It's Instagram but it's Apple's user interaction design [1].

>and works the same on any phone.

Well yes, that's what Jobs' "thermonuclear war" was about. In fact Google is still at it with Android Q. They've given up and just aped the iPhone X gestures [2]. Apple might be mad about it but they shouldn't be because it just makes switching from Android to iOS easier.

[1] http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/09/ios-7-gestures.html

[2] https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/7/18530599/google-android-q-...