Decreased My Screen Time, Improved my Productivity
I’ve always struggled with overusing my phone. I’ll often spend 6-10 hours everyday endlessly scrolling my life away until my eyes are strained and my day is wasted.
This app is honestly a lifesaver. I used to use the app blocker built into IOS, but it was far too easy to bypass. Burnout Buddy has saved me hours, even days of my life in the few months I’ve used it. I’m able to get more done, have less anxiety, and feel better about my habits. Amazing app.sumwunelse
Doesn’t Work
Never actually blocks the apps I tell it too.hággle
Can’t believe this app is free
AmazingClippy cat
Fantastic Straightforward App!
This app is easy to understand and customizable in every way that I could want without being too complicated! It’s been great for helping me limit app and screen time.ryanplasma
Exactly what I need
I struggled to find a distraction blocker solution for iOS that could also block browser access, but this app does exactly that. My mindless scrolling hours have almost gone away entirely since configuring the app.
I also like that it’s escape hatch is just the right amount of cumbersome to activate.gtg239a
Exactly what I needed
Perfect and so easy to customize for personal use. I appreciate that it's fully functional as a free app and that the paid option is a one time fee to support the dev-- the price is absolutely worth the value. I recommend this 100% to anyone trying to cut down on screen usage. Thank you so much!mxkrsvzz
Good app - not perfect
This app is the best value on the market. However there is still room for improvement in what I would consider basic features.
1. Trying a Siri-powered schema using a shortcut I continuously get the question “what’s the schema” and despite naming every schema I have it never enables one and just keeps asking me.
2. There is no schema that allows someone to block for a time-period (e.g. 30 minutes). I feel like this should be a basic feature.jacob92&3
So worth it
This app is immensely helpful in curbing and better directing my phone/device use (I have it installed on my iPad, too!) I’m sure I’m not using it to its full capabilities — I just need it to aggressively block the few apps that absolutely have me by the throat /have me addicted to scrolling every free second of every day. So, for me (and I would guess, most others) the free version is more than enough (plus the fact that this app doesn’t mine my data/ invade my privacy is just beyond) but I absolutely paid to just to support the developer— it’s easily the best five bucks I’ve ever spent.Nroux
Just what I needed
This app has helped change my productivity habits in a short amount of time, and I’m so grateful! I even appreciate the “strict mode” option.LxSaka
This app helps me focus for real!
I downloaded and got the pro version of this app a while ago, and I am impressed by it's powerful capabilities. You can set up more than just a single Downtime with this app. Imagine having lots of Downtimes at different times of the day, each one having a group of apps, like social media and entertainment, blocked during the period that you set. The app can go further with the power of Shortcuts. I mostly use this app to block apps while a focus is turned on, since most of my focus settings have scheduled times anyway. And even though this app doesn't sync to the cloud, I can set the same groups of apps to be blocked when a focus is turned on across multiple devices, so when I turn on a focus, the same groups of apps can be blocked, this works because focus settings can be set up to sync across iCloud. I have a suggestion, it would be nice to lock my settings with a passcode and prevent the app from being deleted. Overall, this is an awesome productivity tool that I will use throughout my day, along with what's already available with the default Screen Time capabilities.lawrenceperez7676
Developer Response
Thank you Lawrence, glad you're enjoying it! I really like the idea of a passcode, will add that to my TODO list!
