Dull is iOS-only today. Drop your email and we'll let you know when the Android version ships. Low-volume — mostly that one notification, occasionally something useful about Dull. Unsubscribe any time.
have an iphone? grab it on the app store while you wait.
Dull on iOS uses WKWebView with custom CSS and JavaScript injection to remove Reels, Shorts, and algorithmic feeds at render time, before the page draws. Android's WebView is different enough that the filter engine has to be partially rewritten, not just recompiled. The iOS version is also still moving fast — features like commitment delay and quiet hours are weeks-old. Shipping Android while the iOS version is still settling means double the maintenance burden during the period when the product needs the most iteration.
That's the honest answer. Android is on the roadmap. There's no public release date.
Dull is a filtered browser for social media. You sign in to Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, and Reddit through Dull instead of through their official apps. The pages load normally — except the surfaces designed to keep you scrolling are removed. Reels, Shorts, the For You feed, Explore, suggested posts, the watch-history sidebar, the trending tab. Stories, DMs, posts from people you actually follow, search, and notifications all still work.
Beyond the content filtering, Dull includes daily time limits per platform, scheduled quiet hours, friction gates before opening any platform, grayscale mode, on-device usage tracking, a usage receipt every Sunday, a 24-hour commitment delay before loosening any filter, and an optional PIN lock for settings. All of it runs on-device — no VPN, no external server, no data sent anywhere.
One email when the Android version is ready for beta testing. Possibly one more if there's a major change to the launch plan or pricing. That's the whole list — no newsletter, no drip campaign, no upsells, no "we noticed you haven't opened our last six emails." Unsubscribe any time. If pricing changes between now and launch, waitlist members get the original price for at least the first 12 months.
If you can't wait, the closest options on Android are Stay Focused (app blocking with usage limits), Forest (gamified focus timer), ScreenZen (friction gates before opening apps), and Brave Browser with content blocking filters configured manually. None of them strip Reels and Shorts at the DOM level the way Dull does on iOS — most rely on blocking the entire app rather than filtering inside it. They're useful, just different category. If you want something closer to Dull's approach right now, you'd need to use Brave with custom filter rules, which works but isn't user-friendly.
There's no public release date yet. The filter engine has to be partially rewritten for Android's WebView. Joining the waitlist gets you a single email when the Android version is ready for beta testing.
Pricing parity is the plan: $3.99 / month, $14.99 / year, or $59.99 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial. Subject to change before launch. If pricing changes, waitlist members get the original price for at least the first 12 months.
Yes — Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, and Reddit at minimum. Possibly more, since Android browsers are more flexible than iOS. The filter rules transfer across platforms with minor adjustment.
Yes. Waitlist members get first access to the closed beta when it's ready. The first email will include a beta sign-up link.
The fastest way to know when Android ships is the waitlist. The website also occasionally posts updates on the homepage. There's no Twitter / Instagram / TikTok account that posts development updates.