Opal: Screen Time Control

Opal: Screen Time Control

By Opal OS

  • Category: Productivity
  • Release Date: 2020-12-15
  • Current Version: 3.91.3
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 185.93 MB
  • Developer: Opal OS
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Score: 4.7
4.75778
From 34,271 Ratings

Description

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% experience improved mental health Added benefits: - Better screen time control - Better productivity at work - Reduce stress, be more mindful - Better manage 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/

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Reviews

  • Changed my life

    5
    By vanessagabriela47
    I’ve struggled with an IG doom scroll addiction for YEARS. Having this app has gotten that under control for me so I can spend more time actively resting in the ways that I want instead of unintentionally numbing out on the couch in the time vortex that IG can be. I recommend this app to everyone I know and hope it becomes more popular!! Y’all did an amazing job with this app fr, THANK YOU ♥️
  • Human-Centered Design

    5
    By Diego96024
    Most app blockers are very minimalistic, but minimalistic in their feature set, so it is easy to open up the app and bypass all of the blockers you previously put up. In Opal, trying to open blocked apps always have a 5 second delay, so you have a moment to think about what you are doing.
  • a regular broke college student.

    3
    By Unitorns are awesome
    virtually i love the idea of this app and what it aims to achieve but $100 outright for a year is just over selling to me. Dont even think i would pay ten, Especially when apple already offers many of the features offered here. If they really cared about their mission of lessening screen time to ppl who use it the most… its not going to be the ppl who can afford this.
  • Good app with tangible benefits

    3
    By 132424hadir
    I think that this app has provided a measurable reduction in my urge to use my phone. I usually use it while working. I know that the inconvenience is a feature but sometimes you need to check something quick. I think there are too many pop-ups. I don’t think I should be unlocking a gem or whatever every day. I don’t think it adds anything to the experience if anything it greatly detracts from it. I also truly hate that it gives you Elon Musk quotes sometimes. That almost made me delete the app.
  • Great app but...

    2
    By Thoreal02
    Tried to leave a suggestion but there's no clear way to do so after clicking on the suggested link in the app. I'm not creating a separate login to do so either. My biggest complaint is the price. I'm tired of every developer thinking it's ok to charge everyone $100 a year or more to use their product. It's insane and customers can't bloody afford it. I do appreciate the features that are free but wanted to offer financial support for such a great app but you've made it impossible to do so. You and every other developer on the planet charging so dang much.
  • It works I could cry!!

    5
    By Danielleebecker
    It’s been 2 weeks (I think) and I've already broken the habit of grabbing my phone to mindlessly scroll Instagram!!!! And because of the time limit if I choose to snooze the block to post something for work, it forces me to focus on doing that one thing I opened the app for. I’m not perfect at it yet because I’m easily distracted, ADD, but it is doing great things for me!!
  • Opal: A Rare & Effective Tool for Reducing Screen Time

    5
    By map0a
    Opal is a great app and actually effective at reducing screen time. It’s rare that a self-imposed limit could actually work because the tech and website addictions are so compulsive and powerful that ordinarily one would just deactivate the block list. However, Opal makes the blocks purposeful by naming the session “work time” or “sleep time” while setting a consistent timeframe for the sessions and showing the time elapsed and time left and giving a name to what you have decided you want to be focusing on instead of the phone. Also, the phone pickup and access to apps is so habitual it is often mindless, so I like that Opal infuses mindfulness into it by reminding you to breathe for a few seconds and snap into thinking about your actions rather than just doing without knowing why or what you could do instead. It also unlocks gems for accomplishing certain things which is like a little prize and gamifies the process of breaking patterns by creating new pathways. Overall, I like the flexibility to deactivate app blocks if an app is truly needed and also the chance to put in stricter controls and lock oneself out of distracting apps. It’s also great that it lets you block both websites and apps and that you don’t have to have the apps installed for it to work because it analyzes your patterns and history. Not sure if premium was really worth it but better than being guilted until upgrading and it’s nice to support a good cause. I have noticed more calm and focus during work and better sleep at night since downloading. The limits are there and set by me and enforced by Opal and I respect that partnership. Not spiraling and feeling shameful after doom scrolling is so freeing too.
  • Love it!

    5
    By Sssjshsjka
    This is way better than I thought, I saw an add on instagram and expected it to be a bad app but it truly does help me get better sleep because my distracting apps are blocked.
  • Absolutely life changing

    5
    By thanksjerrodboy
    Opal made reducing my screen time attainable. I have less anxiety and am happier with the way I spend my free time. Worth every penny.
  • Keep crashing

    1
    By EMC 08
    I am trying to adjust the settings at the app keeps crashing.

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