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Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)
on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:55PM (#46949296)
Building TimeCap: an app that removes the addictive sections of any social media. That means that you can check your friends' updates on Instagram without getting distracted by reels.
It is fully customizable, works on any social media, and it genuinely brought my screen time to less than 1 hour.
It is free to use for one platform, and is $29.99/yr for unlimited. And if you need the premium version but can't afford it, just send me a message and I'll sort you out.
App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6737515680
Show HN: An app to use Instagram without Reels on iOS
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timecap-limit-screen-time/id6737515680
For many years I have been slightly addicted to social media, and internet in general. Still, I never wanted to delete the apps as I use it to keep in touch with my friends.For this reason, I created TimeCap. It's an app that removes the addictive sections of any social media (it supports Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, & Reddit) while keeping the non-algorithmic parts. It is...
Re:Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels
on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @10:43AM (#44952124)
I actually built an app to do that for iOS. It’s called TimeCap, and it creates a web view of Instagram without reels and the explore page.
Then I use Beeper for the DMs. My daily social media use is less than 20 min per day now.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)
on Monday May 26, 2025 @11:21AM (#44098325)
An iOS app that removes reels from Instagram, shorts from YouTube, and any other distracting features from social media. Also has a time budget feature to prevent you from doom scrolling.
Download link: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/timecap-limit-screen-time/id67...