Comparison

Forest vs 习惯岛

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

习惯岛

This app gamifies habit tracking by allowing users to create custom habit cards and earn in-game currency and experience. Use your rewards to decorate your personal island, unlock new items, and progress through levels. It aims to make habit formation more engaging and rewarding.

Highlights
  • Gamified habit tracking
  • Customizable habit cards
  • Island decoration and expansion
  • In-game currency and experience rewards
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Statistical charts
  • Weekly bonus chests
Features
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"Habit Island" is a gamified habit tracking app. Here, you can freely customize habit cards, set goals, and create challenges. As you check in on your habits, you'll randomly earn rewards like coins and experience. Once you've saved up enough coins, you can buy items to decorate your island and bring it to life. As you level up through accumulated experience, you'll unlock more items, features, and gameplay. Building a good habit takes time and patience, but we believe that if you keep going, you'll definitely achieve your goals. In "Habit Island," we hope to provide you with a more fun and rewarding way to build habits. We hope you find your own passion. 「Features」 - Pixel Island: Fill your charming pixel-style island with your efforts and persistence - Weekly Chest: Unlock bonus chest rewards by checking in consistently every week - Custom Challenges: Define check-in cycles and challenge goals, clear as a to-do list - Cloud Sync: Your data is securely stored in the cloud, seamlessly accessible across devices - Statistics Charts: Clear and intuitive check-in statistics at a glance - Long Press to Check In: Prevent accidental touches by requiring a long press to check in - Layout Switch: Freely switch between tile and list layouts — find the style you love - Island Expansion: Use rewards from check-ins to expand your island and create your unique space - Multiplayer Co-op: Join a team with friends and build a shared island together

Screenshots

Forest4 screens
习惯岛4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 习惯岛 at none against Forest's shown. Forest's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 习惯岛 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. 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 5.0 for 习惯岛. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest ships an update monthly, 习惯岛 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forest versus 习惯岛: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest习惯岛
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer青青 陈广博 郝

Customer experience

Forest

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

习惯岛

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
11 purchases

习惯岛

One-time11
  • PLUS 计划(1 个月)$0.99
  • PLUS 计划(6 个月)$2.99
  • PLUS 计划(1 年)$3.99
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  • PLUS 计划(6 个月)$3.99
  • PLUS 计划(6 个月)$4.99
  • PLUS 计划(1 年)$4.99
  • PLUS 计划(1 年)$6.99
  • PLUS 计划(1 年)$7.99
  • PLUS 计划(终身)$9.99
  • PLUS 计划(终身)$12.99
  • PLUS 计划(终身)$19.99

Questions

Is Forest free?
Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 习惯岛 free?
习惯岛 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forest or 习惯岛?
Forest and 习惯岛 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Forest or 习惯岛 have ads?
Forest shows ads; 习惯岛 does not.
Which is updated more often, Forest or 习惯岛?
Forest ships an update monthly, and 习惯岛 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Forest was updated on June 1, 2026 and 习惯岛 on August 11, 2026.

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