Opal: Screen Time for Focus 4+

Focus, block apps & Save Time

Opal OS

    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Better than screen time, Opal helps you focus so you can make the most out of every day.

4 hours. That’s the average time you’ll spend looking at your phone today. With a combination of app restrictions, real time feedback and rewards, you can begin to focus better and accomplish your dreams, just like Opal’s members.

Many of the world's top teams and companies companies trust Opal to help protect their focus. You can too.

**Opal cut my screen time by 2 hours per day – Marketing at Google **

**Opal cuts off your apps’ internet access to help you stop doomscrolling – The Next Web **

**I’ve been managing my social media time for months and couldn’t recommend it more - Strategy at Twitter **

**Opal Helped Me Quit My Nightly TikTok Habit – Bustle **

BENEFITS

94% of Opal members are less distracted

93% are more productive thanks to the app

90% experience improved mental health

79% save at least 1 hour *daily* thanks to the app

Added benefits:

- Better screen time management
- Improve productivity at work
- Reduce stress, be more mindful
- Better manage ADHD
- Set daily working hours, sleep, and routines
- Unplug with family and friends
- Stay in focus when you need it most
- You're happy and in control of your screen time

FEATURES

- Focus Report: Diagnose your Focus and measure your progress with clear metrics, important context and compare with your peers.
- Focus Score: check your focus level at any point throughout the day.
- #1 Blocker: Instantly block apps and websites you choose. It’s safe, precise, and doesn’t affect internet speed.
- Sessions: Block apps from your phone while you’re focusing, and you can always take a break to unblock them temporarily.
- Calendar: Set daily working hours, sleep and routines, block apps automatically, so you don’t have to remember.
- Precious Rewards: Get rewarded on your journey towards better Focus with unique MileStones you can unlock and share with friends.
- Leaderboard: Get inspired by others from the community with our daily leaderboard, highlighting the most focused of us directly in the app.
- Breaks: Use apps without mindless scrolling. Choose the app you want to use, write your intention, and set a timer.
- Focus Mode Integration: Sync your Opal Focus Sessions with iPhone Focus Mode.
- Shortcut Integration: Connect iPhone shortcut automations to start/stop Focus Sessions based on app opens, time, location and more!
- Focus Reminders: Get timely reminder notifications when you get distracted or reach a time limit.
- Focus Mode and Filters: Connect Opal to your Focus to block apps automatically
- Deep Focus: Maximum protection, you can’t cancel or bypass the timer you set.
- More Fun: Opal is guilt-free and fun. Pick your background and app icon to one that suits your mood.
- Widget: Have Opal on your home screen!

CREATE A PERSONALIZED APP LIST

You can add or remove any App and Website that are distracting to you directly from Opal's settings in the app.

You can customize your Opal experience and block all apps and sites on your phone, including:

- Facebook
- Instagram
- Snapchat
- TikTok
- Youtube
- Netflix
- Tinder
- Hinge
- Bumble
- Many more: News, Messaging, Dating, Adult/Porn, Money apps etc.

PRIVATE & SAFE

We use Apple's Screen Time API in order to monitor and block apps you use. Installation is easy and takes a few seconds on your iPhone.

Unlike most apps, Opal works entirely on your phone and personal browsing data never leaves your device.

HEAR IT FROM THE COMMUNITY

"Never in a bazillion years did I think I would be below 3 hours of screen time a day. My mood is SO much better." - Kristi

"Weird to think that an app would make me use my phone less but Opal is the only thing helping me focus on deep work days" - Zach

"Thanks Opal for being the only way my monkey brain can do homework for more than like 20 minutes" - Daniel

TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS

Read on https://opal.so/terms & https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

What’s New

Version 3.58

Important Message for iOS 16 Users:
Unfortunately, due to technical reasons outside of our control, Opal is no longer able to show users on iOS 16 a detailed breakdown of their daily screentime. All other features are still available and updating to iOS 17 will re-enable these features again. We'd recommend upgrading at your earliest convenience for the best experience.

In this release:
We've fixed a couple of issues including one where sometimes shortcuts and focus filters would not run correctly. We've also re-enabled the ability to sign into the Chrome extension via QR code. As always we've made many improvements under the hood to keep things running as smoothly as possible.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
200 Ratings

200 Ratings

swallybally ,

I hate lock mode but I need that function in my life

“Lock mode” literally locks me out of the apps that keeps my distracted and forces me to get off my phone and study. I like how there’s a “shield mode” alternative as well for days when i can be a little more slack. I also like how both modes block notifications which is one of the main causes of distraction for me. Also the app itself is very aesthetically pleasing. Overall, a very great app!

Developer Response ,

Hey you gem! 💎 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, we really appreciate it! We’re glad Opal has been helpful to you in staying productive! We’re here for you if you have any feedback or suggestions, just take a screenshot in the app and let us know! ✨
Best,
Team Opal

):$@-@37849 ,

Great until I tried to make changes, then bugged

Found it super useful at first and the work schedule option worked a charm for me, I however had one app fully blocked with one access per day and realised this didn’t work for me and needed to change it, but couldn’t, the opal app then told me I had no apps blocked but this app was still inaccessible, ended up deleting the opal app, same app was STILL restricted until I looked up others similar issues and went into my iPhone screen time setting and removed opal access from there, huge time waster trying to figure out how to rectify this issue. Now I don’t think I can continue with the app after the hassle of it not working properly unfortunately. Definitely would not pay for a subscription!

Khhloeee828373 ,

Really good app, but so many paywalls

This app is amazing. It is super effective and i have seen it help me decrease my average screen time from 8hrs to 5hrs. The lock mode helps a lot and the schedule u can set.

The only problem is basically most of the features need to be paid for to get access to use them. Some of the UI in the app is also confusing such as the app limit and app break. Sometimes the app break doesn’t show up. And when i first downloaded the app it immediate told me to subscribe and i had to look for the use free version, it should be more obvious that theres a free version

Events

App Privacy

The developer, Opal OS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Identifiers

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Purchases
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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