GRDN: Mindful Productivity
App Blocker, Focus & Gratitude
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Real focus needs real blocking. GRDN locks the apps that steal your attention — for a session or all day — and gives the hours back to your projects: focus sessions, tasks, tracked time, and friends who cheer you on.
The mindful part is real, too. When you need back into a blocked app, GRDN doesn't fight you: breathe through a short countdown, write one thing you're grateful for, and get ten honest minutes. Then it locks again.
— BLOCK THE NOISE —
• Real app blocking, not reminders: Instagram, TikTok, X stay locked
• Session blocking while you focus, or scheduled all-day blocking
• The Gate Pause: need back in? Breathe through a short countdown, write one gratitude, and get 10 honest minutes. Then it re-locks automatically.
— DO THE WORK —
• Pomodoro focus timer with lock-screen Live Activities — sessions that also hard-block your apps
• Tasks and projects: priorities, recurring tasks, today planning, and two-way Google Calendar sync
• Time tracking built for independent workers: focus sessions land on projects automatically — tracked, billable, exportable to CSV
• Friends see your focus sessions and cheer the streak
• Your garden grows as you focus — every session levels it up
— WHY ONE APP? —
Blockers win you the hour, then abandon it. To-do apps organize the hour, but can't protect it. GRDN is the only app that does both: every blocked distraction becomes an hour you can see — planned, timed, tracked, and witnessed.
— FREE TIER —
Pomodoro timer, tasks, projects, and basic time tracking. Free forever. No card required.
— PREMIUM —
Real app blocking, the Gate Pause, scheduled all-day blocking, friends and social, lock-screen Live Activities, Google Calendar sync, extended insights and history. $3.99/month or $34.99/year with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. Opal charges $99/year for similar Screen Time blocking — GRDN is one-third the price.
— FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED EVERYTHING —
If you've installed Forest, Freedom, Opal, Todoist, or Toggl and still can't focus, GRDN is built for you. Structure will take you where willpower can't.
Terms of Use: https://www.irons.design/grdn
Privacy Policy: https://www.irons.design/grdn
Block the noise. Do the work. This update makes the Gate Pause rock-solid:
• Fixed a rare black screen at the end of the Gate Pause countdown
• Fixed a pause button that could get stuck on a flaky connection
• Gate schedules now recover instantly when you return to the app
• Two-way Google Calendar sync for your tasks
• Polish and stability across onboarding, timer, and home
The developer, Jeremy Irons, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jeremy Irons
- Size
- 101.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annual Access $34.99
- Monthly Access $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2025 Irons