Gutting the app after such a long time. Alternatives?
After using Forest since 2020 during highschool and now university, it was an almost daily companion for me. Returning to the app after semester break, I am devastated to see, what the app has become.
Removing a core feature like favourites after literally YEARS is mindblowing to me. How can anyone mess a update that much up? It was singlehandedly the most used feature of all! Anyone has their favourite tag + tree combination they use to handle daily / recurring tasks. With favourites: only two clicks. Without: Manually selecting a tree in a enormous collection and selecting a task tag within the nearly uncountable many that have accumulated over the years.
I understand that the developers need to make money. And the one time purchase I did for pro all those years ago does not bring bread to the table today is understandable, too. But WHY not switch to a subscription model for features? Will people be mad? Yes. But they use the app daily and will pay.
BUT WHY GUTTING THE CORE FEATURES OF THE APP?
It became nearly unusable for me. Choosing a timer for the next different task needs to be seamless. With as little time and effort as possible before starting the tasks or switching between tasks to keep track of time and progress. Now? ONLY FRUSTRATION
Do you guys know an alternative to track time? I let the clock run and stop it when I was finished with the task or had to do something else (no countdown timer)