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What 1,355 App Store reviews say people want from a Reels/Shorts blocker (2026 data)
- Of 1,355 App Store reviews of one Reels and Shorts blocking app (February 1 to September 6, 2026), 466 gave one to three stars.
- In those low ratings, the most common complaint was that the app was slow, heavy or crashed: 143 reviews, or 30.7%.
- The complaints most tied to a low rating were rarer: no way to switch between several accounts, Screen Time restrictions reaching unrelated websites, and login problems.
- In a wider set of 1,405 reviews, the most requested feature was posting Stories and making calls (110 of 266 reviews that asked for something).
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