Comparison

Forest vs Smile Todo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Forest

Develop good habits by growing virtual trees. Successfully completing focus sessions cultivates a thriving digital forest, while missed sessions result in dead trees. This app encourages self-discipline through a gamified approach to habit formation.

Highlights
  • Grow virtual trees for completed habits
  • Develop good habits
  • Gamified self-discipline
  • Track habit completion
  • Build a digital forest
Features
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Punch in forest is a learning self-discipline punch in app, which can help you form good habits. -Choose a sapling you like -Choose the habits you want to develop -Punch in 7 days and you'll get a tree -Of course, if you don't clock in according to the set time, the sapling will die and you will get a dead tree -Continue to complete the established clock, you will have a forest Mr. Ye Shengtao, a famous educator in China, said, "it's better to have a good habit if you accumulate thousands and millions". This sentence is given to every user. I hope the clock in forest can help you develop more and more good habits. [punch in forest - description of VIP automatic subscription service] 1. Subscription service: punch in forest - member (VIP) continuous monthly package (1 month), punch in forest - member (VIP) continuous quarterly package (3 months), punch in forest - member (VIP) continuous half a year (24 months) 2. Subscription price: 18 yuan / month for continuous monthly products, 40 yuan / quarter for continuous quarterly products, and 128 yuan / year for continuous semi annual products 3. Payment: after the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the iTunes account 4. Apple's iTunes account will deduct fees within 24 hours before expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription cycle will be postponed for one subscription cycle 5. To unsubscribe, please open the Apple phone "Settings" - > enter the "iTunes Store and app store" - > click "Apple ID", select "view Apple ID", enter the "account settings" page, click "subscription", select the punch in watermark camera - Super punch in King member to unsubscribe. If the subscription is not closed at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, the subscription will be automatically renewed 6. Punch in forest membership agreement: https://prdimages.growup.link/forestConfig/senlin_ vip.html Punch in forest user agreement: https://prdimages.growup.link/forestConfig/senlin_ userAgreement.html

About

Smile Todo

This app helps you build self-discipline and concentration through a minimalist daily task list. Track your habits, earn smiley faces for completing goals, and review your progress with a cute tracker.

Highlights
  • Minimalist daily task list
  • Habit tracking with swipe gestures
  • Smiley face reward system
  • Cute tracker for saving/sharing progress
  • Clock log for schedule review
  • Subscription for premium features
Features
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Harvest smiling faces with self-discipline. Even small dreams require daily effort. The Smile List adheres to the minimalist and fresh design of Emmo Corp. There are no flashy ICONS, only a clear daily list. There is no noisy socializing here, face yourself, know yourself. It is very easy to punch in here. Plan your daily activities in advance. You just need to swipe right or gently press the habit, and your punch is finished. Shake, switch different punching styles. You can, of course, add a clock log, which will make it more intuitive when you review your schedule. When you complete more than 60 percent of your daily habits, you get a smiley face, a nice card that you can click on and write your thoughts on the back of your life, and a cute Tracker to save or share your smile with your friends. I can't wait to see your smiling faces. Let's work together to make a better life with a little effort and self-discipline. About a subscription service for Smiling Todo Premium The service is a subscription-based service, and you can choose to use it on an annual, buyout basis. Premium (by the year) is a paid service on a subscription basis, which means you will be paid in advance for future subscription use. Currently you have the option to use the service on an annual basis. At the end of each subscription period, your subscription will be automatically renewed by default unless you cancel the automatic renewal at your own discretion or we cancel the service. - cost: Please check the internal page of smiling Todo for price details - a refund: Current subscriptions and one-time buyout fees will not be refundable. Make sure the feature service meets your needs. - Unsubscribe: If you want to cancel the renewal, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You can unsubscribe by opening System Settings - click Apple ID - click Subscribe - select Smile Todo Subscribe and unsubscribe. Terms of use: https://gist.github.com/AUDILIGITHUB/e0496ef6d8ec201fac55b6278b1fe85c Privacy policy: https://gist.github.com/AUDILIGITHUB/fbca36d687ea7c7d218359dfeda7c559

Screenshots

Forest4 screens
Smile Todo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smile Todo at none against Forest's shown. Smile Todo also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Forest's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Forest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Smile Todo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Forest against 4.9 for Smile Todo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smile Todo has 19K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Forest's written reviews are positive against 88% of Smile Todo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest ships an update monthly, Smile Todo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Forest versus Smile Todo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForestSmile Todo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.9 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better87.6% of reviews
Number of ratings419K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer青青 陈EMMO Corp.

Customer experience

Forest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smile Todo

All ratings19,211 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews1,055 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Forest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smile Todo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not functioning properly
  • Tasks added show up on previous days
  • Habit tracking not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to reorder tasks
  • Improve syncing between devices
  • Provide more language options
  • Allow tasks to carry over to next day if not completed
  • Add option to group tasks into categories

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Forest

Subscriptions3
  • 打卡森林月度会员3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 打卡森林季度会员$5.993 Months
  • 打卡森林年度会员$19.491 Year
2 purchases

Smile Todo

Subscriptions1
  • 微笑Todo Pro(一年)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • SmileTodo Pro (forever)$4.99

Questions

Is Forest free?
Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smile Todo free?
Smile Todo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forest or Smile Todo?
Forest is rated higher. Forest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Smile Todo averages 4.9 from 19K ratings.
Do Forest or Smile Todo have ads?
Forest shows ads; Smile Todo does not.
Which is updated more often, Forest or Smile Todo?
Forest ships an update monthly, and Smile Todo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Forest was updated on November 3, 2026 and Smile Todo on November 13, 2026.

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