Stepaway vs Konvo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stepaway
This app helps you regain control over your digital habits by setting daily time limits for distracting applications. Schedule focused sessions to minimize interruptions during work or rest, and monitor your progress in building healthier screen time routines.
- Set daily app time limits
- Schedule focus sessions
- Track progress over time
- Works with Screen Time framework
- Build better app habits
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Step Away helps you take back control of your screen time — not by shaming you, but by helping you build better habits around the apps that distract you most. Set daily time limits for your most-used apps, schedule focus sessions to block distractions during work or sleep, and track your progress over time. Step Away works with Apple's Screen Time framework to gently enforce the boundaries you set for yourself. Step Away Premium is a subscription required to access the app's full features. Subscription pricing and terms are displayed at the time of purchase. Terms of Use: https://stepaway.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://stepaway.app/privacy
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.
- 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
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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 passes a day, one for five minutes and one for a single minute, 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. WHAT KONVO DOES NOT DO: Konvo does not read, store, or transmit your messages. It collects basic usage analytics, such as which setup screens are reached and whether features work, 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Stepaway at freemium against Konvo's subscription. Konvo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Stepaway sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Konvo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stepaway ships an update weekly, Konvo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stepaway | Konvo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sidharth Sudhir | Yi Hyun Park |
Customer experience
Stepaway
Konvo
In-app purchases
Stepaway
- Weekly Pro Subscription$1.997 Days
- Monthly Pro Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Subscription$39.991 Year
Konvo
- Konvo Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Konvo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Konvo Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
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- Konvo Pro Yearly - Special offer$19.991 Year
- Konvo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









