From buyout to subscription
I have been using this app for a long time, and now I have to subscribe VIP even to suspend the timing. Are you serious?
Previously great app, but new update is AWFUL
I’m a daily user and the new update killed the entire flow I loved about Forest. It’s still a decent pomodoro timer but two of my main complaints:
1. there’s a straight up bug when you click on a “your tree just finished growing” notification. Half of the time, it just shows me my tree with the timer at 00:00, and a cancel button that does nothing. I have to quit the app fully and return for it to let me claim my focus time + rewards. This also loses any “count exceeded time” you’d accumulated. This is still unfixed like a week after the new update and it makes me want to just use a different app entirely.
2. You have to click through way too many prompts now. I miss the simple “your tree grew” notification. Now it’s “your tree finished” -> claim rewards -> return home, each with their own slow animation. This is a POMODORO TIMER, you’re not a video game loading an open world where you need loading screens and door opening animations for Christ’s sake, let me get on with my work.
I hope you improve the app, I’ll be exploring alternatives in the meantime.
1. there’s a straight up bug when you click on a “your tree just finished growing” notification. Half of the time, it just shows me my tree with the timer at 00:00, and a cancel button that does nothing. I have to quit the app fully and return for it to let me claim my focus time + rewards. This also loses any “count exceeded time” you’d accumulated. This is still unfixed like a week after the new update and it makes me want to just use a different app entirely.
2. You have to click through way too many prompts now. I miss the simple “your tree grew” notification. Now it’s “your tree finished” -> claim rewards -> return home, each with their own slow animation. This is a POMODORO TIMER, you’re not a video game loading an open world where you need loading screens and door opening animations for Christ’s sake, let me get on with my work.
I hope you improve the app, I’ll be exploring alternatives in the meantime.
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Best
Very good for students and studying I got from c’s to straight a’s
Terrible after the update
It used to be such a good app, but since the latest update, it’s become terrible. The UI, bugs, UX, features like favorites, etc. You truly couldn’t ruin such a nice app this way.
What happened to this great app?
Until three months ago, I’d have rated highly this app. Less is left from that moment. Now, it logs out with no reason every once in a while and oftentimes it does not count the trees I plant for the challenges.
