The Flora Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Flora in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Flora
The Insider’s Guide
Free focus timer that grows trees, alone or with friends
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among focus apps, read from Flora’s own pages.
Made by AppFinca Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Flora’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Flora’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 59 of the 65 other focus apps we grade
Flora is a free focus timer in which a virtual tree grows while you stay off your phone and dies if you leave the app for something else. It combines the timer with shared sessions for friends, a to-do list with reminders and goals, and a habit tracker with statistics. Optional paid extras are plant tours and opt-in services that fund real tree planting.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Flora, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Pick a length, press Start, and don't touch your phone.
- 1
Best for a free tree-growing timer to share with friends
Flora is a focus timer where a cartoon tree grows while you leave your phone alone and dies if you wander off, and friends can join a room so everyone's trees are on the line.
- 2
What it costs
Paid plans start at $0.99 to $1.99 per tour, one-time (US App Store).
- 3
There is a free plan
The app is free, and the vendor says there is no paid version. Optional purchases are plant tours and the opt-in Price and Care tree-planting services.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
iOS and Android.
- 5
Focus trees
Pick a duration and press Start to grow a tree. Leaving the app for social media or games kills it, and finished sessions unlock new plants on the Grand Tour.
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Group focus
Host or join a room with friends or by passcode. If everyone stays off their phone, each person wins an extra tree; if the host leaves, every tree in the room dies.
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To-do list and goals
To-do items can carry reminders and a time goal. Tagging a tree with a to-do adds that session's time to the goal, which can reset daily, weekly or monthly.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 59 of 65
That is against the other focus apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log.
Flora at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $0.99 to $1.99 per tour, one-time (US App Store)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- AppFinca Inc.
- Category
- Focus Apps
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 82,781 ratings
The report card
Best for a free tree-growing timer to share with friends
Flora is a focus timer where a cartoon tree grows while you leave your phone alone and dies if you wander off, and friends can join a room so everyone's trees are on the line. The app is free, but it's phones only, the iOS app is iPhone only, stats aren't kept on Flora's servers so a reinstall wipes them, and the tree-planting extras have no published price.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The whole app is free and AppFinca says there's no paid version, so there's nothing to compare with the $2.99 to $8.33 a month the rest of this category asks. The only money is $0.99 to $1.99 for a plant tour, paid once. |
| Free plan and trial | A | Nothing is held back. Timer, group rooms, to-do list, goals, habit tracker and stats are all in the free app, and there's no upgrade waiting to be sold to you. |
| Features | C | Trees, rooms for friends, a to-do list with goals and a streak tracker. Does the basics, and the basics are free. But the stats aren't kept on Flora's servers, so a reinstall wipes them, which is a lot to lose from the one thing a focus app is meant to remember. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.8 from about 82,800 App Store ratings. Pick a length, press Start, and don't touch your phone. There's nothing to set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | iPhone and Android, and that's the lot. No Mac, Windows or web version, and the Chrome Extension button on the homepage has no link behind it. Phones only, which is middle of the road here. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Flora is for
- Fits if a dying cartoon tree is enough to keep you off your phone
- Works for study groups who want a timer, to-do list and habit tracker without paying
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you drift on a laptop, as it's phones only
- Not for you if you want years of stats kept safe, since a reinstall loses them
- Watch out: the Price and Care tree-planting services cost money with no published amount, and Google Play lists items up to $134.99
- Watch out: the homepage's Chrome Extension button links nowhere, and no store listing for it was found
- Tight if you use an iPad, as the App Store lists the iOS app for iPhone only
Good to know
Good for
- Students who stay off their phone better with a visual reward
- Friends or study groups focusing together in a shared session
- People who want a timer, to-do list and habit tracker in one free app
Worth knowing
- The App Store lists the iOS app for iPhone only, and no Mac, Windows or web version is offered.
- Statistics are not stored on Flora's servers, so they are lost if the app is reinstalled.
- The Price and Care tree-planting services cost money, and their amounts are not published on the site; Google Play lists in-app items up to $134.99.
- The homepage shows a Chrome Extension button, but it carries no link in the page source and no store listing could be confirmed.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$0.99
To start. There is a free plan too
Flora has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99 to $1.99 per tour, one-time (US App Store).
Timer, group rooms, to-do list, goals, habit tracker and stats are all in the free app, and there's no upgrade waiting to be sold to you.
Flora
$0
The whole app: focus trees, group sessions, to-do list, goals, habit tracker and statistics.
Tours
$0.99 to $1.99
one-time in-app purchase per tour
Extra sets of plants to unlock. The US App Store lists the Amazon Rainforest Tour at $1.99 and $0.99 and the Drylands' Marvels Tour at $1.99.
The free plan
The app is free, and the vendor says there is no paid version. Optional purchases are plant tours and the opt-in Price and Care tree-planting services.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Amazon Rainforest Tour”, against $1.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺99,99 | $2.03 | about the same |
| Philippines | ₱ 129.00 | $2.05 | about the same |
| India | ₹ 199 | $2.06 | about the same |
| Australia | $2.99 | $2.09 | about the same |
| Germany | 1,99 € | $2.23 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R39.99 | $2.42 | 22% more |
| Brazil | R$ 12,90 | $2.58 | 30% more |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 | $2.63 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: iOS and Android
Free focus timer that grows trees, alone or with friends. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, tasks, site & app blocker, Pomodoro timer, habit tracking, goals.
Trees, rooms for friends, a to-do list with goals and a streak tracker.
- Focus trees
- Pick a duration and press Start to grow a tree. Leaving the app for social media or games kills it, and finished sessions unlock new plants on the Grand Tour.
- Group focus
- Host or join a room with friends or by passcode. If everyone stays off their phone, each person wins an extra tree; if the host leaves, every tree in the room dies.
- To-do list and goals
- To-do items can carry reminders and a time goal. Tagging a tree with a to-do adds that session's time to the goal, which can reset daily, weekly or monthly.
- Habit tracker and statistics
- A to-do can track a streak of successive days with a tagged tree, and the app compiles daily, weekly, monthly and yearly focus statistics.
- Real tree planting
- The opt-in Price and Care services plant real trees through partners such as Trees for the Future. A Price is charged only if you kill a tree and confirm it.
- Pause and allowed apps
- A session can be paused to use another app unless a Price is set, and on iOS 16.1 or later chosen apps can stay available during focus.
Where it runs
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Who makes Flora
Flora is made by AppFinca Inc., the company named as owner and operator in Flora's terms of service and privacy policy. Money comes from the paid iPhone and Android apps and from the opt-in Price and Care services, which pay tree-planting organisations when a session ends.
Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
59/65
Other focus apps it is graded above
Flora's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 59 of the 65 other focus apps we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 53 of 65) and worst on features (C, above 3).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 focus apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Flora’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 40 of 65
- AFree plan and trialAbove 53 of 65
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 65
- AEase of useAbove 45 of 65
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 of 65
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log.
You could make the core of Flora for yourself: Pomodoro timer, tasks, habit tracking and goals. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call.
What you could make
- Pomodoro timer, tasks, habit tracking and goals: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Blocking that reaches every browser and app and is hard to switch off.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Flora’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Forest, Focus Friend, Focus To-Do and Focus Keeper
The 4 tools Flora is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Forest
Free plan · from $5.99/mo
Focus timer that grows a virtual tree while you stay off apps.
- Only Forest lists a browser extension.
- Flora also covers tasks, habit tracking and goals.
- Forest also covers focus music.
- 2.6GPA
Focus Friend
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Gamified focus timer with a bean character and a house to decorate.
- Focus Friend can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Flora also covers tasks, habit tracking and goals.
- 2.6GPA
Focus To-Do
Free plan · from $1.99
Pomodoro timer combined with a task list and time reports.
- Only Focus To-Do lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only Focus To-Do lists a browser extension.
- Focus To-Do can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.6GPA
Focus Keeper
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Pomodoro timer with progress charts for iPhone, Android and web.
- Only Focus Keeper lists a web app.
- Flora also covers site & app blocker, habit tracking and goals.
- Focus Keeper also covers time tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Flora free?
Flora has a free plan. The app is free, and the vendor says there is no paid version.
How much does Flora cost?
Flora lists 2 plans. Flora: $0.
What platforms does Flora work on?
Flora is available on iOS and Android.
How is Flora rated?
Flora's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 82,781 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Flora have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Flora is listed for iOS and Android.
Does Flora have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Flora is listed for iOS and Android.
Is Flora open source?
Flora is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Flora work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Who makes Flora?
Flora is made by AppFinca Inc.
What are the alternatives to Flora?
The closest alternatives to Flora in our directory are Forest, Focus Friend, Focus To-Do and Focus Keeper.
How does Flora compare with other focus apps?
Flora's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 59 of the 65 other focus apps we grade, and level with 5.
Could I make my own version of Flora?
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log. You could make the core of Flora for yourself: Pomodoro timer, tasks, habit tracking and goals.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Flora’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Flora's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-04.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by AppFinca Inc. Prices change, so check flora.appfinca.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Flora, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/flora
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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