App limits allow you to block apps automatically in the background once you reach a set limit. They work separately from your focus sessions to give you passive protection.

How do App Limits Work?

When you reach your time limit on certain apps or websites, they will be blocked for a duration you set.

Please note: App limits are cumulative: apps will be blocked when you spend a total of Xmin on either of the apps or websites you selected.

How is it better from Apple Screen Time App Limits?

Customizable Time

On Apple Screen Time App Limits, when you reach the limit, it will reset the next day. With Opal, instead of blocking apps for the remainder of the day, you can choose the specific amount of time you want to block apps for. It’s a lot easier to match with your real phone usage.

Better Blocking

In Opal when app is blocked it’s a lot harder to ignore, you have to come back to Opal to make any changes. You also have an option to set up an app limit in a way that’s completely impossible to bypass.  Choose your difficulty level.

How to set up new App Limit

Go to Limits tab

Select Create new app limit

Choose a name

Select apps you’d like to limit

Select the amount of time you allow yourself to use these apps for during the day. Please note: App limits are cumulative: apps will be blocked when you spend a total of Xmin on either of the apps or websites you selected.

Select Block Apps for.... This is the amount of time the apps will be blocked for when you reach the Limit.

Choose whether you’d like to be able skip an app limit or not. Skipping a limit stops blocking until you reach your limit again.

Customize days of the week when this limit will be active.

That's it! If you have any issues with app limits, send us a report in the app!