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Burrow is a focus timer and a kind app blocker for iPhone, made for students first. Every focused minute digs the burrow of Gaston, a mole, a little deeper. If you stop early, the minutes stay.
On the App Store soon
See pricingFor iPhone, with iOS 26.5 or later.
Our pledge
Whatever is free at launch never moves to Pro: every timer mode and 3 presets, Strict sessions and the emergency unlock, 2 block lists, the level picker, 1 schedule, the passcode guide, 30 days of history, streaks, the widgets, the controls, Siri, the whole burrow progression and Study mode. New features may be Pro.
Your sessions, notes, subjects, exams and block lists are never used to train any model, by Burrow or anyone else. There is no account and no Burrow server.
Features
Burrow shows up where you already look: the Lock Screen, the Dynamic Island, Control Center. You do not have to open the app to start, pause or stop.
Free
25/5 cycles Pomodoro-style, Flowtime, 52/17 or a plain countdown: set your own lengths or keep the defaults. The time left shows in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen through a Live Activity, with pause, skip and stop without opening the app.
Free
You pick the apps, categories and websites to block with Apple's own picker. The blocking screen shows Gaston and the time left: the app is taking a nap, with no reproach. One setting, the level, says how firm it is.
Free
A guide shows how to hand the Screen Time passcode to a friend or a parent. Without that code, removing Burrow's access in Settings gets harder. The guide does not ask who holds the code and stores nothing.
Free, optional
Burrow has two tabs, Focus and Burrow. If you are preparing for an exam, turn on Study mode in Settings, or answer yes to the question at first launch: a Plan tab appears with your subjects and exams (countdown, revision goal in hours). Each session can be linked to a subject.
Free, with Pro options
Every focused minute digs galleries, then rooms. While digging, Gaston unearths collectible finds: crystals, fossils, lost objects. If you stop early, he keeps the minutes already dug.
A streak keeps rest days, and the Burrow tab also counts the times you tapped "Back to digging" instead of opening an app. Stats keep 30 days of history on Free, and all of it with Pro.
All of the progression is free and is never sold. Pro only adds alternate app icons, and later outfits and scenery.
Free
No account, no ads, no tracking, no Burrow server. Your sessions and progress stay on your iPhone, and in your iCloud from version 1.1 if you turn it on. Burrow cannot see the names of the apps you block: Apple keeps that information on its side.
The details are in the privacy policy.
Pricing
The core of Burrow is free, Strict sessions included. Pro adds room (more profiles, more schedules) and a few settings. What's free stays free.
"Coming later" means planned after launch, not in the first version. Pro can be shared with your Family Sharing group.
During the launch month, the yearly subscription costs €14.99 for the first year, then €24.99 per year, instead of the free trial.
If money is the obstacle, a code gives 12 months of Pro. At the end, the subscription becomes €24.99 per year unless you cancel it, and a reminder arrives 7 days before.
Frequently asked questions
It is the only way, on iPhone, to hide apps during a session. iOS shows its own authorization window: Burrow asks for access for yourself, not to watch someone else. Before that window, Burrow explains what is about to happen.
You can say no. Burrow then stays a timer, without blocking. You can also remove access at any time in Settings, Screen Time.
No. When you pick apps to block, iOS gives Burrow opaque tokens, not their names. Burrow hands them back to iOS to block them, but cannot read them. Names and icons are drawn by Apple's own components.
The usage statistics planned for version 1.2 will appear in an isolated Apple view with no network access.
It stays on your iPhone. From version 1.1, if you turn on sync, it also goes through your iCloud, which the publisher cannot read. There is no account, no advertising and no audience measurement. You can erase everything from the app's settings.
Your data never trains any AI. If Burrow ever uses an Apple model, it runs on your iPhone and learns nothing about you.
Read the privacy policy for the details, including what happens when you write to support.
No. Burrow is a timer and an app blocker for everyone: work, a project, or less phone time. Study mode, with subjects and exams, is an option you turn on if you need it.
Yes, Burrow is made for high-school and university students first. It does not ask your age, collects no personal data and offers the same features at every age. In some places, the law requires Apple to give the app an age range. Burrow keeps it on your iPhone and uses it only to follow the law.
Purchases go through your Apple Account. In a Family Sharing group, the organizer may have to approve them with Ask to Buy. If a parent manages your Screen Time, iOS may ask them to approve Burrow. Without that approval, Burrow still works as a timer.
Burrow is not a parental control tool: you choose what you block.
In Gentle, you breathe for about 10 seconds, then the app opens. In Firm, you breathe, then answer "Why now?". In Strict, the emergency unlock exists: 3 per month, a 30-second wait and a visible counter. It ends the session and Gaston keeps the minutes already dug, with no guilt-tripping message.
Yes, iOS lets you remove Screen Time access, and nobody can take that away from you. To make it harder, give the Screen Time passcode to a friend or a parent: the "Make Burrow harder to switch off" guide in the app shows how. Harder, not impossible.