Phubbing is the act of ignoring others in favor of phone use. Term coined in 2010 by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. Combines "phone" and "snubbing" to describe digital disengagement
Forest helps users overcome phone addiction and stay focused. App has over 2 million paying users and planted 800,000 real trees. Users can plant seeds to grow trees while avoiding phone use. Limited to planting five real trees per user. Available for both iOS devices with one-time purchase