Peazehub vs Forest
Updated 31 August 2026
Short answer
Peazehub records what you finish: streaks, lifetime focus hours, a heatmap, study groups with shared goals and a leaderboard, on desktop as well as mobile, for $29.99 once. Forest is a phone deterrent: a tree grows while you stay off the phone and dies if you leave, for about $4 once on iOS. Forest keeps shallow history and has no groups or leaderboard. If phone pickups are your problem, Forest fixes that one thing and pairs with Peazehub for everything else.
These two get compared constantly, and they are not really competitors. Forest is a deterrent. Peazehub is a record. The question is which of those two problems you actually have.
Both use a one-time payment, which already puts them in a small minority of this category — most alternatives are subscriptions running $36 to $96 a year.
Side by side
| Feature | Peazehub | Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 one-time | ~$4 one-time on iOS; free with IAP on Android |
| Platforms | Web, any browser including desktop | iOS, Android, browser extension |
| Timer presets | Nine, from 25/5 to 90/30 | Adjustable timer |
| Phone blocking | No | Yes — leaving the app kills the tree |
| Streaks | Day-based, with a permanent longest-streak record | Limited |
| Long-term analytics | Lifetime hours, heatmap, per-period totals | Basic history |
| Study groups with shared goals | Yes, 3–20 members | No |
| Community leaderboard | Weekly, monthly, all-time | Friends only |
| Desktop use | Yes | Extension only |
Choose Peazehub if
- You want to know where your hours actually went over a term, not just today
- You study at a desk on a laptop, not only on a phone
- You want a group with a shared goal, or a leaderboard to place on
- You want streaks that survive a bad day — any completed session counts
Choose Forest if
- Your honest problem is that you pick up your phone every few minutes
- You only want a phone deterrent and no record of your hours
- You respond to the tree mechanic, which is a real and underrated factor
- You mostly work away from a computer
Common questions
Is Peazehub or Forest better for studying?
Forest is better at stopping phone distraction. Peazehub is better at recording study time — streaks, lifetime focus hours, a heatmap and study groups. If phone use is the main problem, start with Forest; if you cannot tell whether your study habit is holding, start with Peazehub.
Can I use Forest and Peazehub together?
Yes, and it is a sensible combination. Forest keeps the phone down while Peazehub records the session on your laptop. Both are one-time purchases, so running both costs about $34 in total with nothing recurring.
Is Forest cheaper than Peazehub?
Yes. Forest is roughly $4 as a one-time iOS purchase against Peazehub's $29.99 one-time. Both avoid subscriptions entirely, unlike most of the category.
Founder of Peazehub
Ibo Ozcan is the founder of Peazehub, a focus timer that records completed sessions for students. He also builds PageLock, an iOS app that replaces doomscrolling with reading, and writes about focus, study habits and digital wellbeing.
Peazehub, for one payment
$29.99 once, no subscription, with a 30-day refund window if it is not for you.