What Users Really Think About Opal: Screen Time Control

Over-blocking causes stress, daily bugs requiring deletion/reinstallation, gemstone gamification distracts from core purpose

"this app caused me too much stress due to its flaws"

"The issue is now happening daily, and I do not have the time or desire to go through the annoying process of deleting and redoing my app time limits"

I really enjoyed the set up of this app. The gems are cool and it’s very aesthetically pleasing, but after I saw the AI image generated backgrounds on some of the transition screens I lost interest :/

It has synchronization issue between my iPhone and iPad. They work as if individual device, I assume it should be synchronized.

I had a very disappointing experience with the Opal app. I initially signed up for what I believed was a free trial, but the app’s subscription flow led me to accidentally subscribe to a full one-year plan. It was not obvious that I was committing to a yearly subscription, and I only realized it aft...

I downloaded it, expecting to reduce my screentime. Instead I am assaulted by a barrage of surveys, queries, and buzzwords. Just put your phone down without this app — it takes too long to set up and begin using.

I enjoy using Opal but find it often blocks me out of apps saying I’ve reached my limit for the day when I haven’t even opened the app at all. Not sure where it’s pulling its time info from, but it’s clearly not coming from the right place. I wish they could get this worked out. It’s not every day b...

Update - Received a developer response to my review on a temporary fix while the resolve the issue. The issue is now happening daily, and I do not have the time or desire to go through the annoying process of deleting and redoing my app time limits. A bit ridiculous that they have been aware of the ...

A RIDICULOUS amount of bugs and problems. It really has helped me stay off social media, but the bugs have made it near-impossible to do so much, ESPECIALLY time-sensitive things. The AI “help” is awful and time-consuming. I cannot even imagine paying for the subscription if the base of the app is T...

The app is great. Hard locks apps. However, UI is absurdly cluttered. Also, no universal allowed apps. Instead of having a universal allow, it forces you to adjust per schedule. This is time consuming, inefficient, and will likely be why I cancel my subscription. Having to custom build schedules so ...