Is Forest or Memtime better?

Neither clearly leads. Forest starts at Free and Memtime at €10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Forest or Memtime?

Forest has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Forest and €10/month for Memtime.

Does Forest or Memtime run on more platforms?

Forest runs on iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox. Memtime runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Can I use Forest for free?

Yes. Forest has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Memtime starts at €10/month.

What is Forest best used for?

Forest is most often used for study sessions, work focus time, digital detox, pomodoro technique. Of those, study sessions and work focus time are not what Memtime is typically brought in for.

What can Forest do that Memtime cannot?

Forest covers Focus timer, Virtual forest building, Real tree planting partnership, Website/app blocking. Memtime covers Automatic activity timeline, Local-only storage, Timesheet automation, Offline tracking.

Productivity · head to head

Forest vs Memtime

Forest

Productivity

Stay focused, be present

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Memtime

Productivity

Automatic time tracking that never leaves your machine

From: €10/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Forest has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Forest no standalone desktop app; limited to browser extensions; Memtime no free tier. There is a 14 day trial and after that the cheapest route is €10 a user a month on a two-year commitment, or €15 quarterly.
They diverge on capability: Forest covers Focus timer, Memtime covers Automatic activity timeline.
Prices and features above were last checked on 24 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Forest and Memtime actually diverge.

Attributes where Forest and Memtime differ
Attribute	Forest	Memtime
Starting price	Free	€10/month
Pricing model	Unknown	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox	Windows, macOS, Linux
Founded	2014	2016

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Productivity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Forest

Focus timer
Virtual forest building
Real tree planting partnership
Website/app blocking
Statistics tracking
Achievements & rewards
Social features
Custom tree species

Only in Memtime

Automatic activity timeline
Local-only storage
Timesheet automation
Offline tracking
100+ project software integrations
Calendar integration
Phone call tracking
Billability reporting

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Forest

Study sessionsnot Memtime
Work focus timenot Memtime
Digital detoxnot Memtime
Pomodoro techniquenot Memtime
Phone addiction managementnot Memtime

Memtime

Reconstructing a day nobody remembered to timenot Forest
Billing clients accurately without running a stopwatchnot Forest
Tracking time where activity data must not leave the machinenot Forest
Filling timesheets in Jira or Asana from a recorded timelinenot Forest
Separating billable from non-billable work after the factnot Forest

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Forest

No standalone desktop app; limited to browser extensions
Mobile app pricing varies by platform; iOS one-time purchase vs. Android different model
Forest Plus features required for advanced analytics and custom tag tracking

Memtime

No free tier. There is a 14 day trial and after that the cheapest route is €10 a user a month on a two-year commitment, or €15 quarterly.
The integrations most buyers arrive for are on Connect, not Basic, so the entry tier is a local tracker with no link to the project software you already run.
Desktop only. There is no mobile app, so work done away from the computer has to be entered by hand.
Local-only storage is the product's point and also its limit: there is no central view for a manager, and a lost or wiped machine takes its timeline with it.
Tracking is at five or six minute granularity rather than to the second, which is right for reconstructing a day and wrong for anyone billing in one-minute units.

Pricing, plan by plan

Forest

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Forest review.

Memtime

€10/month

Basic$15/month
- Per user, quarterly billing
- €12 annual, €10 on two years
- Automatic desktop tracking
Connect$22/month
- Everything in Basic
- €18 annual, €15 on two years
- 100+ software integrations
Premium$30/month
- Everything in Connect
- €25 annual, €20 on two years
- Call system integrations
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom pricing from 50 seats
- From €10 a month on a two-year term
- Team trial and onboarding

Which should you pick?

Choose Forest if

You need focus timer.
You want to start without paying.
You work on iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox.
You also want virtual forest building.

Forest review

Choose Memtime if

You need automatic activity timeline.
You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
You also want local-only storage.

Memtime review

Questions people ask

Is Forest or Memtime better?: Neither clearly leads. Forest starts at Free and Memtime at €10/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Forest or Memtime?: Forest has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Forest and €10/month for Memtime.
Does Forest or Memtime run on more platforms?: Forest runs on iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox. Memtime runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Can I use Forest for free?: Yes. Forest has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Memtime starts at €10/month.
What is Forest best used for?: Forest is most often used for study sessions, work focus time, digital detox, pomodoro technique. Of those, study sessions and work focus time are not what Memtime is typically brought in for.
What can Forest do that Memtime cannot?: Forest covers Focus timer, Virtual forest building, Real tree planting partnership, Website/app blocking. Memtime covers Automatic activity timeline, Local-only storage, Timesheet automation, Offline tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Forest: How much does Forest cost?

Forest has a free version with core features (timer, app blocking, group focus). Forest Plus subscription costs $3.33/month when billed annually at $39.99, with pricing varying by region and platform.

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Memtime: Does Memtime send my activity data to a server?

No. Activity is stored locally on the device that recorded it and never reaches a server, which is the basis of the product's "built for privacy" positioning and why no manager console exists.

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Forest: What platforms does Forest support?

Forest is available on iOS (one-time purchase $3.99), Android (free with ads, or $1.99 one-time for ad-free), and as a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.

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Memtime: What does Memtime cost?

Per user per month, falling with commitment: Basic is €15 quarterly, €12 annual or €10 on two years. Connect is €22, €18 or €15. Premium is €30, €25 or €20. Enterprise is custom from 50 seats. Every tier has a 14 day trial with no card required.

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Forest: What is Forest's tree planting program?

Forest has partnered with Trees for the Future to plant real trees. Users can spend earned focus coins to fund tree planting in Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Cameroon. Over 2.1 million real trees have been planted.

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Memtime: Which plan includes the integrations?

Connect and above. Basic covers automatic tracking, timesheets, calendars and reporting, but the 100+ project software integrations and the sync with them start at Connect.

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Forest: Does Forest work offline?

Yes. Forest's core focus experience including the timer, tree growth, and stats works completely offline. This allows use on airplanes, subways, and areas without internet connectivity.

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Memtime: How does the automatic tracking work?

It records the program and document in your foreground window at five or six minute granularity and builds a timeline from that. There is no timer to start, so nothing is lost to forgetting.

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Forest: Is there a Forest desktop app?

No. Forest does not have an official standalone desktop application. Desktop access is available through browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox only. Some users run the mobile app via emulators like BlueStacks.

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Memtime: Which platforms does it run on?

Windows, macOS and Linux desktops. There is no mobile application.

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Forest: What features are in Forest Plus?

Forest Plus includes all Mindful Space soundscapes, custom app allowlists, advanced analytics with custom tags, exclusive tree species, 3x coin boost, and the ability to plant up to 5 real trees annually.

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Memtime: Who makes Memtime?

Memtime GmbH, a German company founded in 2016.

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Forest vs Memtime

Forest

Memtime

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Forest

Only in Memtime

What people use each for

Forest

Memtime

Where each one falls short

Forest

Memtime

Pricing, plan by plan

Forest

Memtime

Which should you pick?

Choose Forest if

Choose Memtime if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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