First, a disclosure: we make enough., one of the three apps in this comparison. We use Opal and Refocus enough to respect them both, and this comparison says what each does well. If you want a second opinion, every price and feature here links to a source you can check.
Comparing Opal vs Refocus vs enough. is really about whether you want a toolbox or a plan.
All three apps solve the same problem in different ways: you pick up your phone for one thing and surface twenty minutes later. Opal and Refocus hand you a blocker and let you decide how to use it. enough. starts with a 7-day plan that tells you what to set up, one step at a time.
What each app is
Opal
Opal is probably the best-known screen time app on iOS, and it's also on Android and Mac. You create schedules, time limits, or open limits, and Opal blocks the apps you chose during focus sessions. It tracks a daily Opal Score, and the Pro tier adds a harder blocking difficulty with no unblocks, so a session can't be talked out of.
The free plan gives you one schedule or limit. Real use needs Pro, and Pro is the most expensive option in this comparison.
Refocus
Refocus covers a lot of the same ground for less money. Schedules, app time limits, location-based blocking, and screen time analytics, with a Mac companion app. Its standout is Strict Mode: you choose how a block can be unlocked, including a passcode you give to someone else, a waiting period, a typed challenge, or tapping a physical NFC tag. If your problem is that you always talk yourself out of your own blocks, that's a useful design.
It holds a 4.8 rating from around 10,000 reviews on the App Store, so it's well liked, just less famous than Opal.
enough.
enough. is a guided 7-day program, delivered as an iOS app, that helps you cut about an hour of screen time a day. Instead of opening to a menu of tools, it walks you through one setup step per day: a schedule for your mornings, a place where certain apps are blocked, a cap on how often you open the apps that pull hardest. You set it up once over a week, and the app holds the line after that.
We should also name our limitations plainly: enough. is iOS only, it's newer than the other two, and we're a smaller team.
What they cost
Prices checked July 2026. All three have free tiers.
Opal Pro: $19.99 a month, $99.99 a year, or $399 lifetime (pricing page). Free tier includes one schedule or limit.
Refocus Pro: monthly options between $7.99 and $9.99, annual options at $49.99 to $59.99 in the App Store listing. Free tier covers core blocking.
enough. Complete: $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with a $79.99 one-time lifetime option. The 7-day program itself is free, no card needed: one location, one schedule, one app limit, Quick Block, Driving Protection, Insights, and Together sessions with friends are all included.
One gap stands out: Opal's lifetime is $399, ours is $79.99, and Freedom-style pricing pressure has pushed most of this category toward $50 a year. Opal is betting you'll pay double for polish and platforms.
The real difference: a toolbox or a plan
Spec sheets make these apps look more similar than they feel. All three block apps on a schedule. All three show you usage stats. The difference is what happens in your first week.
Opal and Refocus open to tools. Good tools. But you have to answer the hard questions yourself: which apps, blocked when, how strict, what happens when you cave on day three. Most people set up one aggressive block, hit it at a bad moment, delete the setup, and keep the subscription out of guilt. That's not a willpower problem, it's a setup problem: nobody showed them an order of operations that works.
enough. exists because of that week. The program makes the decisions with you, one per day, starting easy on purpose. By day 7 your phone is set up the way an expert would have set it up, and you can see your before and after numbers. The blocking features are how the plan works, they're not the pitch.
Opal vs Refocus vs enough.: which to pick?
Pick Opal if you want the most mature app in the category, you use Android or Mac alongside your iPhone, and the price doesn't bother you.
Pick Refocus if you know exactly what you want blocked and your main failure mode is unblocking yourself. Strict Mode with an NFC tag across the room is a physical fix that works, and the price is fair.
Pick enough. if you've already tried a blocker (or Screen Time, or deleting apps) and it didn't stick. The 7-day program is free, and going further with unlimited places, schedules, and stricter settings is $49.99 a year. You decided once, with a clear head, and the app takes it from there.
