You can completely disable replies to prevent your users from being able to see the replies page as well as disabling in-app notifications.
Replies.enabled = false
IBGReplies.enabled = NO;
Replies.setState(Feature.State.DISABLED);
Replies.setState(Feature.State.DISABLED)
Replies.setEnabled(true);
Replies.setEnabled(false);
Replies.setEnabled(false);
IBGReplies.Enabled = true;