Forest Alternatives

Forest is described as 'Grow virtual trees by staying focused, track productivity as your forest expands, avoid phone distractions, share progress, and utilize a customizable whitelist' and is a anti procrastination tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Forest for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows and iPad apps. The best Forest alternative is Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Forest are LeechBlock, Cold Turkey, SelfControl and ClearSpace.

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  1. The Productivity Owl is a Google Chrome extension that eliminates your time wasting habits on the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. Quiet icon
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    Push distractions aside, silence disruptions and enter a zen like state of focus with Quiet for Mac OS X. With the push of a button, silence noisy applications and fade out all unwanted windows. It gives you that moment of peace you need to get on with work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Anti-Social icon
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    Anti-Social is a productivity application for Macs & Windows that turns off the social parts of the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Useful for everyone, anytime & anywhere. End procrastination with this simple app that locks down your selected apps for a specific time!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Tomatoro icon
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    Be productive, grow tomatoes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Focana icon
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    The always-on-top focus buddy for busy brains — 7 science-backed ADHD coping mechanisms layered into one calm desktop focus system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. SprintWork icon
     18 likes

    SprintWork is an effective distraction blocking and time tracking software that can help you get work done on time and recover valuable time lost to social media and games.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Time Sink icon
     4 likes

    Time Sink helps you track how you spend your time on your Mac. It automatically logs opened windows and applications, and keeps track of how long you've spent using things in total (i.e. running), and in the foreground (i.e. actively using).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Digital Carrot blocks distracting apps, sites & games until you complete your goals. Completion verified via health trackers, GPS, Todoist, reminders, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. Privacy-first ADHD planner combining a visual timetable, hand-drawn routine cards, focus timer, brain dump, and mood journal in one app. Your data stays in YOUR Google Drive, not our servers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  11. Intent icon
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    Designed as an alternative to blocking apps and websites, Intent encourages mindful computer usage by reducing screen vibrancy when using potentially distracting applications. Currently in early access.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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