Comparison

My Impact vs Opal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Impact

Connect with organizations you support or serve. Volunteers can manage shifts, donors can track donations and receive updates, members can manage profiles and renew memberships, and clients can update their information. Requires an existing account.

Highlights
  • Volunteer shift scheduling
  • Donation tracking and updates
  • Membership renewal
  • Profile management
  • Tax receipt access
  • Client information updates
Features
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For charities, not-profits and government agencies that use Better Impact software to work better with their volunteers, donors, members or clients, the My Impact app is your mobile connection to them. If you’re a volunteer, you can schedule yourself into shifts, check to see when you’re assigned and much more. If you’re a donor, you can get updates on how your last donation investment has helped, view your previous donations, and get tax receipts. If you’re a member, you can update your profile, keep up to date with member news and renew your membership. If you’re a client, you can update your profile including important information for the organization helping you. Please note that a MyImpact account is required in order to use this app.

About

Opal

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by limiting app usage, blocking distractions, and improving focus. It provides tools and insights to reduce screen time, boost productivity, and enhance well-being.

Highlights
  • Screen time control
  • App blocker
  • Set app limits
  • Focus modes
  • Productivity reports
  • Block apps and websites
  • Mindful block screens
Features
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Achieve screen time control with the world’s most-loved screen time app! Opal is the fun, free Screen Time app to improve your focus and make the most out of every day. 5 to 6 hours. That’s the average time you’ll spend looking at your phone today, often without realizing it. It's time to fight back. With a combination of screen time control, app limits, app blockers, real time data, leaderboards and rewards, you will focus better and accomplish your dreams, just like Opal’s members. **As of August 2026, Opal has saved humanity 500 Million hours of screen time. ** Many of the world's top teams and companies trust Opal to help protect their focus. You can too. **Opal cut my screen time by 2 hours per day – Marketing at Google ** **You need this app. When I first got opal my daily screen-time was about 8 1/2 hours a day. Now it's 1 hour. ** **Opal has become an indispensable tool in my quest for productivity and mindful technology usage ** **Get Opal! - Ali Abdaal, productivity expert** BENEFITS Save 1 hour and 23 minutes per DAY from less screen time, on average. 94% of Opal members are less distracted 93% are more productive thanks to the app 90% report improved well-being Added benefits: - Better screen time control - Better productivity at work - Reduce stress, be more mindful - Supports focus challenges, including ADHD - Set daily work hours, sleep, and routines - Block apps to unplug and detox - Stay in focus when you need it most - You're happy and in control of your screen time FEATURES - #1 Screen Time Control: the most loved app for screen time control with 4.8/5. - #1 App Blocker: Instantly Block apps and websites you choose at a specific time of day throughout the week to organize your time. - Focus Difficulty: Make it hard, or make it a bit easier. Deep Focus won't let you cancel or bypass at all. - App Limits: Set daily usage limits on apps and websites to automatically block them and prevent overuse. - Mindful Block Screens: Discover quotes, puns and more every time you try to open an app or website you really shoudn't. - Blocklist & Allowlist: Easily pick any app, game or website you want to block or allow during your Blocks. - Focus Report: Measure your progress with clear metrics, actionable screen time stats, and benchmark against your peers. - Focus Score: Check your screen time and focus level at any point easily spotting Focus and Distracted time. - Calendar: Set daily working hours, sleep and routines, block apps automatically, so you don’t have to remember. - Precious Rewards: Unlock unique MileStones you can share with friends. - Leaderboard: Challenge friends to top the leaderboard, enhancing productivity, focus and keeping each other motivated. - Breaks: Choose the app you want to use, write your intention, and set a timer. - Focus Mode Integration: Sync your Opal Focus Sessions with iPhone Focus Mode to block apps. - Shortcut Integration: Connect iPhone shortcut automations to start/stop Focus Sessions based on app opens, time, location and more! - Focus Reminders: Get timely reminder notifications when you get distracted or reach a time limit. - Deep Focus: Need ultimate focus? Deep Focus is the maximum level of protection — you can’t bypass or cancel. - More Fun: Opal is guilt-free and fun. - Widget: Have Opal on your home screen! CREATE A PERSONALIZED APP BLOCK LIST Easily pick any app, game or website you want to block or allow to Block Apps. PRIVATE & SAFE We use Apple's Screen Time API in order to monitor and block apps you use. Installation is easy and takes a few seconds on your iPhone. Unlike most apps, Opal works entirely on your phone and personal browsing data never leaves your device. TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS Read on https://opal.so/terms & https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Impact4 screens
Opal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Opal at 62% against My Impact's 15%. Opal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). My Impact's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Opal sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. My Impact asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Opal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Opal has 88K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of My Impact's written reviews are positive against 62% of Opal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Impact ships an update every 3 months, Opal every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
My Impact versus Opal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ImpactOpal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (126 ratings)4.7 (88K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews62.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12688K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB303 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetter Impact Inc.Opal OS

Customer experience

My Impact

All ratings126 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral14.9%
Negative70.1%

Opal

All ratings88,321 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews5,586 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

My Impact

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to sign up for shifts
  • 👍 Convenient for scheduling
  • 👍 Can log hours for resume
  • 👍 Start/stop clock from app
  • 👍 Better than website

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is broken/unusable
  • 🐛 Blank home page
  • 🐛 Cannot see hours/shifts
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently

Opal

From 88K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps reduce screen time
  • 🚀 Effective at blocking distracting apps
  • 💡 Customizable blocking schedules
  • 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing design
  • 🔒 Difficult to bypass blocks

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable at times
  • 🔓 Easy to bypass blocks in some cases
  • 🤯 Can be frustrating when blocks don't work as expected
  • 🕰️ Longer wait times to take breaks

Bugs and requests

My Impact

Reported bugs

53 issues
  • Cannot see hours or find shifts
  • App is full of bugs
  • App does not work on iPhone or computer
  • Report a problem page doesn't exist
  • App displays only logo, nothing else happens
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  • Blank white page after update
  • Add to My Calendar feature not working
  • App only shows loading screen
  • External links no longer work
  • App keeps crashing on iPhone 16
  • App is filled with glitches, bugs, and lags
  • Constantly getting booted off the app
  • Home tab pops up as blank
  • Files button disappeared from Main Menu
  • Crashes 50 percent of the time
  • Nothing appears as a menu in the app
  • Unable to login, no email notice for forgotten password
  • Stuck on website, cannot get into mobile app
  • Some shifts showed, some didn't
  • App does not work with iPhone 12
  • App won't do what it's supposed to
  • App will not use add to calendar
  • Username and password will suddenly not work
  • Email with password reset instructions never arrives
  • Does not recognize password, have to create new one
  • Clocking in and out isn't working on phone
  • Logo is messed up
  • Home page is always blank
  • Calendar feature doesn't work
  • Errors when clicking 'start clock'
  • App does not show any schedules
  • Menu is frozen, nothing works
  • Cannot get in, reset password doesn't work
  • Won't load
  • Freezes
  • App crashes when trying to add activity to calendar
  • No updates in a year, bugs in iOS 15
  • Hours feature incorrectly stores data
  • App won't work if you haven't signed up to a pcyc page
  • All I get after signing on is my name on a blank page
  • Nothing showed up, just a blank screen
  • Offers no options to see volunteer opportunities
  • Cannot write volunteer work down
  • Cannot merge accounts and now locked out
  • Won't open up now
  • Does not pick up all scheduled commitments
  • Cannot figure out how to make an account
  • Troublesome password change
  • App would work much better inside out
  • User profile completed, but nothing happens
  • Website links take you back to the full site
  • Does not open to the volunteer page
  • Countless hours wasted attempting to get this junk implemented

Requested features

10 requests
  • Fix 'add to calendar' function
  • Improve user-friendliness
  • Add dark mode/change color scheme
  • Add alert for new shifts
  • Overview calendar view
Show 5 more
  • Ability to switch between multiple accounts
  • Add administrator access app
  • Add organization feature
  • Send to printer/pdf function
  • Merge accounts easily

Opal

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blocks apps that are not selected
  • Inconsistent behavior when ending focus sessions
  • Crashes when trying to manage blocked apps
  • VPN issues causing other connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more customization of blocked apps
  • Integrate with more productivity tools
  • Provide more granular time tracking and reporting
  • Offer a one-time purchase option
  • Improve stability and reduce bugs

In-app purchases

None

My Impact

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Opal

Subscriptions13
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Opal Student Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Opal Pro Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan1 Month trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Opal Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$179.991 Year

Questions

Is My Impact free?
My Impact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Opal free?
Opal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Impact or Opal?
Opal is rated higher. My Impact averages 2.5 out of 5 from 126 ratings, while Opal averages 4.7 from 88K ratings.
Do My Impact or Opal have ads?
Neither My Impact nor Opal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Impact or Opal?
My Impact ships an update every 3 months, and Opal every 5 days. Most recently, My Impact was updated on September 25, 2026 and Opal on September 25, 2026.

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