The blog
Reviews, comparisons and post-mortems of the growth services that came before us. Written because we had to research this market ourselves.
F4F
2026-10-24
C4C means comment for comment on social media: you comment on theirs, they comment on yours. Its other meanings, how a trade works and what the rules say.
F4F
2026-10-24
F4F means follow for follow: I follow you, and you follow me back. The related swaps, how common the tags are, and what Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X allow.
F4F
2026-10-24
L4L means like for like: you like my post, I like yours. Where it shows up, what TikTok, X and Instagram say about it, and what a traded like is worth.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
4Gram was a free Instagram auto liker that took your password and used your account to like others. What its addresses show in 2026, and what to do now.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
BoardBooster, a Pinterest pinning and looping tool, shut down in mid-2018. What it did, what Pinterest's rules say, and what boardbooster.com shows in 2026.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Boostfy, a Turkish Instagram like bot from 2017, closed after Instagram's automation crackdown, by its founder's Medium post. What it did and boostfy.com now.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Boostgram sold Instagram likes and followers until Facebook sued its operators in October 2020. What Facebook said, what it cost, and boostgram.com today.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Devumi sold fake followers until mid-2018. What The New York Times found, the New York and FTC settlements of 2019, and what devumi.com shows in October 2026.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Fuelgram ran automated Instagram pods from 2016 and went quiet in 2020. What it sold, the lawsuit claim we couldn't confirm, and where fuelgram.com goes now.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Hashtagify.me answered with errors in April 2024 and hasn't answered since, by the Internet Archive and our own check. What it did and what to use instead.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
IGProvider still answers at igprovider.com with a sign-in page. Its claims, its 2024 domain, ScamAdviser's score and caveats, and the checks before you pay.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Ingramer renamed itself Inflact in July 2021, by Inflact's own post. What carried over, where the downloader went, what Inflact charges and ingramer.com today.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
InstaPy's creator got a cease-and-desist letter from Facebook in 2021. What its GitHub repo shows in October 2026 and what Instagram's terms say.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Instaswell.com, an Instagram bot archived since 2014, has shown a server error since August 2024. The dated record, and a working alternative.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Mr. Insta sold Instagram followers at mrinsta.com until 2023. What its addresses show now, why mrinsta.biz is a separate shop, and what to use instead.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Meta won a $199,535.44 default judgment against Nakrutka's operator on November 22, 2022. What the court found, and why nakrutka.com still sells in 2026.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
NoWorriesBot, an Instagram bot, went quiet in 2017: its newest review is dated May 5, and its home page was near-empty by July. The record, and the domain now.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
PeerBoost, an Instagram bot service, closed in May 2017 at Instagram's request. Its own notice, the bots that went with it, and what peerboost.com shows now.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Schedugram, the Melbourne Instagram scheduler from 2014, is now Sked Social. What its old domain shows, why the name is on card statements, and prices.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Thunderclap, the crowdspeaking platform launched in 2012, closed in 2018 after Facebook cut off its posting. Its old address now forwards to a follower shop.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Your SMM panel went dark? What to save, how to dispute a US card charge within 60 days, why crypto rarely comes back, and how to vet the next seller.
Guides
2026-10-24
YouTube's own banner rules: 2560 x 1440 recommended, 2048 x 1152 minimum, text inside 1235 x 338, 6 MB or less. Plus profile picture and watermark sizes.
Guides
2026-10-24
Premium Lite is $8.99 a month in the US: most non-music videos ad-free, with downloads and background play since February 2026. Lite vs Premium.
Guides
2026-10-24
YouTube Premium is $15.99 a month in the US after the April 2026 increase. Family, Student, Lite and annual prices, the free trial, and what changed.