Comparison

4get. vs Banana Study

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

Head to head
About

4get.

Transform your smartphone into a 2003-style green LCD phone for a set duration. Focus on the countdown and signal, and grow a forget-me-not flower in your field for each successful session. Lock distracting apps during your focus time.

Highlights
  • 2003-style LCD phone interface
  • Focus timer with countdown
  • Grow virtual forget-me-nots
  • App locking for distractions
  • Minimalist design
  • Offline functionality
Features
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FORGET THE FEED. PLANT THE SEED. 4get. turns your smartphone into a 2003 green-LCD phone for a set amount of time. No feed, no scroll, no red badges. Just a countdown, a signal needle, and the quiet hum of an era before the attention economy. HOW IT WORKS — TUNE a session (15–120 minutes) and put the phone down. — The screen becomes a 2003 dashboard: a seven-segment countdown, a trembling signal needle, static noise on a green LCD. — Pick up the phone or wander off, and the SIGNAL drifts toward LOST. Hold the line, and something grows. — When the timer ends, a forget-me-not is planted in your FIELD — one flower per day you came back to the real world. FIELD Your field is a calendar of days you stayed away. No streaks, no scores, no badges — just flowers on the days you looked up. Miss a day and nothing punishes you; the soil simply waits. LOCK Seal the apps that pull you back. During a session, 4get. uses Apple's Screen Time technology to shield the apps you choose. They come back when the timer ends — not before. ALSO IN THE BOX — NOISE: lo-fi static loops to leave on while you're gone. — MEMO: one small notepad, 2003-style. — CAMERA: take a before/after memory — one photo, dithered like an old cameraphone. — CALL: your favorite people, one tap away, even mid-session. Real calls were never the problem. WHAT 4get. IS NOT No account. No server. No analytics. No feed to check. Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud. The app is designed to be left alone — the less you touch it, the better it works. LOOK UP. THE WORLD IS STILL THERE.

About

Banana Study

Features
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Do you often get distracted when studying alone? Banana Study is a cam study app where you study with cute banana characters. ■ Study side-by-side with Bananas Your camera view and the Bananas' room are shown side-by-side. It's like sitting together in a study cafe, allowing you to focus solely on studying while watching the Bananas. ■ Get instant alerts when your focus wavers On-device face recognition detects moments of distraction like leaving your seat, drowsiness, or looking away. The Bananas react first, helping you regain focus. Captured video never leaves your device and is never stored on a server. ■ Visualize your study progress After studying, your focus time and focus rate for the day are recorded. The past 12 weeks of records show darker for longer focused days, letting you review your study habits at a glance. ■ How focus rate is calculated Focus Rate = Focused Time ÷ Total Study Time. Time spent distracted or away from your seat while the timer is running is excluded; only actual focused time is included in the calculation. ■ Recommended for those who: - Get easily distracted when studying alone - Want to track their study habits with data - Seek a study cafe ambiance for better concentration - Want motivation from cute characters Start your study session with the Bananas today.

Screenshots

4get.4 screens
Banana Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 4get. at none against Banana Study's shown. Banana Study's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
4get. versus Banana Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4get.Banana Study
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer연우 정JAEMIN LEE

In-app purchases

None

4get.

No in-app purchases

None

Banana Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 4get. free?
4get. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banana Study free?
Banana Study is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 4get. or Banana Study have ads?
Banana Study shows ads; 4get. does not.

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