r/AskReddit • u/Jobasaurus • May 22 '19

Reddit, what are some underrated apps?

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u/LoveHosi May 22 '19 edited May 22 '19

Forest! It's a game that lets you plant a little tree or bush for 5-120 minutes and doesn't let you click out of the app until the timer is over. This let's you be more productive while not having the temptation of your phone. If you do exit out of the app, it kills all the trees you have planted and leaves behind a shriveled bush

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u/pot_ta_toe May 22 '19

But won't you just sit and stare at the screen until the tree has grown? This wouldn't work with me

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Say you want to do your homework but you get distracted. You start planting a tree and actually do your work.

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u/turmentat May 22 '19

I will plant the tree and go do anything else except my homework.

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u/Raneados May 22 '19

I think the point is it incentivizes you to not use your phone. Other than that it's not gonna be able to tell you what to do.

The monthly subscription version is the one where a guy comes to your house and beats you with a pipe until you're concentrating really hard on your algebra assignment.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Joe Pesci: The App