Synopsis of the App: With a cheerful aesthetic, Flora is a focus- and habit-tracking app that uses gamification and an online community to stay on task.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple only.
RDN Score: 3/5
Pro
Flora gamifies the Pomodoro method for productivity and uses community to keep users on task. Users grow virtual trees during focus sessions.
Gather online friends to grow virtual trees together and hold each other accountable. If one person flees the session, the plant dies for everyone.
Track mindfulness and good habit streaks using the easy-to-follow statistics tab with monthly stats and categories.
Set regular goals and goal reminders to reduce procrastination, scrolling social media and mindless screen time.
Elect goals related to books you’re reading, mediation, yoga, homework or talking with the family.
Users can donate real money and plant a real tree in Africa for breaking the focus session. Via a partnership with a non-profit organization, the company has already planted 16,000 trees!
Cons
Although the developers are working on other ways to sign in, the app currently doesn’t have another option beyond Facebook, which could exclude some users due to privacy concerns.
Available only for iPhone at the time of this review.
Bottom Line: Flora is ideal for anyone struggling to stay focused who needs the motivation of a group or gameplay to stay on task.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: With a cheerful aesthetic, Flora is a focus- and habit-tracking app that uses gamification and an online community to stay on task.
