Hacker News: antoferra

New comment by antoferra in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

antoferra — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:55:53 +0000

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

The Ultimate Guide to Reduce Screen Time: CBT (part 1)

antoferra — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:50:38 +0000

Article URL: https://dachi.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-reduce-screen

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911746

Points: 2

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Show HN: An app to use Instagram without Reels on iOS

antoferra — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:58:28 +0000

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 fully customizable, and it genuinely brought my screen time to less than 1 hour.

It is free to use for one social media, and is $29.99/yr for support of unlimited platforms simultaneously. And if you need the premium version and cannot afford it, just send me a message and I'll sort you out.

Would love your feedback :)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46911372

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by antoferra in "Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels"

antoferra — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:43:36 +0000

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.

New comment by antoferra in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)"

antoferra — Mon, 26 May 2025 15:21:58 +0000

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...