Opal vs Stay Focused

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Opal

Screen time app that blocks distracting apps on phone and Mac

Free plan · from $8.29/mo

Stay Focused

App and website blocker with schedules, limits and Strict Mode

Free plan · from $3.99/mo

Where they differ

Opal starts at $8.29 / month, billed annually ($99.99). Stay Focused starts at $3.99 / month, or $24.99 / year (US App Store).
Only Opal lists a macOS app.
Only Stay Focused lists a browser extension.
Opal can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Stay Focused also covers Pomodoro timer and time tracking.

In commonFree planiOSAndroidSite & app blockerFocus music

	Opal	Stay Focused
Pricing	Free plan	Free plan
Starts at	$8.29 / month, billed annually ($99.99)	$3.99 / month, or $24.99 / year (US App Store)
Free plan	App blocking on iOS, Android and Mac with 1 rule (schedule, time limit or open limit), basic timers and soundscapes, and the Opal Score for today only.	Free to download on Android and iOS. The vendor does not publish which features need Premium; the Google Play listing says the Android app contains ads.
Free trial	Free week on the yearly Pro plan; 3 free days on the monthly Pro plan	None listed
macOS
iOS
Android
Browser extension
Made by	Opal OS Corporation	Innox Apps
Price read from	opalapp.com	apps.apple.com
Checked	Oct 4, 2026	Oct 6, 2026

Opal

Stay Focused

Opal

The free plan allows 1 rule and shows the Opal Score for the current day only.
Hard Mode, Allow Only, unlimited rules and score history all require Pro.
No Windows, Linux or web version is listed, and the App Store lists the iOS app for iPhone only.
Opal's Mac page lists app limits and sync with the iPhone app as still to come on Mac.

Stay Focused

Prices and the list of Premium features are not on the vendor's site; the dollar figures come from the US App Store, and Google Play shows $0.49 to $99.99 per item.
Purchases are tied to one platform and one device: an Android purchase cannot be used on iOS.
On iPhone and iPad, iOS caps blocking at 50 apps or websites at a time, and blocking Reels and Shorts is offered on Android only.
There is no Mac or Windows app; on a computer it is limited to a Chrome extension that blocks websites and keywords.

Opal

Focus Rules: Rules block chosen apps automatically on a schedule, after a time limit or after a set number of opens. The free plan allows 1 rule and Pro removes the cap.
Focus Timer: Pick what to work on, set a duration and stay locked in until the timer runs out. Advanced timers and soundscapes are part of Pro.
Hard Mode: A Pro setting under which Opal cannot be turned off while a block is active.
Opal Score: A single daily score built from sleep, focus and rest signals. Free accounts see today's score; the history needs Pro.
Mac app: Sessions block distracting websites and apps on macOS 13 or later, with the same Normal, Timeout and Deep Focus levels as the iOS app.
Opal for Schools: A separate school program in which administrators block set apps during school hours and follow usage on a dashboard.

Stay Focused

App and website blocking with profiles: Pick the apps, sites and keywords to block and group them into profiles for sleep, work or study. Each profile can work as a blocklist or as a whitelist of what stays allowed.
Schedules, daily limits and goals: Block during set days and hours, after a daily usage limit is used up, or until you have spent a set amount of time in apps you class as productive.
Location-based blocking: Block apps automatically while you are at a place you choose, such as a school, office or library, or while you are away from it.
Strict Mode: Locks your blocks until a timer runs out. Turning it off can require a PIN, an expiry date, a QR code scan or typing a randomly generated text.
Pomodoro sessions and Focus Sounds: Timed focus sessions with planned breaks keep all but a few chosen apps blocked. Rain, ocean waves, brown noise and other sounds can be mixed into a background track.
Reels and Shorts blocking: On Android, hide YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Stories or Snapchat Spotlight while keeping the rest of each app usable.

Opal

Free$0
App blocking with 1 rule, basic timers and soundscapes, and the Opal Score for the current day.
Opal Pro (yearly)$8.29
per month, billed annually ($99.99)
Unlimited rules, Hard Mode, Allow Only, advanced timers and soundscapes, and Opal Score history.
Opal Pro (monthly)$19.99
per month, billed monthly
The same Pro features paid month to month; the pricing page puts the cost at $239 over a year.
Opal Pro (lifetime)$399
one-time purchase
Pro features for a single payment with no subscription.
Opal Teams ProCustom
Everything in Opal Pro with a single invoice, advanced support and training, and an account manager.

Stay Focused

Free$0
The app is a free download. What the free version leaves out is not published.
Monthly$3.99
per month, US App Store in-app purchase
Premium features paid month to month. The listing does not itemize what the subscription unlocks.
Quarterly$9.99
per 3 months, US App Store in-app purchase
The same subscription billed every three months.
Yearly$24.99
per year, US App Store in-app purchase
The same subscription billed once a year. A purchase named Yearly Discounted is listed at the same $24.99.

Opal

Annual discount
Yearly billing costs about 58% less than monthly
Opal Pro is $99.99 billed annually ($8.29 a month) against $19.99 billed monthly, which the pricing page totals at $239 a year.
Education
Student discount: 50% off Opal Pro
Students can apply for 50% off the yearly Opal Pro plan, shown as $49.99 billed annually ($4.19 a month).
Lifetime license
Lifetime Opal Pro for a one-time payment
The pricing page lists a lifetime Opal Pro option at $399, paid once.

Stay Focused

Annual discount
Yearly billing costs about 48% less than monthly
The US App Store lists the Monthly purchase at $3.99 and the Yearly purchase at $24.99, so a year paid at once costs about 48% less than twelve monthly payments.