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K-Pop-Themed Productivity Apps

'The Forest App' Has a New BTS Theme from 'TinyTAN'

— March 23, 2022 — Tech
'The Forest App' is a productivity-focused application that encourages workers to focus on their tasks. The productivity app works by allowing users to grow virtual trees by simply leaving the app open. Closing, minimizing, or switching the application's tab will kill the tree that is currently growing, encouraging users to focus on their work in order to progress.

This new collaboration with 'TinyTAN,' the animated 'BTS' characters owned by 'Big Hit Entertainment,' allows users to grow BTS-themed installations, which appear as TinyTAN characters sitting in a growing garden, instead of regular trees. Additionally, as part of this collaboration, The Forest App is donating one real tree to the 'Frees for the Future' organization, which will plant one tree in real life for each digital tree donated.

Image Credit: The Forest App, TinyTAN
Trend Themes
1. Productivity Apps with Personalized Themes - Opportunity for app developers to partner with popular culture icons to create personalized experiences for users, increasing engagement and improving productivity.
2. Gamification of Productivity - Growing popularity of productivity apps that incorporate gaming elements to incentivize users to complete tasks, offering opportunities for app developers to create engaging experiences that improve productivity.
3. Socially Responsible Collaborations - Growing trend of collaborations between productivity apps and organizations that promote social responsibility, providing opportunities for app developers to align with social causes and differentiate themselves in the market.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile App Development - Opportunity for mobile app developers to create productivity apps with personalized experiences, collaboration opportunities with social organizations, and gamification features that incentivize users to complete tasks.
2. Entertainment Industry - Opportunity for entertainment companies to partner with productivity app development companies and provide branded content to reach their fan base, while also incentivizing engagement and improving productivity.
3. Environmental and Social Responsibility - Opportunity for organizations that promote environmental and social responsibility to partner with productivity apps in creating win-win collaborations to drive social impact and improve productivity opportunities.
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