Konvo vs SelfMastery 30
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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 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.
SelfMastery 30
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SelfMastery gives you one meaningful goal and thirty days to move toward it. Not another habit tracker asking what you want to track. SelfMastery asks what you want to change - then works out what you should do today. CHOOSE ONE GOAL Study more consistently. Become more active. Find a better job. Take control of your money. Spend real time with your family. Read again. Finish the thing you keep restarting. Or describe something in your own words. GET A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR ACTUAL LIFE Answer a few questions - how much time you genuinely have, what usually gets in your way, when you're most likely to act - and SelfMastery builds thirty days of small, specific actions. Week one is deliberately easy. The plan grows only once showing up has stopped being a decision. KNOW WHAT TO DO TODAY Open the app and see today's actions. Nothing else competes for attention. Tick them off as you go. MINIMUM DAY Some days fall apart. Instead of skipping, switch to a Minimum Day: the same commitment at its smallest size. A thirty-minute walk becomes five minutes. Reduce the requirement, not the commitment. REFLECT IN SECONDS One tap to say how the day felt. A note if you want one. Nothing longer. ADJUST EVERY WEEK Every seven days you look back for two minutes. If the week was hard, next week gets lighter - SelfMastery never responds to a difficult week by asking for more. Days you've already completed are never rewritten, and every change to your plan comes with the reason for it. SEE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DID Your calendar, your consistency, and observations drawn from your own record - never invented. On Day 30, what changed, in your words and in real numbers. BUILT TO BE CALM No streak warnings. No guilt. No badges or confetti. A missed day isn't a failure, and the app never tells you it is. SelfMastery is for anyone with something they've been meaning to change.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SelfMastery 30 at none against Konvo's 5. Konvo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Konvo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SelfMastery 30 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Konvo ships an update every 2 days, SelfMastery 30 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Konvo | SelfMastery 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 57.5% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Subscription | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi Hyun Park | Rayhan Chowdhury |
In-app purchases
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
SelfMastery 30
No in-app purchases









