Forest: Focus for Productivity

Name: Forest: Focus for Productivity
Rating: 4.374258 (809025 reviews)
Author: Seekrtech

By: Seekrtech

Pomodoro study timer to beat phone addiction, manage ADHD & stay focused.

Features & Capabilities

Forest: Focus for Productivity is a cute, gamified focus timer that helps you stay on task and build strong time-management habits. Plant a seed in Forest and watch it grow into a tree as you work; if you abandon the app, your tree withers. The motivation comes from visual progress and a sense of achievement that reduces procrastination.

Key features include multiple focus modes (Timer with Pomodoro and Stopwatch for habit tracking), a personalized experience with planting reminders and custom quotes, and Forest Premium perks like enhanced statistics, Plant Together with friends and family, Plant Real Trees, and customizable Allow Lists. The Chrome extension adds desktop-focused distraction blocking and time-tracking, plus exclusive events across servers/regions for ongoing motivation.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Task Management Education

By:

Seekrtech

Downloads:

48,341,764 44.16K

Rating:

4.37

(809,025) 282 new ratings

Version:

5.19.0 Last updated: 2026-06-09

Version code:

51900000

Creation date:

2014-08-25

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS High risk
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW High risk
android.permission.SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOW High risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY Moderate risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED Moderate risk
android.permission.GET_TASKS Moderate risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk

Size:

231.70MB

Email:

su*****@seekrtech.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 3,132 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#3 in stayfree keyword 16 #5 in focus keyword 32 ▼ 3#7 in productivity keyword 39 ▼ 6

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Seekrtech

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.forestapp

Email:

su*****@seekrtech.com

Website:

https://forestapp.cc/

User Reviews

Forest is widely praised for boosting focus and study productivity through a fun, gamified tree-planting concept and a home-screen reminder. Many users like the motivation and environmental angle. However, reviews frequently mention monetization friction: heavy ads, nag screens, and pricing that feels expensive, with some wishing for a one-time payment option. There are also occasional bugs (limited mode after sessions and login issues) that can affect reliability.

Pros

Significantly helps focus and study productivity.
Gamified tree-planting feature is enjoyable and motivating.
Home screen widget provides a constant visual cue to stay on task.
Widely praised as a useful study/productivity companion.
Encourages staying off the phone without fully restricting usage.

Cons

Ad-heavy experience with unskippable ads and nag screens prompting subscription.
Monetization concerns: monthly pricing feels steep; many users would prefer a one-time fee.
Occasional bugs and reliability issues (e.g., limited mode after a session and Google/login problems).

Recent reviews

an update, and down to 2 stars from 5. I used this app for many years and it really helped me to focus. I also used to have a pro subscription. recently they introduced all these distracting challenges, levels of "pro" subscriptions, additional thingies basically to distract the user - which is completely against the idea of the app itself! additionally, in the past few weeks - and I feel that might be because of these "novelties" - the app became buggy as hell. can't recommend anymore.