Mode Zero vs Burnlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mode Zero
A calm and focused recovery tracker to help you quit any habit, from substances to behaviors. It provides clear metrics on clean time, savings, and health improvements without pressure or shame. Track your progress with a daily pledge, journal, and milestone achievements.
- Track clean time to the second
- Monitor physical and mental health improvements
- Calculate savings from quitting habits
- Daily pledge and streak history
- Personal journal for reflections
- Milestone achievements and bonus content
- Optional shareable progress cards
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Mode Zero is a calm, focused recovery tracker for people quitting anything: alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, drugs, sugar, caffeine, gambling, or any habit you're ready to leave behind. No pressure. No shame. No motivational spam. Just a clear picture of your clean time, your savings, and the real health your body is rebuilding - day by day. WHY MODE ZERO Most recovery apps shout. They flood you with reminders, push you to share streaks, and treat the work like a game. Mode Zero is the opposite. Calm focus. Real progress. Support without judgment. Built for adults who want a serious, beautifully designed companion through the hardest and most important work of their lives. QUIT ANYTHING Mode Zero adapts to whatever you're quitting: - Alcohol - Nicotine and vaping - Cannabis - Other drugs - Sugar and processed food - Caffeine - Gambling - Social media - Or any habit you define yourself Each one comes with its own recovery metrics, its own savings tracker, and its own milestone path. WHAT YOU GET Live Recovery Counter Watch your clean time grow down to the second. Days, hours, minutes — backed by your real start date and protected across time zones. Recovery Benefits See exactly what your body and mind are rebuilding. Attention span, sleep quality, melatonin release, dopamine baseline, social anxiety, circadian rhythm — each metric fills toward 100% as you stay clean. Real biology, not fake gamification. Savings Tracker Every clean day is time and money back in your life. Mode Zero shows you exactly how much you've saved since day one, and tracks it toward goals you actually care about. Daily Pledge A simple commitment each morning. A countdown that proves you kept it. A streak history you can look back on with pride. Personal Journal Capture the moments that matter — cravings you beat, decisions you made, why today was different. Your private record of the work. Achievement Milestones 1 day. 7 days. 30 days. 90 days. 1 year. 5 years. Beautiful, earned recognition at the points that count — including bonus content packs at key streaks. Daily Inspiration A thought of the day, curated quietly. Save the ones that resonate. Skip the ones that don't. No noise. Shareable Recovery Cards Optional, milestone-based, and beautifully designed. Share your progress on your own terms — your clean time, your health gains, your story. Calm Notifications We don't push you every day. We show up at the milestones that matter and stay out of your way the rest of the time. Compassionate Protocol If you slip, we don't dramatize it. Your streak resets cleanly, your metrics decay slightly, not fully, and you move forward. No shame. No starting from zero. WHO THIS IS FOR Mode Zero is built for adults quitting any substance, behavior, or habit who want a serious tool - not a cheerleader. If you're motivated by clarity, long-term health, and seeing measurable progress instead of being told you're crushing it, this is for you. PRIVACY FIRST Your recovery data is yours. We don't sell it. We don't share it. We don't use it to target you with ads. Your journal stays private. Your account is secured with industry-standard encryption. SUBSCRIPTION Mode Zero Premium unlocks the full experience. Monthly: $4.99 Annual: $39.99 (best value) Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://modezero.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://modezero.app/privacy-policy Questions? Reach us at support@modezero.app
Burnlock
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The apps that distract you most stay locked until you have earned the time to open them. Not with a timer you can talk yourself out of — with calories. Burnlock reads the workouts Apple Health already knows about and turns what you burn into minutes of screen time. Train, open the app, watch the minutes land. Then spend them on whatever was eating your day. EVERY WORKOUT COUNTS Run, ride, lift, swim, row, a yoga class, a long walk. If Health recorded it, it pays. Nothing to log by hand, no camera, no reps performed in front of your phone. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps and categories you want shielded • Burn calories — 5 kcal buys a minute at the standard rate • Real workouts pay double what everyday movement pays • Unlock in blocks of 15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes • End an unlock early and the minutes you did not use come back NO APPLE WATCH? STEPS COUNT Without a Watch your calorie data is thin, so Burnlock credits steps instead — around 250 steps to the minute — and never counts both on the same day. YOU SET THE PRICE Six effort levels, from Gentle to Beast. Pick the one that matches your week and change it whenever your training does. REST DAYS ARE FREE Banked minutes are yours. Three quiet days cost nothing, and any activity at all — a walk counts — resets the clock. BOUNDED ON PURPOSE There is a ceiling on what you can earn in a day and a ceiling on what you can bank, because grinding calories for screen time is not the point. No leaderboard, no feed, no comparing yourself with anyone. YOUR HEALTH DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Burnlock reads workouts and active energy, and only reads — it never writes to Health. Your health data is never uploaded, never placed in iCloud and never sent to any analytics service. Only the minutes you have banked move between your own devices. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: three shield slots, up to 60 earned minutes a day, a 240-minute bank, and the Gentle through Active rates. Premium: unlimited apps and categories, up to 240 minutes a day, a 600-minute bank, the 60 and 120-minute unlocks, the Strong and Beast rates with a custom slider and auto-calibration, and five emergency passes a month instead of one. Premium is a subscription. The price and renewal terms are on screen before you buy, and you can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Requires iOS 18, Screen Time, and permission to read Health. An Apple Watch is recommended but not required. Terms of Use: https://burnlock.bebra.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://burnlock.bebra.me/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Burnlock at every 2 days against Mode Zero's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mode Zero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Burnlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mode Zero ships an update every 3 weeks, Burnlock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mode Zero | Burnlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ModeZero LLC | Eduard Bulava |
In-app purchases
Mode Zero
- Pro | Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro | Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Burnlock
- Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month









