Forest Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.3% of reviews
Neutral6.9% of reviews
Negative experience27.8% of reviews

~ Based on 4,050 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Forest

Is Forest Safe?

Forest: Focus for Productivity appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Forest is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 49,598 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

96.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 49,580 App Store ratings for Forest.

Is Forest Legit?

Forest: Focus for Productivity appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Forest is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

好用

是專注力提升的重要工具,希望可以有功能記憶一下選擇背景聲音的設定 ,不然每次都要重選好麻煩

Good

Podéis por favor arreglar el problema que da entrar en “desafíos de concentración” TODOS los domingos a partir de medio día aproximadamente? Llevo ya meses perdiendo las recompensas porque no funciona ni con wifi, ni con 3G ni reiniciando móvil ni app 200 veces. Y es que siempre es en domingo…

Please bring back the classic UI

I’ve been using this app for more than six years now, but the new UI update completely ruined the experience. Replacing the classic timer with a clunky new layout and forcing users to tap through three extra screens just to clear a finished session defeats the entire purpose of a focus app. Please give us an option to revert to the old user interface.
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Me encanta

Me la recomendó mi terapeuta para ayudarme con el tema de la procrastinación y ha funcionado increíblemente.
Ninguna app me había servido para gestionar mi tiempo y esta me encantó desde el principio.

DELETE

Una app de productividad no debería recurrir a trampas para retener usuarios. Para eliminar la cuenta te obligan a escribir "DELETE", pero la interfaz se vuelve casi ilegible justo en ese paso para que te equivoques, te frustres y desistas. Una práctica abusiva y una falta de respeto al usuario.

Ha empeorado

La aplicación, ahora de pago, ya no me motiva porque cuando sales de la aplicación, el árbol no se muere, sino que te permite meterte en redes con advertencias q te hacen perder el tiempo todavía más.

Me arrepiento de haberla pagado, porque ahora ya no me sirve

New UI is unusable

After over 5 years of using Forest, I am sadly looking elsewhere. Up until a recent update, I have enjoyed the UI, especially having the visual timer setup, the view of the Forest, and integrations with my lock screen widget. Since the new update, the UI is incredibly laggy, it takes multiple clicks to navigate with planting trees (which has resulted me in accidentally cancelling the session multiple times), and the widget persistently appearing on my lock screen even when there are no active sessions. When I expressed my concerns I was met with a Generative AI response. The lack of transparency about the use of Generative AI is concerning to say the least. The fact that being a Pro member is not enough to have a workable application feels misleading, especially as they have now introduced their Plus subscription tier. Very disappointed. It would have been good to have the option to revert back to the Classic UI. And I cannot get a refund for Pro as it is appearing as ineligible under Apple’s ‘Report a Problem’ page.
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Desafíos de concentración no funciona

Desde la nueva actualización ya no cargan los desafíos de concentración ni los eventos. Arreglen esto

Sonidos

No me deja comprar sonidos en la tienda

🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

Pretty good app! However, I wish the home screen could default to the forest view so I can see my progress and achievements right away.

Just make it simple

Way too complicated now with all the unnecessary updates to start another session. Making it 3 buttons instead of 1 like— having to wait and hit no I don’t want to boost rewards and then yes back to home

Issue

Good tool but drawing ridiculous amounts of battery which makes it difficult to use regularly

old version!

I want to roll back to the old version. At the very least, users should be able to choose between the new and old versions themselves. This is really driving me crazy—why did you turn a perfectly good app into this? What’s wrong with you guys? You’ve gotten so obsessed with AI that you have to change everything.
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No sounds available in the store

I think this is a bug, I am not able to buy new sounds. There are currently none available under any section of the store.

The future has started to look promising

The app’s finally receiving an improved, satisfying look and feel. Looking forward to seeing further progress, including even swifter responsiveness in particular parts of the UI, like claiming prices for completed quests. The widget, though… It still doesn’t support Clear Home Screen mode, displaying a burnt-out shape instead of a detailed forest. I’ve asked about it too many times, but to no avail...
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Long time user, my heart broken

I’ve been using Forest for years. I loved it. I was happy to pay for the lifelong access. I would donate again if they asked.
Some months ago I felt slightly cheated when they introduced additional Pro features (nicer trees) for which you pay extra (the app that promotes awareness and departure from cheap showoff, suddenly offers just that). But okay. Everyone wants some extra cash.
But now they introduced a feature that completely destroyed my love for this app. To get some additional gems you can… watch an AD!!! The app that was supposed to help us stay focused and plant trees, to keep our brain clutter free, suggests to clutter it again, because hey, it’s for their benefit now.
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Amazing! Apple shortcut?

I love this app so much! I have a recommendation though. Would you please set an Apple shortcut to automatically start planting when I do a certain thing? Also, if you guys could bring back the old way of having to keep the forest app open in order to grow the trees

So Effective

Helps me with focus so much and world genuinley reccomend to others, however could you please make an app for mac where you can either download from web or the appstore, thank you

HATE this new update

This new update requires so many buttons after you finish one tree to just get back to the home. There are so many added features that just feel unnecessary and I really enjoyed the simplicity of the old app. Even the toggle of the timer is not as great as the original circle. Please take it back!!!
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Nice UI, but too many steps between 2 focus sections

Can we make it more convenient to start a new focus time after last one is done? Currently when the previous focus section is done, there are 3 steps “claiming rewards”, “continue”, “ back to home” before we can finally return to home page to start a new section. Would be better if we reduce the steps to get back to home page.
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