Comparison

Forest vs Deep Work Everyday

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

Head to head
About

Forest

Features
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Stay focus and be present. Plant a seed in lotus/cattail garden! A simple app to help you focus on your daily mediation/task and put down your phone. It notifies you return to the app with a bell sound. Write down all your thoughts in the note feature. It comes with a widget to view your water garden. As you stay focused, this seed will gradually grow into a flower. However, if you leave the app, your plant will wither. You get a sense of achievement when you see a pond full of beautiful lotus and cattail! Demo video: https://youtu.be/sJMiZN6ugn0 Instructions: 1. Swipe up/down to change plant. 2. Swipe left/right to change task. 3. Tap task to begin timer.

About

Deep Work Everyday

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Do your best work, consistently. Deep work everyday helps you to get into the habit of deep work. Habits are what we are, and it is very hard to build them from scratch. A space rocket burns %80 of it’s fuel in the first minute. That’s when the gravity is at it’s strongest point to pull it back. Same with side projects, same with habits. Building the momentum is the hardest. Deep Work Everyday is here to help build that momentum. An app with a start and end; 14 chapters, starting today. Each one starts with quote, followed by a pomodoro session. Once done, a short article gets unlocked. New chapters everyday; You can't rush your way through it though. You can unlock a single chapter in one day. So you need to show up and do the work. Along the way, the app helps you stay on track: - Smart reminders nudge you when it’s time to work,Β  - Live Activities keep your timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island andΒ  - Widgets bring your daily quote or your grid-style progress right to your Home Screen.Β  - Your streak, total deep-work time and momentum are all captured in a clean analytics view, giving you a clear sense of how far you’ve come. A point of view; They are nothing more than perspective on creativity and building things. Some may resonate with you some may not. Hopefully they will provide the little push that you need to build this new habit.

Screenshots

Forest4 screens
Deep Work Everyday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forest at Free against Deep Work Everyday's $0.99. Forest also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Forest is free to download; Deep Work Everyday costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest ships an update fortnightly, Deep Work Everyday every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Forest versus Deep Work Everyday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForestDeep Work Everyday
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryong chong lohDrift Apps

In-app purchases

None

Forest

No in-app purchases

None

Deep Work Everyday

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forest free?
Forest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Work Everyday free?
Deep Work Everyday costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forest or Deep Work Everyday have ads?
Neither Forest nor Deep Work Everyday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest or Deep Work Everyday?
Forest ships an update fortnightly, and Deep Work Everyday every 4 months. Most recently, Forest was updated on November 3, 2026 and Deep Work Everyday on October 25, 2026.

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