Forest blocks distraction. Tupp builds the system around it.
Forest is a brilliant, simple idea — grow a tree while you focus, lose it if you check your phone. It's genuinely one of the best phone-addiction nudges out there. But it stops at the timer: no history, no habits, no routines. Tupp starts where Forest ends.
The short version
Forest earned its reputation honestly — the tree-dies-if-you-leave mechanic is a real, proven behavioral nudge, and it's one of the most recognized focus apps in the world for exactly that reason. What it doesn't do is track what you actually did: no session history, no habit streaks, no routines, no calendar — nothing carries over from one session to the next. Tupp keeps a much plainer live timer, but builds the rest of a daily system around it — habits, routines, a calendar, and full history — instead of stopping at the timer itself.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Tupp | Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Live Activity on lock screen & Dynamic Island | ||
| Session history & analytics | ||
| Habit tracking with streaks | ||
| Routines & recurring schedules | ||
| Built-in calendar | ||
| Gamified tree-growing focus mechanic | — | |
| Locks distracting apps during a session | — | |
| Pricing | Free, PRO $4.99/mo | Free, Plus $5.99/mo |
Why people switch
More than a timer
Forest's tree grows and dies with a single session. Tupp keeps a real history — streaks, routines, and a calendar that remembers everything.
See the pattern, not just today
Forest doesn't show you last week. Tupp's history and stats turn single sessions into a real picture over time.
Habits and routines built in
Forest is a pure timer. Tupp adds habit streaks and scheduled routines on top, so the same app covers more of your day.
Live on your lock screen
A running Tupp session is visible on your lock screen and Apple Watch the whole time — Forest's tree only lives inside the app.
Tupp vs Forest — frequently asked.
Is Forest's tree-growing mechanic better for beating phone addiction?
For that one specific job — making you not want to leave the app mid-session — yes, honestly. It's a genuinely effective, well-designed nudge. Tupp doesn't try to copy it; it's solving a different problem (tracking and building a system), not phone-locking.
Can Forest track habits or routines like Tupp?
No — Forest is a single-purpose Pomodoro/focus timer. There's no habit tracker, no routine scheduling, and no session history beyond the current tree.
Does Tupp lock distracting apps during a session like Forest's Deep Focus?
Not currently — Tupp focuses on tracking and building consistency, not blocking. If app-blocking is the main thing you need, Forest does that specific job well.
Which is cheaper?
Both have a generous free tier. Tupp PRO is $4.99/mo; Forest Plus is around $5.99/mo — close enough that price isn't really the deciding factor either way.
Grow trees. Or build a system. Or both.
Free to download. Tupp doesn't replace Forest's habit-breaking nudge — it's built for tracking everything Forest doesn't.
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