A Fella routine locks Instagram at the same time every night and holds until morning, so the decision to stop happens once, when you set it up, instead of every night in bed.
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Stories, Reels, and DMs all sit under one icon, so "just checking one thing" before sleep tends to open the door to the rest of it. If Instagram is the one app doing that and the rest of your phone isn't the problem, a routine scoped to just Instagram is simpler than blocking everything.
Select Instagram on its own and set the start time to whenever you actually want to be off it, and the end time to whenever you get up. The routine begins the session on its own, so there is nothing to open once you're already in bed.
Everything else on your phone stays untouched, including messaging, your alarm, and anything else you might reach for at night.
Be clear about what this actually does. Fella blocks the entire Instagram app during the session. It does not separate DMs from posts or from the Reels feed, because those all live inside the same app.
If keeping direct messages available while removing Reels specifically matters more, see our block Instagram Reels guide.
Leave Phone, Messages, and your alarm off the blocked list entirely, so those keep working exactly as normal. For the one time something on Instagram genuinely can't wait, each session includes a single 5-minute emergency unlock, then Instagram locks again automatically.
If other apps are part of the same bedtime pattern, not just Instagram, see our broader block apps while sleeping page, or stop scrolling at night for the behavior side of why this happens. For blocking Instagram beyond bedtime too, see how to block Instagram on iPhone.
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Yes. A routine starts a blocking session on the days and times you choose, so a nightly Instagram block begins on its own once set up, rather than needing to be turned on each evening.
No. Fella blocks the entire Instagram app, not one feed inside it. If keeping messaging available while removing Reels specifically matters more, see our Instagram Reels guide for that narrower option.
No. A nightly Instagram block uses the same routine and session mechanism as any other Fella block, just scoped to one app and applied to bedtime hours.
No, as long as you do not add those apps to the block. Fella blocks only the apps you select, so leaving Clock, Phone, and Messages unselected keeps alarms and calls working normally.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock. Use it if something genuinely needs attention, and Instagram locks again automatically once the five minutes end.
