Forest vs PomoTimer
Forest
forestapp.cc
PomoTimer
pomotimerapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Forest | PomoTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Spec score · Pomodoro Timer Apps | 9.1 (#1) | 7.4 (#24) |
| Offline use | The timer, tree growth, and local focus data work offline, while features including group focus, challenges, the shop, seasonal events, and real-tree planting need internet. | The installed desktop app keeps running offline. |
| Support | Forest provides a Help Center with advice articles and lists [email protected] as its Google Play support contact. | Support is by email to the independent maker, who aims to reply within a few days; there is no support desk or ticket system. |
| What it does | Forest is a gamified focus timer in which a virtual tree grows during a work session and dies when the user leaves or breaks focus. | A browser based focus timer that runs 25-minute work sessions followed by breaks. |
Plans
Forest
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Monthly (Early Bird)$5.99 a month
- Annual (Early Bird)$35.99 a year
- PlusPrice not published
- Pro (existing users only)Price not published
In their own words
Forest
Forest is a focus timer that makes a virtual tree grow during a session and die if the user leaves or breaks the session. Deep Focus can block or redirect attempts to open other apps, including on the free tier. Time Guard schedules recurring app or site blocks; Free covers one app or site, while Plus supports multiple. Plant Together synchronizes a session among friends, and the group’s trees die if anyone gives up. Mindful Space offers guided breathing and soundscapes, and Focus Analytics reports focus patterns and hours by day, week, or month. Plus adds analytics and custom tags. Forest says focus-earned coins can fund real trees through its partnership with Trees for the Future, up to five per account on eligible plans. The timer, tree growth, and local focus data work offline, but group focus, challenges, the shop, seasonal events, and real-tree planting require internet. Forest works on iPhone, iPad, Android, and as a Chrome or Firefox extension; account and focus history can sync across platforms. Forest describes it as a behavioral tool, not an ADHD medical treatment.
PomoTimer
PomoTimer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.