Spool Focus Web
Focus Web is Spool's distraction-free social media browser. It removes selected features on supported social websites inside Spool, so you can block the scroll surface instead of losing the whole platform.
Try Focus Web on iPhoneSpool can hide Instagram Reels, Stories, Explore, and DMs; YouTube Shorts; X Explore and optional Grok; Snapchat Spotlight, Stories, and Discover; and Facebook's dedicated Reels and video hubs. Each platform runs inside Focus Web, and its filters apply there—not to the native social app.
| Platform | What Spool can remove | Dedicated guide |
|---|---|---|
| Reels, Stories, Explore, Direct messages (DMs) | Instagram without Reels | |
| YouTube | YouTube Shorts | YouTube without Shorts |
| X (Twitter) | Explore | X without Explore |
| Snapchat | Spotlight, Stories, Discover | Snapchat without Spotlight |
| Dedicated Reels and video hubs; individual and shared video links can still open | — |
To use Instagram without Reels on iPhone, open Instagram in Spool’s Focus Web browser and turn on the Reels filter. Leave the DMs filter off to keep messaging available. Stories and Explore have separate controls. This filters Instagram’s website inside Spool; it does not change the native Instagram app, and shared Reel links may still open.
See what Spool removesYouTube
Spool can hide YouTube Shorts tabs and shelves inside its browser. Open YouTube inside Focus Web and enable the Shorts filter; long-form videos, channels, and search remain part of the YouTube web experience.
See what Spool removesX (Twitter)
Spool can remove Explore from X inside its Focus Web browser. X uses “Explore” for the discovery area containing personalized trends, events, topics, and videos; this is separate from the “For You” home timeline.
See what Spool removesSnapchat
Spool can hide Spotlight, Stories, and Discover from Snapchat inside Focus Web. “Discover” is Snapchat’s official name for the recommendation surface—there is no Snapchat feature officially named “Explorer.”
See what Spool removesA normal app blocker works at the app level: Instagram is available or it is not. Focus Web works at the surface level. You open the platform through Spool and remove the specific feed, tab, or communication path that triggers your habit. Spool can also add a voice check-in before a distracting native app opens, so filtering and self-awareness can work together.
Filters depend on enabled settings and the supported web interface. Shared Instagram Reel links may still open; direct YouTube Shorts links can open as regular videos. X’s For You timeline is not filtered. Snapchat Stories filtering includes Friend Stories, while chat remains available.
No. Focus Web is a browser inside Spool. It filters the web interfaces shown inside Spool and does not modify or claim affiliation with the native social-media apps.
SocialLite, Dull, and UNDOOMED stop at the browser layer. Focus Web removes the distracting surface, while Spool's voice check-in tackles the reason you keep reaching for the full app. See the fact-checked Spool vs SocialLite, Spool vs Dull, and Spool vs UNDOOMED comparisons to see why filtering plus reflection is a more complete intervention.
Focus Web filters supported website features inside Spool. It does not remove Reels, Shorts, or other features from the separate native Instagram, YouTube, or other social apps. Native-app blocking is a separate feature requiring Screen Time permission and configuration.
