Terms of service
Last updated: 3 November 2026
1. Agreement
These terms are between you and Max Zijlstra, trading as Lowtide, in the Netherlands ("we"). By using Lowtide you agree to them. Apple's standard licence agreement (apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) also applies.
2. What Lowtide is
Lowtide opens Instagram's website in a calm view, focused on the people you follow. Reels, Explore, suggested posts and posts labelled as AI are left out, and your feed ends when you're all caught up. Lowtide is not the official Instagram app, and not every Instagram feature may work in it.
3. Instagram
You log in with your own Instagram account, and Instagram's terms apply to your use of it: help.instagram.com/581066165581870. We're not responsible for Instagram or its content.
4. Age
You must be 16 or older and allowed to use Instagram.
5. Price
Lowtide is free.
6. Use
Use Lowtide only for yourself and within the law and Instagram's terms. Lowtide's name, design and code are ours; you get a personal licence to use the app on your own Apple devices.
7. Changes and updates
Instagram changes often, so we can't promise Lowtide always works as described. We may update or change Lowtide, ask you to update, or stop offering it.
8. Liability
Lowtide is provided as is. Your rights under consumer law stay in place. Within the law, we're not liable for indirect loss or for what Instagram or Apple do, and our total liability is limited to €50.
9. Apple
These terms are between you and us, not Apple. Apple has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for Lowtide and is not responsible for claims about it. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them.
10. Law
Dutch law applies. If you live in another country, you keep the protection of its consumer law.