Konvo vs CrowdTools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Konvo
This app provides a streamlined experience for managing direct messages from a popular social media platform. It removes distractions like feeds and explore pages, focusing solely on your conversations. Optional features include blocking the main social media app and receiving message notifications.
- Direct access to Instagram inbox
- No feed, Reels, or Explore
- Supports DMs, group chats, and message requests
- Optional Instagram app blocking
- Message notification alerts
- Secure Instagram sign-in
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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.
CrowdTools
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The invoice gives you the gross amount; the figure you need is net. Pages 3 to 7 of the bank statement go to the accountant, the rest does not. CrowdTools is a toolbox for jobs like that: small calculators and PDF tools, all behind one home screen with a search box. Type what you are after and the tool opens. No account, no internet connection. The box grows. Every update adds tools, built to the same rules as everything already in it. Whatever small job comes next, there is a fair chance it is already in here. WHAT IS IN IT TODAY Calculators β’ VAT β net β gross, at 19 %, 7 %, 0 % or a rate you set. The figures always reconcile. β’ Percentage β share, change, "what percentage of". β’ Tip β work out the tip, round the total up, split it across the table. β’ Units β length, weight, temperature, area, volume, data. β’ Loan β annuity loans. Set the term or set the monthly payment, with a full repayment plan year by year. PDF β’ Extract pages β type "3-7, 12", get a new PDF. β’ Delete pages β tap the pages you want gone. β’ Merge β several PDFs into one. β’ Arrange & rotate β reorder, rotate, discard. β’ Images β PDF β photos and scans into one document. Pin the tools you reach for often to the top. Search knows the words you actually use: "VAT", "sales tax" and "gross" all lead to the same calculator. HOW THE APP WORKS Everything stays on the device β invoices, contracts, payslips. No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads: the app contains no networking code at all. Nothing is uploaded, and in flight mode everything works exactly the same. PDF originals are never modified. Every tool writes a new file and leaves the original exactly as it was. Results appear as you type. There is no calculate button. German and English, both complete. The language can be switched in Settings and takes effect immediately, without a restart. Light and dark, following the system or fixed to your choice. iPhone and iPad. Free. Nothing is locked. From ServerCrowd GmbH in Germany.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrowdTools at none against Konvo's 8. Konvo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Konvo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. CrowdTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Konvo | CrowdTools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi Hyun Park | ServerCrowd GmbH |
In-app purchases
Konvo
- Konvo Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Konvo Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Konvo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Konvo Pro Yearly - Special offer$19.991 Year
- Konvo Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Konvo Pro Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Konvo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
CrowdTools
No in-app purchases









