App blocker.

“Not that much benefit over phone’s screentime settings. — I’m two weeks in and deciding whether to sign up for the year subscription, and leaning towards no. The primary mechanism of the app is setting an intention for the apps that drive a lot of your screentime and then when you go over that intention it makes you override a guilt-inducing reminder. The intentions are number of opens and time”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 19, 2026

“Not actually blocked — It’s great that there’s an option to unblock if you need something, but unlimited breaks means that nothing is actually blocked at all! Also I found that the way that the app limiting works encouraged me to use my apps more, based on a feeling of scarcity. Like, if it’s only open for five minutes each time, I’d better use it during those five minutes! I hope this is a gr”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 14, 2026

“Doesn’t work as intended — It’s easy to override by simply deleting the app, but if you’re using it properly within the app time limits don’t always work, hard mode can be overridden depending on whether the app is working or not. These things are not user error but in app errors making the app mostly useless. It’s too expensive for this number of mistakes. It’s better to focus on healthy habits a”Opal: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 11, 2026

“The brain’s reward system outwitted BePresent — I’ve been using BePresent for about a year. It worked very well at first, significantly cutting my screen time and improving my quality of life. In time, I replaced some of that newfound time with meditation sessions and began feeling even better. But during periods of stress (over the top right now like few other times in history) discipline can s”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 3star · Aug 22, 2026

“Dislike the update — I really enjoyed the opal app when I first downloaded it. The layout made sense and it was intuitive to use. And it worked well! Since the recent updates though it has been glitchy—sometimes keeping things blocked outside of the set hours or not blocking things when they are supposed to be blocked. And the new layout is confusing and difficult to navigate. I still can’t figure”Opal: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 15, 2026

“Good but buggy as hell — I had been using the app for a few weeks without issue but then came the **update** and now it barely works right. Focus time will start for times they aren’t supposed to. When I go to pause focus time it will be very slow and crash often. It will randomly tell me to log in or start that intro sequence of asking me my name and how often I use my phone. When it does that I”Opal: Screen Time Control · 3star · Aug 14, 2026

“Will take your money — I downloaded this app about a month ago. I had a week long trial and decided to delete the app. A month and a half later I am charged a $60 subscription fee that I didn’t sign up for.”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 1star · Aug 24, 2026

“Honestly — This is really annoying. I accidentally forgot to unsubscribe before the trial was up so I was charged $50-$60. I thought I’d give it a shot since I can’t get my money back. Well. It’s just another thing that sends notifications. It doesn’t actually stop me from using the apps that are addictive. I literally just bypass it but it keeps telling me “the app is closing” even when I’m not c”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 23, 2026

“Such a scam — Such a scam, won't let you cancel once you join trial. I have to get a new bank card because they won't allow you to cancel or communicate with you.”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 1star · Aug 21, 2026

“Honestly — This is really annoying. I accidentally forgot to unsubscribe before the trial was up so I was charged $50-$60. I thought I’d give it a shot since I can’t get my money back. Well. It’s just another thing that sends notifications. It doesn’t actually stop me from using the apps that are addictive. I literally just bypass it but it keeps telling me “the app is closing” even when I’m not c”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 23, 2026

“Scam! — This app doesn’t work well. When I would open it, the screen NEVER allowed me to go to settings and cancel. The same screen of add more apps to block would pop up. Never started the free trial, and yet I was charged money. I would never use this again.”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 1star · Aug 20, 2026

“Incredibly over engineered — Typical garbage makes everything way too complicated and turns itself into the thing now sucking up screen time instead of helping advert it”Opal: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 15, 2026

“Not that much benefit over phone’s screentime settings. — I’m two weeks in and deciding whether to sign up for the year subscription, and leaning towards no. The primary mechanism of the app is setting an intention for the apps that drive a lot of your screentime and then when you go over that intention it makes you override a guilt-inducing reminder. The intentions are number of opens and time”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 2star · Aug 19, 2026

“2 weeks free turned into $70 — I deleted my BePresent account before the 14 day trial was over and was charged $70 for an annual subscription. Unless you cancel the subscription in your settings, you’ll be charged for an entire year. $70 is a lot of money, especially in present day. I reached out for help and was offered nothing.”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 1star · Aug 17, 2026

“Charged me after I deleted it — This autocharged me even though I cancelled the free week trial. It did keep me off my phone for the week which was cool, but I ultimately felt more inconvenienced. If I’m trying to access something on my phone and I’m locked out I gotta jump through hoops to get there. I deleted the app and would recommend going to touch grass instead of spending $60.”BePresent: Screen Time Control · 3star · Aug 17, 2026