Habit time tracker for iPhone

Make time for what matters.

Tap a name and your time starts. Reflect when you finish, with questions you write yourself. Burrow learns when you usually start, and nudges you only if you forget.

Coming soonto the App Store

Free to start, with Burrow Pro for more. iPhone, iOS 17 or later.

Burrow's Home screen with a Deep work timer running at 42 minutes 18 seconds, 4 hours 54 minutes of a 6-hour weekly goal done.

Hi, I'm Marko. Tap an activity and I'll keep time.

Marko the marmot, Burrow's mascot, waving hello from his burrow.

How it works

Simple on purpose.

One timer, one tap, and a few questions when you finish. Everything else builds up on its own.

  1. 01

    Tap a name.

    Your time starts. Tap again to pause, then finish. Your timer stays on the Lock Screen, and if you forgot to start, add the time by hand.

  2. 02

    Reflect.

    A short reflection when you finish, one question at a time. A rating, a note, or questions you wrote yourself. Skip any of them.

  3. 03

    It learns you.

    Burrow notices when you usually start each habit and nudges you only if you forget. Your answers turn into insights.

Reflections

Reflect after each session.

When you finish, Burrow asks a few short questions, one at a time. Every activity comes with a 1 to 5 rating and a note. Skip any question, any time.

  • One question at a timeEach answer takes a tap or two, so reflecting fits in the moment you finish.
  • Your thought, already thereJot a thought while the timer runs and it is waiting in your note when you finish.
  • Asked when it suits youAfter every session, only after sessions over 5 minutes, or never.
A reflection question in Burrow: What did you finish? The answer, Finished the onboarding copy, was pre-filled from a thought jotted during the session.
Finished the onboarding copy
The reflection builder for Deep work: six questions in order, from How focused were you? to Did you take a real break?, with templates to start from.

Your own questions

Ask what matters to you.

Build a reflection for each activity from 8 kinds of question. Put them in your order, or start from a template. Your answers become the insights later.

  • Note

    A line or a page, in your words.

  • Rating

    1 to 5, with your own end labels.

  • Pro

    Number

    Pages, reps, km, with a unit.

  • Pro

    Yes or no

    One tap. Warmed up first?

  • Pro

    Photos

    Up to 6, from the camera or your library.

  • Pro

    Mood

    Five faces, rough to great.

  • Pro

    Slider

    Anywhere between two words.

  • Pro

    Tags

    Reusable chips, add new ones on the spot.

Start from a template ReadingPracticeDeep workWorkout StudyLanguageMeditationCreative

Or save any activity's questions as your own template. Note and Rating are free; the other six kinds and every template come with Burrow Pro.

History and insights

See where your time went.

History keeps every session with its answers. Over the weeks, they turn into a calm picture of your time, and into insights you can act on.

Your week, in coloured blocks Pro

The Timeline shows when each session happened, day by day.

Sep 22 – 28
16h 20m · 7 of 7 days
Deep workReadingGuitar

A dot for every day

Year in minutes adds it all up, with your streaks, best streak and goals.

Year in minutes: 215 hours 18 minutes since June 3, a 12-day streak with 1 freeze, a best streak of 31 days, and a dot for every day since June.

Your answers become insights Pro

Like the session length where you focus best, with the evidence behind it.

Two insights: Your best focus comes in 45 to 60 minute sessions. Sessions tagged writing run 30 percent longer.

Charts for every answer Pro

Ratings, numbers and moods over time, with patterns, records and trends.

Focus over time: a line chart of 1 to 5 focus ratings across recent sessions.

History keeps everything

Every session with its answers. Edit or delete any of them.

History: today's Deep work session from 9:30 to 10:35 with focus 5 of 5 and its note, then Reading with focus 4 of 5.

A weekly recap

Your week in one look: totals, goals closed and your best day.

The weekly recap: 15 hours 19 minutes, up 122 percent on the week before, with a bar for each day.

Smart nudges

Forgot to start? Marko noticed.

Burrow learns when you usually start each habit, and nudges you only if you forget. No fixed alarms, and never streak guilt.

  • Two a day at mostThat's the default, and never during your quiet hours (10:30 pm to 7 am until you change them).
  • See what it has learnedEvery habit's usual times, and the sessions behind them. Change any of it.
  • Private on the Lock ScreenOne switch hides activity names from nudges, the Live Activity and widgets.
Reading, around 8:50?now

You usually read about now on weekdays. 12 min closes today.

Lock Screen and widgets

Your timer, on the Lock Screen.

A Live Activity keeps your timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Pause or finish without opening the app.

42:18 4:54:18 of 6h this week
In the Dynamic Island
Small widget: a 12-day streak, with Marko in a red beanie. Small widget: 8,140 gems, with Marko in a meadow. Medium widget: 7 hours 15 minutes this week, 4 days, all active. Medium widget at night: a 12-day streak, days in a row.
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets

The Live Activity and the Marko widget are free. The Lock Screen ring and the other widgets come with Burrow Pro.

Marko and gems

Make it yours. Marko too.

Earn gems by showing up: the minutes you track. Spend them on Marko's hats, scarves and backgrounds, on streak freezes, or on unlocking one feature at a time.

  • Gems come from showing upNever from money. You can't buy them at any price.
  • Streaks that forgiveA freeze covers a missed day. Marko never guilts you.
  • Your colours, your iconA symbol, a colour and a daily, weekly or monthly goal for each activity, plus alternate app icons Pro
Porcelain
Light
Dark
Seasonal
Minimal
Marko's wardrobe: Marko trying on an alpine cap for 320 gems, with a knit beanie, beret and sun hat in the list.

Privacy

What you write stays yours.

No account, and what you write never reaches any server. A few anonymous usage stats and your purchase do. Here is exactly what, and how to turn it off.

No account

No sign-up, no email, no password. Open the app and start.

On your iPhone

Your notes, reflections, photos and activity names stay on your iPhone, in your own iCloud Drive if you turn on backup, or in files you export.

Usage stats, your call

Anonymous statistics, like which features get used and a rough location such as your country, help improve the app. Never what you write. On by default; one switch in Settings › Privacy turns them off.

No ads, no tracking

No ads, no selling your data, and no tracking you across other apps or websites.

Burrow's Settings, Privacy: the Share usage data switch, with the note: Never your notes, reflections, photos or activity names.
Settings › Privacy, in the app

Purchases go through Apple, and RevenueCat keeps track of your subscription so Pro turns on and Restore works. Burrow never sees your payment details.

Read the privacy policy

Burrow Pro

Free to start. Pro when you want more.

Free

Everything you need to build the habit.

  • The timer, with the Live Activity on the Lock Screen
  • Up to 3 active activities
  • A rating and a note after each session
  • History, Year in minutes essentials and the weekly recap
  • Smart nudges
  • The Marko widget, gems and Marko's wardrobe
  • Export and import, and iCloud Drive backup

Burrow Pro

For when Burrow becomes part of your day.

  • Unlimited activities
  • Every kind of question and every template
  • The Timeline of your week
  • All charts and insights
  • Every widget, including the Lock Screen ring
  • Alternate app icons
  • Pro-only items for Marko

Burrow Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly, paid through your Apple Account at the price the App Store shows in your country and currency. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. If Pro ends, everything you've recorded stays on your iPhone. Prefer to earn it? Gems can unlock single features, one at a time.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Burrow free?

Yes, to start. The free version has the timer and Live Activity, up to 3 activities, a rating and a note after each session, History, smart nudges and more. Burrow Pro adds unlimited activities, every kind of question and template, the Timeline, all charts and insights, and every widget. It's billed monthly or yearly at the price the App Store shows for your country.

Do I need an account?

No. There's no account and no sign-up. Open the app, name your first activity and tap it.

Where is my data kept?

On your iPhone. If you turn on iCloud Drive backup, a copy of your last 7 nights goes to your own iCloud Drive. You can export your history as a file, or a backup file for another phone, whenever you like.

What does Burrow collect?

Anonymous usage statistics: which features get used, how long timers run, and a rough location such as your city or country. They're tied to a random ID the app makes, never to your name or Apple Account, and they never include your activity names, notes, answers or photos. They're on by default, and you can turn them off in Settings › Privacy › Share usage data. Purchases are handled by Apple and RevenueCat. The privacy policy has every detail.

Will it nag me?

No. A nudge comes only when you'd usually have started and haven't. By default that's two a day at most, never in your quiet hours, and never about streaks. You can see what Burrow has learned, change it, or turn smart nudges off.

What are gems? Can I buy them?

Gems are earned by tracking time. They can't be bought, and they can't be cashed out. Spend them on Marko's wardrobe, streak freezes, or unlocking a single feature.

Which devices does it work on?

iPhone, with iOS 17 or later. The Live Activity shows in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one.

How do I cancel Burrow Pro?

In your iPhone's Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends to avoid the next renewal. Everything you've recorded stays on your iPhone.

When can I get it?

Burrow is coming soon to the App Store. Questions before then? Write to support@helloburrow.com.

Good night from the burrow.

Burrow is coming soon to the App Store, for iPhone.

Coming soonto the App Store