytime in Google Play WHY NOT “JUST DELETE THE APP”? Most blockers ban the whole app. That’s blunt. You lose long-form YouTube, messages, and tools you actually use. BlockShorts is surgical: only the addictive feed, the second it opens. PRIVACY • 100% on-device — no servers, no account, no cloud sync • No analytics, no ads, no tracking • Accessibility is used only to detect short-form feeds in apps you enable • Nothing leaves your phone unless you choose Send feedback HONEST LIMITS • Home-feed Shorts preview thumbnails can still animate — YouTube controls that. Tapping into Shorts still gets blocked. • Detectors can break when host apps redesign their UI. Report it in Settings; fixes ship fast (solo indie, no committee). PERMISSIONS • Accessibility (required) — reads on-screen content only for the apps you turn on, only to spot short-form feeds. Revoke anytime in Android Settings → Accessibility. Built by an indie developer who got tired of “delete YouTube” as the only advice. Try free. Keep the apps. Lose the Shorts.

What's new

Setup now requires Accessibility so blocking can actually turn on. After you've used BlockShorts, you can share quick feedback. Layout polish.

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