Opal
A screen time management app for iPhone that helps users block distracting apps and reduce phone usage.
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How Opal compares
2 creators weighed in
Brick
Direct rival
physical phone blocking device
Sam tried Opal first but switched to Brick. Both are tools to stop you using your phone.
2 creators
2 creators
Sam tried Opal first but switched to Brick. Both are tools to stop you using your phone.
"We're talking about Opal, Brick, Yondr, pouches — all the different things that you might have around the house that prevent you from using your phone."
Mentioned alongside Brick and Yondr pouches as screen-time reduction tools
"I tested Opal, which is like an app, but now I really love Brick."
Switched from Opal to Brick
What creators say
"We're talking about Opal, Brick, Yondr, pouches — all the different things that you might have around the house that prevent you from using your phone."
More from a16z →"You know, even the things that are like turn off your phone — what's the thing that you use? Opal — all these things that are just like let me try to like... people are just craving that offline IRL feeling."
More from Dan Lilienthal →
"I tested Opal, which is like an app, but now I really love Brick."
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