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Last week, a startup called Un1feed launched an Instagram client called The OG App, which promised an ad-free and suggestion-free home feed along with features like creating custom feeds like Twitter lists. The app raked up almost 10,000 downloads<\/a> in a few days, but Apple removed the app from the App Store for violating its rules earlier this week.<\/p>\n Separately, Un1feed said that Meta disabled all team members\u2019 personal Instagram and Facebook accounts.<\/p>\n Meta didn\u2019t specify if they asked Apple to remove the app from the App Store, but it said that the app breached its rules.<\/p>\n \u201cThis app violates our policies and we\u2019re taking all appropriate enforcement actions,\u201d\u00a0 a Meta spokesperson told . The company also pointed to a blog post about clone sites.<\/p>\n In response to The OG App\u2019s removal from the App Store, Un1feed accused Apple of \u201ccolluding\u201d with Facebook.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone knows Instagram sucks. We made it better and got a lot of love from users. But Facebook hates its own users so much, it\u2019s willing to crush an alternative that gives them a clean, ad-free Instagram. Apple is colluding with Facebook to bully two teenagers who made Instagram better,\u201d the startup said in a statement to . We have asked Apple for a comment, and we\u2019ll update the story if we hear back.<\/p>\n The app still remains live on the Google Play Store. So the founders said that Android is \u201cthe clear choice for users who want privacy, freedom, and optionality.\u201d The app makers said that they are still working on getting the app re-listed on the App Store<\/a>. However, that seems unlikely to happen in its current form and after these statements.<\/p>\n After the launch, a few users questioned the app\u2019s login methods which locked some users out of their accounts<\/a>\u00a0or showed them\u00a0a prompt for login from a different location.<\/a> The OG App explained that reverse engineered the Android API for Instagram<\/a> to make some parts of the app work. Plus, it was working on a new login experience that solved many issues.<\/p>\n Last night, The OG APP noted that there are several apps on the App Store<\/a> that replicate the Instagram experience. But some of these desktop apps are likely to be wrappers around Instagram for the web. For now, iPhone users wanting an ad-free Instagram client will have to wait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n