At Opal, we’re on a mission to help you reclaim your focus and build healthier digital habits. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce two exciting new features on the iPhone version of the app designed to keep you motivated, track your progress, and celebrate your focus achievements: Streaks and Focus Hours! Let’s dive into how these features work and how they can help you stay on track toward your focus goals.

‍Streaks: Build Your Focus Momentum

We all know how powerful a Streak can be—it’s that satisfying feeling of seeing your progress grow day after day. With Streaks, you can now track the number of consecutive days you’ve had an active focus Session. Here’s how it works:

• Every day you complete a focus session, your Streak grows (Time Limits and Open Limits don't count - for now)
• On weekends (Saturday and Sunday), your Streak is preserved and resumes on Monday—because everyone deserves a break!
• For the week-end warriors, your Streak will also increase over the weekend if you have active focus Sessions

Streaks are more than just a number—they’re a visual reminder of your commitment to staying focused and productive.

‍Focus Hours: Track Your Progress Toward Mastery

What if you could measure your focus like a pro? With Focus Hours, you can now see exactly how much time you’ve spent in Sessions, helping you build the habit of deep work and concentration.Here’s the breakdown:

• Every minute you spend in a Session adds to your Focus Hours total
• Break times are subtracted, so only pure focus time counts
• Whether you’re aiming for 10 hours or the legendary 10,000 hours, Focus Hours helps you track your journey toward mastery

Why did I lose my Streak?

Please note that a Streak will only apply if you have Sessions (not Time Limits or Open Limits) on every day from Monday to Friday (and you have at least one Session per day that you have not left early). Additionally, if you deleted the app, changed your devices time and/or date settings to exit a Session early, logged out of your existing account (if you have one), or used Vacation Mode, your Streak will not be maintained.

...But I lost both my Streak AND Focus Hours, what gives?

It sounds like you may have deleted Opal, and then did not log back into your account when you redownloaded the app. To get this sorted, you'll need to log back into your account on your Profile tab - Settings (accessible from the gear icon in the top right corner). Navigate there, and if you do not see your phone number or email listed, please log back into your existing account. That said, because you were using Opal anonymously or have opened a secondary account, we are unfortunately unable to transfer any Focus Hours or restore any Streaks from your previous use to your existing account. Sorry about that! In the future, we'd recommend avoiding deleting the app, changing your phone’s time and date settings to exit a Session, or logging out of your account, as this will result in unrecoverable Streak loss. Meanwhile, provided that you log back into your existing account, your Focus Hours should remain!

Why don't I see a Streak or Focus Hours on the Mac app or Android version of the app?

Currently, we're working on implementing feature parity for our Mac app and for our newly launched Android app. Stay tuned on that front!