Robin
Stay informed on X without algorithmic influence
X is useful for staying current. Unfortunately, its default experience includes a lot of distractions — promoted posts and pile-ons from people or non-human accounts you never followed. These distractions are not good for us. Some posts are half-truths; some replies are designed to trigger strong emotions intentionally.
Robin is a native Android and iOS client: an x.com WebView with filters that force the Following timeline and hide promoted noise. Sign-in is your normal X cookie session inside the WebView — there is no separate Robin backend.
Why
Robin is built around three things that matter. Because we use our information stream to form opinions, a neutral feed is valuable.
- Up-to-date news — without distractions from people you never chose to listen to
- A promotion-free experience — no sponsored content mixed into your timeline to influence
- No algorithmic feed — nothing added by an algorithm; ordering is purely chronological
How much of For You is from people you follow?
In one logged-in For You scroll (~87 posts), only about one in ten came from someone that account chose to follow. Your mix will vary, but the shape of the problem is hard to miss:
- People you follow — ~10%
- Algorithmic inserts (accounts you do not follow) — ~70%
- Network inserts (e.g. “X reposted”) — ~1%
- Ads — ~18%
Features
- Following-first feed via injected filters on x.com (force Following / Latest, hide For You)
- Hide promoted posts, page chrome, compose prompts, and related clutter
- Text size controls
- Sign-out clears the X WebView cookie session
- MIT-licensed source on GitHub
Unofficial project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by X Corp. or Twitter.