Comparison

Focus Up vs Konvo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Focus Up

Features
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The app that makes being productive easier and simpler. Have you ever bypassed your screen time limits by just entering your own password? Focus Up solves that. It’s designed for those who need more than just a timer—they need accountability. KEY FEATURES: • Block Distractions: Select social media, games, or messaging apps to lock away during deep work sessions. • Throw Away the Key: You can’t bypass these blocks alone. Once a timer starts, only your Accountability Partner or the clock hitting zero can unlock your apps. • Share Unlock Requests: Finished your work early? Send a request to your trusted partner to grant you access. • Weekly Scheduling: Customize your focus plan with daily time limits that fit your unique weekly routine. Stop Negotiating with yourself. Start focusing with Focus Up.

About

Konvo

This app provides a focused experience for managing Instagram direct messages without the distractions of the main Instagram app. It allows users to access their inbox, group chats, and message requests directly, with an optional feature to block the full Instagram app for reduced screen time.

Highlights
  • Direct access to Instagram inbox
  • No feed, Reels, or Explore
  • Supports DMs, group chats, and message requests
  • Optional Instagram app blocking
  • Screen Time integration for usage control
  • Secure Instagram login via instagram.com
Features
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Konvo is Instagram with only the messages. A paid Konvo subscription is required to access Instagram DMs through the app. Available plans, prices, billing periods, and any eligible free trial are shown before you confirm an Apple in-app purchase. Sign in with your Instagram account and Konvo opens straight to your inbox. The feed, Reels, and Explore never load. Your chats are exactly as you left them, and everything you send and receive shows up in Instagram like normal, because it is Instagram, just only the part you actually need. WHAT KONVO DOES - Opens directly to your Instagram inbox, every time - No feed, no Reels, no Explore, anywhere in the app - Your DMs, group chats, message requests, and story replies all work - You sign in on instagram.com inside the app. Konvo never sees or stores your password BLOCK THE REAL INSTAGRAM, IF YOU WANT Connect Konvo to Screen Time and the Instagram app itself gets blocked behind a shield. Your messages stay one tap away in Konvo. You get two five-minute passes a day to unlock Instagram for the things that need the real app: posting a story, a picture, or calling someone. When the pass ends, Instagram locks itself again. The block is optional and you can turn it off whenever you want. OPTIONAL MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS AND PRIVACY Get alerts for new Instagram DMs while Konvo is closed. If you enable this feature, Konvo stores an encrypted Instagram sign-in session on its server to check for new messages. Message content is processed temporarily in memory and is not saved. You can disconnect in Message notifications settings. Konvo collects basic usage analytics to improve the app. Konvo requires an Instagram account. Konvo is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instagram or Meta. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Message notifications are rolling out in a limited pilot for new users, subject to available places. Already connected accounts keep access.

Screenshots

Focus Up4 screens
Konvo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Up at none against Konvo's 5. Konvo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Konvo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Focus Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Up ships an update every 3 months, Konvo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Up versus Konvo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus UpKonvo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—58.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoemer RamosYi Hyun Park

In-app purchases

None

Focus Up

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Konvo

Subscriptions5
  • Konvo Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Konvo Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Konvo Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Konvo Pro Yearly - Special offer$19.991 Year
  • Konvo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Up free?
Focus Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Konvo free?
Konvo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Up or Konvo have ads?
Neither Focus Up nor Konvo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Up or Konvo?
Focus Up ships an update every 3 months, and Konvo every 2 days. Most recently, Focus Up was updated on October 16, 2026 and Konvo on October 25, 2026.

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