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Forest

App Service · Note-taking & productivity apps · 25 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/productivity, r/Notion, r/ObsidianMD

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • Forest: good for committing to a short focus block without overthinking
  • There are some great options like Forest or Planndu that can really help with focus.
  • Forest for visual motivation
  • similar to how Forest shows little trees growing and makes it satisfying to stay focused.
  • Second - install application like ‚forest’, where you grow plants (free version) and can’t use the phone in that time.

Cons

  • Parent context: Would Forest do the job? Reply: I used it for years, got addicted to it, so I dropped it.
  • I have tried everything from Gamification (Forest) to deleting the apps and using the website. Nothing works because soon you get frustrated and either remove it all, or just ignore any warnings.
  • I have forest alr, but i want smth which like blocks apps without a timer active if you know what i mean?
  • That's good, I've been using Forest since 2019, and it gets worse every day, so I haven't changed yet because I don't want to lose my data.
  • Forest wants me to grow virtual trees

Sentiment

17 positive (68%) · 3 mixed (12%) · 5 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +43% · raw score 48%

What redditors said (10 of 25)

Parent context: Would Forest do the job? Reply: I used it for years, got addicted to it, so I dropped it.
negative · u/k****k · r/productivity · comment · Aug 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forest: good for committing to a short focus block without overthinking
positive · u/l****2 · r/productivity · comment · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There are some great options like Forest or Planndu that can really help with focus.
positive · u/A****1 · r/productivity · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forest for visual motivation
positive · u/c****4 · r/productivity · comment · Dec 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
similar to how Forest shows little trees growing and makes it satisfying to stay focused.
positive · u/s****5 · r/productivity · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Second - install application like ‚forest’, where you grow plants (free version) and can’t use the phone in that time.
positive · u/P****e · r/productivity · comment · Dec 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have tried everything from Gamification (Forest) to deleting the apps and using the website. Nothing works because soon you get frustrated and either remove it all, or just ignore any warnings.
negative · u/s****a · r/productivity · comment · Dec 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
2 is Forest to block distracting apps and serve as pomodoro timer
positive · u/N****u · r/productivity · comment · Nov 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have forest alr, but i want smth which like blocks apps without a timer active if you know what i mean?
mixed · u/0****A · r/productivity · Aug 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Forest - it's a beautiful app blocking tool, I use it every day
positive · u/A****e · r/productivity · comment · Aug 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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