Algorithm-free social media, for focus, calm, and connection

What are you here
to get back?

People use Narro for different reasons: to get their time back, their calm back, or the people they actually follow back. Pick the one that sounds most like you.

What's the best alternative to algorithmic social media?

It depends what you want back. People switch to Narro for different reasons: to stop wasting time scrolling through ads or irrelevant content, to escape the outrage and engagement cycle, or to see just the people they chose to follow. Narro improves the platforms you already use — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, LinkedIn — by showing only the content you asked for.

Or if you came here for the technical answer

Every Narro feed is also a real RSS URL. Plug it into Feedly, Reeder, Inoreader, or any reader you already use.

See the RSS feeds page

Or if you're here to stay safe online

No platform apps, no platform accounts, no comments, no DMs. Only the posts from profiles you explicitly approved.

See the safety page

Or if you're here for a study, not yourself

Narro can also serve as a real-world control condition for algorithmic-effects research.

See the research page

Or if you're here for an investigation

Research public profiles without tying the work to a personal platform account. Your feeds stay private, and posts stay in them even after they come down.

See the OSINT page

Common questions

What is Narro?
Narro is a user-curated social media app. Add the profiles you follow on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and Narro shows their posts in order, with no algorithm, ads, or tracking. Every feed has its own RSS URL that works in any RSS reader.
How is Narro different from an app blocker?
Blockers stop you from using an app. Narro replaces the app. When you reach for Instagram out of habit, you open Narro instead and see the people you actually chose to follow, in order, without the algorithm pushing whatever it wants you to see.
How is Narro different from a meditation app?
Meditation apps ask you to put your phone down. Narro is the social media app you pick up. If the feeds you have are stressing you out, Narro is the calmer version of the thing you were going to open anyway.
Do I need accounts on the platforms I want to follow?
No. Narro reads from public profiles on your behalf. You do not need to be logged in anywhere.
How much does Narro cost?
Free trial for 14 days. After that: Standard $8/month for 100 profiles, More $19/month for 300, Max $99/month for 1,800. No credit card to start.

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