A Review of 5 Best Anonymous Instagram Story Viewers

5 Best Instagram Story Viewers to See Stories Anonymously

When Instagram only started operating, it was hard to imagine that years later, people would be looking for a way to view stories and other content on Instagram anonymously. Why so? Because back then, anonymity was a default thing for all social media platforms. Not in terms of your page (you were still required to register under your real name) but in terms of actions (viewing posts, stories, profiles, etc.).

Now, an anonymous Instagram story viewer is a service many platform users look for simply because it will give them more flexibility and privacy while using Instagram. It would allow parents to view their children's stories and pages, avoiding constant tantrums on the give-me-some-space topic, entrepreneurs to review their competitors' strategies and approaches, and couples to check what their partners post, not alarming the you-are-spying-on-me bell. If it seemed to you that couples and children have a lot in common – well, they actually do. Now, let's get to the matter of what an anonymous story viewer is and which one to choose.

The Concept of Anonymous Story Viewer

Instagram story viewer is a tool that allows you… Guess what? View Instagram stories, of course! You may ask what the difference is with the default Instagram story viewing feature, because the functionality seems to be the same. Viewing a story with the default tool notifies the story poster of the fact of viewing. The tiny icon of the last viewer is saved in the bottom left corner, which expands into the list of all viewers upon clicking.

An anonymous viewer does all the same, except for that icon. The system does not register your access to the story, and thus, your account's icon is not saved on the list we mentioned above. Some tools go even further and grant secret access to the private pages without the need to follow them.

Services for Instagram anonymous story viewing can be roughly divided into two categories: online and installable. Both have their advantages and cases when one type is preferred over another.

1. Online viewers. As it comes from their name, such viewers operate via the internet and do not require installation on the target device or any type of access to it. They are account sensitive, meaning you can select any account on IG to view. There is one tiny exception, though. Some online viewers can only access public pages, while for others, the private status of a page is not an obstacle. Such trackers are also compatible with almost any platform.
2. Installable viewers. Such applications can be called device-sensitive. They are installed on the particular phone and allow you to access all the content viewed by the phone owner. Some applications, when installed on iOS, provide almost full control over the device owner's page, while a more common approach is reporting via screenshots (widely implemented for Android devices).

We will have viewers of both types on our list, so that you can find the title that fits your needs 100%, including its so-called "form-factor" we discussed above.

Peekviewer

Peekviewer is one of the best choices for viewing Instagram stories anonymously, with pricing plans starting from $12 per month. It belongs to the first category of such services – online trackers, and it is very easy to use. In fact, from the moment you open the website for the first time to the beginning of the stories tracking passes not more than 10 minutes. There are only a few obligatory steps you need to go through.

• Click on the "Watch now" button located right in the center of the website.
• Select whether you want to view a private or public page.
• Enter the link or name of the target page.
• Enter your e-mail address (login credentials will be sent there).

Peekviewer is a rare case for anonymous Instagram story viewers, as it provides access to private pages without any problems. The only difference with the public ones would be the time: to view a private account, you may need to wait slightly longer than usual.

As for features, Peekviewer can boast a couple of really good ones. This service has a full package of tools needed to monitor someone's Instagram:

stories viewer

posts viewer;

reels viewer;

likes and comments viewer;

profile viewer;

highlights viewer.

Although we labeled all the features as "viewers", you can also download all the tracked content to your device. The scheme of how Peekviewer operates is very simple: track the page => get updates in your online profile (all the information is stored there for 3 months) => click the "Download" button for any needed piece of content to get it to your device.

The last important thing to mention. Peekviewer will only track the page for which you provided the link or name at the very beginning. However, if you need to view more accounts, you can purchase additional "slots" for a small additional payment. Thus, the number of profiles you can track is actually unlimited.

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Phonyspy

Most of the other online trackers have almost identical functionality with Peekviewer (except for private pages viewing, which is unique for the title), which is why we are switching to the domain of installable trackers. Phonyspy opens our list as one of the most modern and up-to-date solutions for mobile phone tracking. It is compatible with both iOS and Android, and its pricing begins at around $15 per month if you select the 12-month payment plan.

Its feature kit is quite vast and is not limited only to Instagram anonymous story tracking. Here are the most popular ones:

location tracker;

social media platforms tracker;

messages viewer;

app activity viewer;

spyware scanner.

This title is often used by parents who want to ensure that their children do not get into trouble online and do not skip classes at school. It is also a good choice for spouses who want to check what their partner does on Instagram and stay anonymous at the same time.

xMobi.co

xMobi is another installable tracker available for both iOS and Android platforms. Its most popular payment plan is the quarterly one, with the monthly payment of $29.99. To start using it, you need to install the app on the Android device manually, or do that remotely via iCloud for iOS. In the first case, you will get reports about the device owner's activity on Instagram via screenshots, and in the second, you will be able to access the page opened on the target device almost as if it were your own. In both cases, you interact with other pages on Instagram through the page that is active on the device with the tracker installed. This means that you stay 100% anonymous, and only the name of that page will be displayed on IG.

Now that we know how xMobi's anonymous Instagram viewer works, let's get to the other features it has to offer. The list is pretty standard for phone trackers, but in this case, standard does not mean bad:

access to all the media files on the device;

messages viewer;

browsing activity and history access;

address book viewer;

keylogger;

GPS tracker, and many others.

All in all, xMobi is a decent choice for anyone who needs a bigger pool of monitoring features, not only an IG stories viewer. It has an average price, a good toolkit, and a convenient online profile, from which all the tracked info can be accessed.

uMobix

It is hard to explain why uMobix is the top choice among all other installable trackers, but it is. The principle of how it operates is the same as for the other two titles we mentioned above, but it all goes smoother. The feature toolkit is almost identical, but every feature feels more finished and responsive. The pricing is the same: $12.49/month for the yearly plan and $29.99/month for the quarterly plan, but considering their responsive support service and constant updates, sometimes you may feel that you pay too little for what you get.

Its anonymous Instagram story viewer works in the same way we have already described above. In addition to it, uMobix can boast a set of tools for everyday use:

GPS location tracker;

keylogger;

spy apps detector;

WhatsApp messages viewer;

access to all media stored on the device;

social media platforms tracking;

deleted apps viewer, etc.

What differs uMobix from its competitors in a very positive way is that it has a $1 trial that allows everyone to test the app before paying the full price for the chosen plan. The trial is for a full 24 hours.

Cocospy.org

The last title for us to review today is Cocospy. This tracker has a very similar toolkit to uMobix, but is mostly focused on parents who need assistance with monitoring what their children do on the Internet and in their real lives. An anonymous Instagram story viewer is only one of the features popular with worried moms and dads. In the case with Cocospy, it is added up with:

GPS tracker (as usual);

WhatsApp and other messengers spy;

SMS viewer;

access to browsing history and bookmarks;

SIM location tracking, etc.

Cocospy's pricing is the same as that of its competitors, and its support service operates at a decent level. Generally, it is a solid representative of the installable trackers category with no notable strong sides and no significant downsides either.

Stealthy Nature of Instagram Story Viewers

One of the main requirements for any anonymous Instagram story viewer is that no one should notice how it operates. While for Peekviewer it is not a challenging task because of its online nature, uMobix and other installable trackers have one more goal to accomplish. To ensure that the device owner does not notice a tracker installed on their device, all such applications operate in the background mode. There is no app icon on the screen, and it will not be displayed in the list of running apps. Still, it will be doing its job, hiding behind the curtain. Thus, in terms of the app being noticed, there is nothing to worry about.

Conclusion

Installable story viewers are a good choice if you need to track the overall device activity, and you have an opportunity to install the app on the needed phone. Online viewers, on the other hand, are great in situations when you only need to access someone's Instagram anonymously and track one or several pages. Peekviewer deserves your attention because it is one of a few (if not the only one) titles that can access private pages anonymously. In terms of installable trackers, we would highlight uMobix as the smoothest title among all others.