Is InsGrow - Follower Insights & Export for IG safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on www.instagram.com

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

Worth knowing

• Sign you in with a Google account identity

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Store data in your browser storage
• Store data in your browser without the usual size limit unlimitedStorage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 23 site patterns.

• https://www.instagram.com/*ext=grow*uuid=* only www.instagram.com
• https://www.instagram.com/*uuid=*ext=grow* only www.instagram.com
• https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login only www.instagram.com

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Social, 8% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: No site access.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

1k users

• Last updated in the store 6 days ago, on 2026-11-09.
• We have seen 10 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-25Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)
2. 2026-10-23Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-09Version 7.1.79
2. 2026-11-07Version 7.1.78
3. 2026-11-04Version 7.1.73
4. 2026-11-02Version 7.1.70
5. 2026-10-31Version 7.1.64
6. 2026-10-27Version 7.1.41
7. 2026-10-25Version 7.1.37 · Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)
8. 2026-10-23Version 7.1.33 · Changed where it works (changed: pages it runs its code on)

Who publishes it

ListMore, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2022-03-07 and was last updated on 2026-11-09.

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can InsGrow - Follower Insights & Export for IG access?

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does InsGrow - Follower Insights & Export for IG collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has InsGrow - Follower Insights & Export for IG asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Does InsGrow - Follower Insights & Export for IG publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.