Comparison

Burrow Tunnel vs LookOnce

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Burrow Tunnel

Features
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Burrow is a frp client built for developers and homelab tinkerers. It lets you securely connect from your phone to your own Mac, Linux, NAS, or GPU machine at home, and keep doing the things you would normally do in front of a computer. [Why Burrow] The local AI agent era is here. You might be running Claude Code, Cursor agents, local LLMs, Stable Diffusion, or other self-hosted services on a workstation, Mac mini, or NAS at home. When you are out, you want to use your phone to check progress, tweak configs, transfer files, run maintenance scripts. Exposing ports directly to the public internet is dangerous. Commercial remote-desktop tools route your traffic through their servers. Burrow uses frp's stcp visitor mode: - End-to-end encrypted; the key stays only between you and your devices - No public ports exposed on your home machines - All traffic flows only through your own frps server, with no third-party relay - We cannot, and never will, see any of your data [Three access modes] 1. Shell (PTY terminal) A full SSH terminal with support for vim, htop, tmux, color output, and ANSI escapes. Password and public-key authentication. Built-in favorites and runbooks: pin commands like "restart service", "tail logs", or "kick off training run", and execute them in one tap. 2. SFTP (file browser) Browse the remote filesystem by directory. Upload, download, rename, delete. Useful for pulling trained model weights, generated images, or logs back to your phone. 3. HTTP (in-app browser) A built-in WebView for accessing intranet web services: Jupyter, Open WebUI, Home Assistant, Grafana, the frps dashboard, your router admin page, self-hosted photo libraries, and so on. Self-signed certificate trust supported. [Who Burrow is for] - People running AI agents, local LLMs, or self-hosted services at home who need safe remote access - Developers who want to do server ops, check logs, or run scripts from their phone - Homelab enthusiasts and self-hosters who already run their own frps and at least one Linux or macOS machine [Who it is not for] - Users who want zero-config, install-and-go (you need to understand frp configuration) - Anyone needing graphical remote desktop (Burrow only does command line, files, and web) - Anyone expecting the app to run continuously in the background (limited by iOS foreground model) [What you need before starting] 1. A frps server you have deployed (a VPS, or another machine on your network) 2. A frpc daemon already running on the home machine you want to reach, with an stcp-type proxy configured 3. The same sk (shared key) on both sides 4. SSH enabled on the remote if you want shell, or a web service running if you want HTTP The "User Guide" section inside the app has a full getting-started walkthrough with example configs. [Privacy] Burrow does not collect any user data. All connection configurations (addresses, passwords, keys) are stored only on your device, in the iOS Keychain. No accounts. No login. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. [Feedback] This is the work of a solo developer. There is a feedback channel at the bottom of the in-app User Guide. If something does not work for you, please tell me.

About

LookOnce

This utility app helps you quickly confirm tasks in various daily situations without complex tracking. Data is stored locally for enhanced privacy. Create custom check scenes for different routines and easily manage, share, or export your completed confirmations.

Highlights
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Customizable check scenes
  • Focused, simple check process
  • Scene management with favorites
  • Swipe-left deletion for scenes
  • Sharing and export of results
Features
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LookOnce is a quick check tool for different moments in daily life.Your data is stored locally, giving you more peace of mind about privacy. It is not a to-do list, and it is not a complicated tracking app. It is designed for moments when you simply want to confirm something once before moving on — leaving home, traveling, commuting, starting work, preparing for sleep, running errands, or any small routine that you do not want to keep worrying about. You can create separate check scenes for different situations. Open the scene you need, go through the items, and finish the check in a simple, focused way. LookOnce 1.2 improves scene management with favorites and swipe-left deletion. It also adds sharing and export for completed check results, making it easier to save or use your confirmation record when needed. Check once, then let it go.

Screenshots

Burrow Tunnel4 screens
LookOnce4 screens

Verdict

The call

Burrow Tunnel and LookOnce are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Burrow Tunnel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LookOnce sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burrow Tunnel ships an update every 2 weeks, LookOnce every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Burrow Tunnel versus LookOnce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurrow TunnelLookOnce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer鑫 姜楷文 罗

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Burrow Tunnel

One-time1
  • Burrow Pro$14.99
1 purchases

LookOnce

One-time1
  • LookOnce Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Burrow Tunnel free?
Burrow Tunnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LookOnce free?
LookOnce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Burrow Tunnel or LookOnce have ads?
Neither Burrow Tunnel nor LookOnce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burrow Tunnel or LookOnce?
Burrow Tunnel ships an update every 2 weeks, and LookOnce every 9 days. Most recently, Burrow Tunnel was updated on September 16, 2026 and LookOnce on July 20, 2026.

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