FocusDeck vs Forest
Grow focus systems, not just trees
Forest gamifies phone-free time. FocusDeck structures what you do during that time — with reusable blocks, session notes, and progress tracking.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Forest | FocusDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Focus timer | Yes | Yes |
| Custom block types | No | Yes |
| Reusable decks | No | Yes |
| Session notes | No | Yes |
| Gamification | Yes | No |
| Analytics | Partial | Yes |
| Web app | Partial | Yes |
| Post-session review | No | Yes |
Focus timer
Custom block types
Reusable decks
Session notes
Gamification
Analytics
Web app
Post-session review
What changes when you switch
No task structure
Forest tracks time spent focused but not what you are focusing on. A 45-minute tree tells you nothing about whether you read, wrote, or reviewed.
FocusDeck decks label each block — focus, practice, review, rest. Your session history shows exactly what you did, not just that you did something.
No reusable routines
Forest is a single timer. You cannot save a sequence of focus-rest-review blocks and replay it daily. Every session starts from zero.
Build your deck once, run it forever. FocusDeck saves your block sequence so daily sessions take one tap to start, not five minutes to configure.
Phone-only focus model
Forest is designed to keep you off your phone. But if your work is on a computer, planting a tree on your phone does not structure your desktop workflow.
FocusDeck is a web app — it runs where your work happens. Timer, notes, and review all live in the same browser window as your tasks.
How FocusDeck works
Step 1
Build your deck
Pick block types — focus, rest, practice, review. Set durations. Name it.
Step 2
Run it daily
One click starts your full session. A timer guides you through each block.
Step 3
Review & improve
See session history, notes, and analytics. Adjust your deck based on real data.
Early voices
What focus feels like with a deck.
i literally just open it and hit play now. no more staring at my desk for 20 mins deciding what to do first