Forest: Focus for Productivity
SEEKRTECH CO., LTD.
About
Forest is a focus timer app used by 60 million people that gamifies staying off your phone by growing a virtual tree during screen-free sessions. The app helps overcome phone addiction and build deep work habits through personalized Allow Lists to block distracting apps (iOS 16+), Time Guard scheduling to set phone-free windows, and detailed tracking of daily phone usage and screen time. As you reach focus milestones, you unlock tree species and soundscapes, and can co-plant trees with friends during shared sessions or compete globally. Forest's partnership with Trees for the Future means your focused time contributes to planting real trees on Earth—over 2 million have been planted by the community so far. Mindful Space offers calming soundscapes and breathing exercises between sessions, while detailed statistics and Forest Timeline let you review your focus history visually across weeks, months, and years.
Highlights
- Virtual tree grows during screen-free focus sessions; withers if you leave early
- Allow Lists block distracting apps on schedule (iOS 16+); Time Guard sets phone-free windows
- Track daily phone usage and screen time with detailed weekly, monthly, and yearly statistics
- Unlock tree species and soundscapes as focus milestones increase; co-plant trees with friends
- Real trees planted on Earth through Trees for the Future partnership; 2 million+ planted to date
- Mindful Space with calming soundscapes, breathing exercises, and gentle animations between sessions
Best for
Students studying for exams, remote workers building deep work habits, anyone trying to reduce phone addiction and be more present with friends and family, and people seeking to gamify their focus routine while contributing to environmental impact.
At a glance
Forest: Focus for Productivity is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 37,827 ratings and is available on iOS.
It is developed by SEEKRTECH CO., LTD..
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Forest: Focus for Productivity free?
- Forest: Focus for Productivity is a paid app, starting at $0.04.
- What platforms is Forest: Focus for Productivity available on?
- Forest: Focus for Productivity is available on iOS.
- What is Forest?
- Forest is a focus timer app that gamifies staying off your phone by growing a virtual tree during screen-free sessions. If you leave the app early, the tree withers. The app helps build deep work habits and overcome phone addiction, and your focused time contributes to planting real trees on Earth through a partnership with Trees for the Future.
- How does Forest block distracting apps?
- Forest offers an Allow List feature (iOS 16+) to block distracting apps during focus sessions, and Time Guard lets you set phone-free windows throughout your day and limit when you can access specific apps.
- Can I track my phone usage with Forest?
- Yes. Forest tracks your daily phone usage and screen time, and provides detailed statistics with custom tags. You can review your focus history visually as a forest across weeks, months, and years using Forest Timeline, and sync focused time with Apple Health.
- What is Mindful Space?
- Mindful Space is a feature within Forest that combines calming soundscapes, breathing exercises, and gentle animations to help you decompress and reset your mind between focus sessions.
- What are the alternatives to Forest: Focus for Productivity?
- Forest: Focus for Productivity is similar to Habit Heatmap, Memento: Modern Reminders, Habit tracker - Patterns, and TickTick:To-Do List & Calendar. Browse related apps by tag: productivity and habit tracker.
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