Alarmu vs Opeal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alarmu
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Alarmu is the alarm clock that actually wakes you up. The only way to silence it is to complete a fun mini-game mission. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your alarm time and choose a mission 2. Pick your difficulty level (5, 6, or 7) 3. When the alarm fires, a 3-2-1 countdown launches you straight into the mission 4. Complete the mission to silence the alarm 5 WAKE-UP MISSIONS - Drum Pad: Repeat a rhythmic pattern by tapping the right pads - Piano Keys: Listen to a melody and play it back - Word Puzzle: Find a hidden word from a grid of letter tiles - Blow Candles: Blow into your microphone to extinguish candles - Tilt Maze: Tilt your phone to guide a ball through a maze BUILT TO WAKE YOU UP - Burst notifications keep ringing every 10 seconds until you finish - Leave the app or turn off the screen? The mission resets when you come back - No shortcuts — you have to earn your morning YOU SET THE DIFFICULTY Choose difficulty 5, 6, or 7 per alarm. This controls word length, pattern length, maze size, and blow duration. The difficulty stays fixed — no surprise scaling. YOUR MASCOT COMPANION A cheerful alarm clock mascot greets you on the home screen, tracks your streaks, tells jokes, shares random tips about sleep, mornings, and productivity, and can give you local weather updates so you know what to expect before heading out. ANALYTICS Track your wake-up streaks, mission completion times, average response time from alarm to dismiss, fastest and slowest wake-ups, and weekly performance. FREE TO USE All missions, analytics, and unlimited one-time alarms are free forever. Upgrade to Premium for repeating alarms, weekly schedules, all difficulty levels, and weather tips. One-time purchase, no subscriptions. PRIVACY No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Location data is used only for weather tips and is never stored or shared. Microphone and motion data are processed locally and never stored.
Opeal
This tool helps you block distracting apps and manage your screen time effectively. Set focus timers to complete tasks and earn limited app access as a reward. It's designed to improve productivity and build self-control by creating intentional phone usage habits.
- App blocking
- Focus timer
- Customizable rules
- Screen time tracking
- Goal-based app unlocking
- Productivity improvement
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Opeal is an app blocker and focus timer that helps you block apps, reduce screen time, improve productivity, and build self control. Add TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, games, short videos, and social media to your blocklist. Start a focus timer, finish your goal, and unlock app time only after completing the task. Use Opeal to block apps while studying, working, reading, exercising, or preparing for bed. The app blocker keeps distracting apps locked during each focus session. This helps you reduce screen time without deleting every app you enjoy. The focus timer is useful for homework, exam prep, deep work, writing, reading, and daily routines. Break large tasks into smaller sessions, use Pomodoro-style intervals, and protect your attention. Create rules for different situations. Block apps during class, block social media while studying, limit games before bed, or restrict short videos during work. The app blocker helps stop endless scrolling, doomscrolling, automatic tapping, and repeated checking. Build self control with rules you choose. Decide which apps to lock, how long to focus, and how much time to unlock. Self control becomes easier when the rule is already set. Use the app blocker to create a repeatable routine instead of depending on motivation. Opeal is for students, professionals and anyone who wants to block apps, reduce screen time, improve productivity, and build self control. Start the focus timer, complete your goal, unlock your reward, and take control of your phone. Block apps. Start the focus timer. Use the app blocker to reduce screen time, strengthen self control, and improve productivity every day. How the reward works Pick the apps you want to block and set a focus task for yourself. Opeal keeps those apps unavailable while you work. Once you finish the task, you can use them for the play time your rule grants. When that earned time runs out, the block returns, so your next break starts with another choice to focus. Set your own challenge The focus-to-play ratio is adjustable. For example, one rule can turn 20 minutes of focus into 10 minutes of play; a stricter rule can grant only 5 minutes for the same 20 minutes. Choose a ratio that feels realistic for homework, creative work, or another task you decide to finish. Your reward is limited by the rule you set, so a break has a clear end. For the apps that take over your day You do not have to give up entertainment altogether. Put the apps you tend to open automatically behind a task, finish that task, and enjoy the time you earned. Opeal connects a concrete piece of focused effort with a concrete amount of app time. You choose the task, the apps and the trade-off. Start with one concrete task. Reading one section, finishing a draft, or working through a short assignment gives your focus time a purpose. Set the rule before you open a distracting app, and let the earned time be a break with a defined end. The aim is to choose when entertainment fits, then return to the next thing you want to do. Screen time control begins with a focus task you choose. Opeal makes screen time control practical by linking finished work to limited play time. Set your screen time control rule before opening the apps that usually pull you away. You can create up to two rules for free. Creating a third rule or more requires payment. Privacy Policy: https://deepfocus.meiease.com/#privacy Terms of Service: https://deepfocus.meiease.com/#terms
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Verdict
Alarmu and Opeal are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Alarmu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Opeal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Alarmu | Opeal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Roldan Hernandez | Beijing Beauty Face PSL Attraction Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Alarmu
- Alarmu Premium$3.99
Opeal
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99









