Forest (application)

Forest: Stay focused, be present, or simply Forest, is a productivity application developed by ShaoKan Pi and released on March 15, 2016.[1][2][3] Forest is available as an app on iOS, iPadOS and Android, and is also available as a browser extension on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons.[1][3]

Forest
Developer(s)ShaoKan Pi
Initial releaseMarch 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
Stable release
3.11[1] / November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)[1]
PlatformiOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons
Available inEnglish
TypeProductivity
Websiteforestapp.cc

Reception

Ashley Kemper from Common Sense Media gave Forest 4/5 stars, praising the app's "visual representation of time as a growing tree" as "creative and beautiful".[1]

In May 2019, Nicole Gallucci from Mashable gave Forest a 4.5/5. Nicole praised the app for helping "users stay focused and unplug from their phones", but criticized the app's virtual coin awards for not being "very large unless you pay for in-app extras".[2]

References

  1. Kemper, Ashley. "Forest: Stay focused, be present". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. Gallucci, Nicole (2019-05-02). "Forest is a useful app that helps you go phone-free by inspiring you to plant trees". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. Harrison, Jennifer (2016-05-04). "Forest is a tree-growing app that keeps you focused". Gadgette. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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