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FOSS Alternative to Forest (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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EDIT: found one - Goodtime (thanks user)

Forest is an Android and iOS app (and web addon) that lets you track the amount of time you have spent studying.

I just it to track how much time I've spent studying from month-to-month and from subject-to-subject (through using tags). I don't know that there is an open-source alternative but if there is, that would be amazing. I am about to be finished with college for the summer and so will have time to potentially develop an app if there isn't already one.

Requirements:

timer option
countdown option
tags (for specific subjects or activities)
statistics page with weekly, monthly, and annual views

Nice Features to Have:

study together option
number of people currently studying

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What makes this app different from pomodoro timers ( which there are a bunch of ones on f-droid )?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

@dessalines the difference would be that it keeps a history of your study sessions and it might have some sort of study together feature too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

@dessalines the premise of Forest is your study sessions will become trees in a forest. if you're diligent, the tree will be big and healthy. but if you get distracted, the tree will die

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know there are pomodoro apps that do store / show your history, not sure which ones tho.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://github.com/adrcotfas/Goodtime

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank-you very much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This is the one I use, it's on FDroid and pretty great

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do they have statistics pages though? With subject-specific data? And do they offer timers and countdowns that aren’t restricted to pomodoro timers? Cause that’s what I need.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think I don't get it because I basically don't use my phone, but is this app's aim to ensure you don't end up leaving this app for some big corporate addictive mainstream app?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Partially. But most people, myself included, use it to track the ratio and statistics of their studying. For example, I like to check the stats page to ensure I’m not spending too much time studying one thing and not enough time studying another. Additionally, I like to make sure I’m studying a consistent amount from one month/week/year to another so I can ensure I’m not dropping off.