Opal: Screen Time Control

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 August 2026, Opal has saved humanity 500 Million hours of 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/

Reveal your MileStones
Earning a new gem is now a moment: tap to crack it open, or skip straight to the shine. Locked gems show how close you are, and the new Skilled gem rewards keeping your apps blocked through the 9-to-5.

Widgets that keep up
Open Limit widgets now offer Reset Now when you've used your opens, and every widget updates on its own after you unblock or start a timer from Shortcuts.

Know your Culprits
Home now shows today's top three apps, and your Screen Time no longer mixes in time from your iPad.

Smoother all round
Block screens show daily counts for whole categories, App Uninstall Protection is clearer about when it can be turned off, the Screen Time list scrolls under the tab bar, Opal looks right on iPhone Duo, and translations read better in Chinese, German, French and Polish.