5 Best Digital Wellbeing Alternatives for Android

Forest: Stay Focused

This next app is a cute little program that's actually been around for a long time. Way before Google announced its Digital Wellbeing initiative. 

With Forest, you'll have an easier time staying focused, beating smartphone addiction, being present in the moment, and whitelisting apps that get in the way of your goals. This app actually won the "Self Improvement" app of the year, and has received several awards over the years. 

The way it works is you plant a seed, a tree, in the forest. Then, simply put down your phone and enjoy the world around you. If you fail and start using your phone, that tree will not grow and will start to wither away and eventually die. It's like a mini game. 

You can turn your focused moments or weeks into an entire Forest, hence the name. Like other digital wellbeing apps this gives you a breakdown on what you use the most, where to cut back, and helps you achieve it. AND, you can buy the pro version with more features and actually plant REAL trees around the world. Not just digital ones. That way you're helping yourself and our planet. 

Download Forest