Forest

Track your daily step count, stay healthy and fight the climate change

🦁 Table of Contents

Forest

🌳 Inspiration

A couple years ago together with my friends I took a part in a programming competition. The objective was to build a mobile app that solves a global problem. We didn't win, but the app we built quickly spreaded in our families.

🥕 Features

Track the step count, burned calories, distance travelled and CO₂ saved
Get rewarded by completing your daily goal and keep motivated
Use a handful notification with your daily stats updated live
View a daily history of your progress
View a detailed summary of your all-time progress

🐻‍❄️ Instalation and First Launch

Download the latest prebuilt binary (.apk file) from Releases
Run the downloaded file and temporarily allow instalation from unknown sources if prompted (turn it back off after installation).
Click "Install" and wait for the app to install.
On some devices you may encounter a Play Protect warning, but don't worry - this app is safe to use. I'm just an unverified developer (sorry).
You are good to go 🚀.

🚨 Heads up! On most devices you'll need to turn off the app battery optimizations for the app to count steps accurately. Forest uses a minimal amount of power and it won't impact your battery life.

Guide for Xiaomi Devices (MIUI 14). Go to Settings > Apps > Manage Apps > Forest > Battery saver and select "No restrictions"

🪴 Technologies