Social media,
safely.
Choose an app. Explore the controls.
Choose the parts of Instagram that stay.
Feeds & discovery7
Block Reels
Removes the Reels tab and stops reels playing in the feed. Posts, stories and messages are untouched.
Block Explore
Removes the search and Explore page, so they only see accounts they already follow.
Block ads
Removes sponsored posts from their feed.
Hide suggested posts
Removes “suggested for you” - posts from accounts they don’t follow.
Hide story ads
Skips the ads that appear between friends’ stories.
Hide stories
Removes the stories row across the top of the feed, and the story viewer with it.
Hide the feed
Removes the main feed entirely. They can still message and use their own profile.
Messages & activity4
Messages only
Instagram opens straight into their DMs - no feed, no reels, no Explore.
Hide saved posts
Hides their saved-posts collection.
Only one account
Stops them adding or switching to a second Instagram login. The account switcher disappears from their app.
Hide comments
Hides comment threads and the comment box under posts. Captions and likes stay.
Time & access3
Reels allowance
With Block Reels on, you can allow a daily number of reels and a time limit. Once either limit is reached, they stop until tomorrow. The rest of Instagram keeps working.
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in Instagram each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether Instagram appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
YouTube
Make room for videos they choose.
Videos & discovery4
Block Shorts
Removes the Shorts tab and stops Shorts playing. Subscriptions and search still work.
Block recommendations
Empties the recommended-videos home page. They can still search and watch their subscriptions.
Hide “up next”
Removes the suggested videos beside the player, so one video doesn’t lead to five more.
Block end screens
Removes the suggested-video cards that cover the last seconds of a video.
Ads & comments2
Block ads
Removes the ads before and during videos.
Hide comments
Hides the comment section under videos.
Time & access3
Shorts allowance
With Block Shorts on, you can allow a daily number of Shorts and a time limit. Once either limit is reached, they stop until tomorrow. The rest of YouTube keeps working.
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in YouTube each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether YouTube appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Snapchat
Keep the focus on conversations.
Built-in protections2
Spotlight removedBuilt in
Snapchat’s endless short-video feed doesn’t exist in SocialLite. There is no tab to open and no way to turn it back on.
Ads removedBuilt in
No sponsored snaps, no ads between Stories. Built in, not a setting - so it can’t be switched off.
Time & access2
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in Snapchat each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether Snapchat appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
On the way2
Content moderationComing soon
Planned filtering for content inside Snapchat. This is not available yet.
Friend managementComing soon
Planned controls for seeing and approving who your child can add and be added by. This is not available yet.
TikTok
Choose between messaging and a wider experience.
Discovery4
Messages only
TikTok opens into their messages. No For You feed at all.
Block Explore
Removes the discover page, so nothing is pushed at them from outside their follows.
Block suggested
Removes suggested accounts and videos.
Block search
Removes the search bar.
Posting & comments2
Block posting
Removes the record and upload button - they can watch and message, not post.
Hide comments
Hides comments on videos.
Time & access2
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in TikTok each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether TikTok appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Choose access and limit open-ended discovery.
Discovery1
Block the Latest feed
Removes Reddit’s firehose feed of new posts from everywhere.
Access1
App access
Choose whether Reddit appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
A separate daily Reddit limit is not available in iPhone parent mode yet.
Choose access and set a daily boundary.
Time & access2
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in Facebook each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether Facebook appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Individual feed controls for Facebook are not available in iPhone parent mode yet.
X
Decide whether X is available, and for how long.
Time & access2
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in X each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether X appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Individual feed controls for X are not available in iPhone parent mode yet.
Set access and time for LinkedIn.
Time & access2
Daily limit
Set how many minutes your child can spend in LinkedIn each day. This applies to the whole app inside SocialLite.
App access
Choose whether LinkedIn appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Individual feed controls for LinkedIn are not available in iPhone parent mode yet.
Decide whether Pinterest is available.
Access1
App access
Choose whether Pinterest appears in your child’s SocialLite. Turn access off to remove it from their available apps.
Individual feed controls for Pinterest are not available in iPhone parent mode yet.
iPhone parent controls shown. Android options vary. See the platform FAQs