Achieve screen time control with the world’s most-loved screen time app! Opal is the fun, free Screen Time app to improve your focus and make the most out of every day.
5 to 6 hours. That’s the average time you’ll spend looking at your phone today, often without realizing it. It's time to fight back. With a combination of screen time control, app limits, app blockers, real time data, leaderboards and rewards, you will focus better and accomplish your dreams, just like Opal’s members.
**As of November 2024, Opal has saved humanity 120 Million hours from less screen time. **
Many of the world's top teams and companies trust Opal to help protect their focus. You can too.
**Opal cut my screen time by 2 hours per day – Marketing at Google **
**You need this app. When I first got opal my daily screen-time was about 8 1/2 hours a day. Now it's 1 hour. **
**Opal has become an indispensable tool in my quest for productivity and mindful technology usage **
**Get Opal! - Ali Abdaal, productivity expert**
BENEFITS
Save 1 hour and 23 minutes per DAY from less screen time, on average.
94% of Opal members are less distracted
93% are more productive thanks to the app
90% report improved well-being
Added benefits:
- Better screen time control
- Better productivity at work
- Reduce stress, be more mindful
- Supports focus challenges, including ADHD
- Set daily work hours, sleep, and routines
- Block apps to unplug and detox
- Stay in focus when you need it most
- You're happy and in control of your screen time
FEATURES
- #1 Screen Time Control: the most loved app for screen time control with 4.8/5.
- #1 App Blocker: Instantly Block apps and websites you choose at a specific time of day throughout the week to organize your time.
- Focus Difficulty: Make it hard, or make it a bit easier. Deep Focus won't let you cancel or bypass at all.
- App Limits: Set daily usage limits on apps and websites to automatically block them and prevent overuse.
- Mindful Block Screens: Discover quotes, puns and more every time you try to open an app or website you really shoudn't.
- Blocklist & Allowlist: Easily pick any app, game or website you want to block or allow during your Blocks.
- Focus Report: Measure your progress with clear metrics, actionable screen time stats, and benchmark against your peers.
- Focus Score: Check your screen time and focus level at any point easily spotting Focus and Distracted time.
- Calendar: Set daily working hours, sleep and routines, block apps automatically, so you don’t have to remember.
- Precious Rewards: Unlock unique MileStones you can share with friends.
- Leaderboard: Challenge friends to top the leaderboard, enhancing productivity, focus and keeping each other motivated.
- Breaks: 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 to block apps.
- 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.
- Deep Focus: Need ultimate focus? Deep Focus is the maximum level of protection — you can’t bypass or cancel.
- More Fun: Opal is guilt-free and fun.
- Widget: Have Opal on your home screen!
CREATE A PERSONALIZED APP BLOCK LIST
Easily pick any app, game or website you want to block or allow to Block Apps.
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.
TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS
Read on https://opal.so/terms & https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Honestly I used to spend around 16 to 18 hours on my phone every single day and now it’s down to 6 hours a day and that’s without having to pay for the subscription(that’s why I’d give it a 9/10 just because you need to pay to have the full app) If I had the money in my bank account right now I would be paying for the subscription (but honestly you don’t need it) the app as is , is just a great way to help your work life balance, because we live in this new age where Gmail, teams ect is just a touch away it can become very unhealthy quickly which I’ve experienced depression caused by the fact that I just felt on call with my work 24/7 even though I wasn’t I would sit and answer emails at 11pm even though they could be postponed to the next day. So Opal helps me set that boundary saying after 7pm no more work and it’s done wonders for my stress and work performance.
Developer Response
We love to read that Opal has helped you with reducing your screen time so significantly! Thanks for the positive review, don’t hesitate to let us know if anything changes. All the best, Team Opal
Amazing app
blessed and magnificent
Definitely a brilliant app to stop your social media addiction be at Whatsapp be it Instagram whatever social network you are using and you feel like you cannot control yourself it will definitely block you out of those apps but you also need to have a little bit of discipline because you still have the power to unblock the blockage but it is definitely a good app to block the apps and it really does not allow you to go in no matter what you do besides you actually breaking The rule which is going into the actual Opal app to unblock what has been blocked
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the positive review, we're so glad Opal has helped you stop your social media addiction! All the best, Team Opal
Opal Review
Omphiess
Honestly when I first saw the app in App Store, I was hesitant to install it, but even on day 1 it’s made such a huge difference. Just the awareness every time I run to open a distraction and even the little motivational quotes have made it so much easier to spend my time more productively. I would highly recommend it for anyone who has been struggling with social media addiction.
Enables Greatness
frmtn
This app makes something which is so hard to do, way easier. It allows you to switch off and focus on what matters and kills the distraction machine part of your phone. Have been using it for almost a year now and as an adhd person, my life feels way better with Opal. Simple, easy, powerful. Get things done.
A new Opal.
Opal has always worked when you set the rules. 4.0 adds something new: Opal can now read your day on its own: it learns when you sleep, when you focus, when you scroll. It steps in when it helps and stays out of the way the rest of the time.
Heads up, two things have moved:
• Blocks are now called Rules. Same feature, new name. You'll find everything in the My Apps tab,.
• Breaks are now called Unblock. You can unblock at any time from the My Apps tab.
What's new:
• Timer. One tap to focus for a set block of time, when you need to study or get in the zone.
• Opal Score. A daily reading on Focus, Sleep, and Rest.
• Sounds. A library of focus mixes and ambient tracks.
• New MileStones. Belts for attention, earned through real focus. New ones available.
• Autofocus. Intelligent nudges that keep you on track when you're distracted.
You asked, we built:
• Overlapping rules, so you can stack them.
• Always Allowed, so Opal never blocks your essentials like health, maps, or banking.
• Never Allowed, so you can set your own permanent restrictions.
• Single-app unblock, so you can open one app without breaking the rule.
• Digital Detox, longer timers for a few days at a time.
Now in 9 languages, including Simplified Chinese.
As always, share feedback through Settings, then Support. We read all of it. Let us know if any of your favourite features are missing, we removed some things but don't worry - they'll be back soon!
If you're on X, feel free to like, retweet, or comment on our launch announcement: https://x.com/opalapp
The mission is the same. Align computers with human wellbeing. 4.0 is a big step in that direction and there will be a lot more to come!
Version 4.0.4
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:
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