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Head-to-head · Focus Tools

Focusmo vs Opal

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Focusmo #5 in Focus Tools 7.3/10 Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Focusmo
Opal #7 in Focus Tools 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $8.29/mo (annual) · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Opal

Focusmo leads on 4 checks, Opal on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreFocusmo · 7.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresFocusmo · 4 of 4

Focusmo scores higher on our rubric for focus tools: 7.3 against 7.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Focusmo offers website blocking; Opal doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers app blocking; Opal doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers focus timer; Opal doesn't publish it. Focusmo offers session reports; Opal doesn't publish it.

Focusmo is the better fit for mac users planning tasks around focus blocks. Opal is the better fit for apple users who want hard-to-exit sessions.

  • Focusmo fits best

    Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks

  • Opal fits best

    Apple users who want hard-to-exit sessions

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Side by side

Feature Focusmo 7.3/10 Visit ↗ Opal 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.3 7.0
Ranking #5 in Focus Tools #7 in Focus Tools
Best for Mac users planning tasks around focus blocks Apple users who want hard-to-exit sessions
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Free trial length 7 days · no card needed 7 days
Money-back guarantee 30 days 30 days
Deployment Desktop Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms macOS macOS, iOS, Android
Support Email Email, Live chat, Community, Docs
Integrations 7 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Focusmo 4/4 · Opal 0/4
Website blocking ✓ (best) Not published
App blocking ✓ (best) Not published
Focus timer ✓ (best) Not published
Session reports ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Supported platforms macOS Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
  • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
  • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.
  • Blocks distracting apps and websites across Mac, iPhone and Android
  • Hard Mode prevents ending sessions early
  • Apple Shortcuts and Focus Filters integrations
Cons
  • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
  • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
  • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.
  • Free plan allows only one rule
  • Pro costs $19.99 monthly or $8.29/month billed annually
  • Lifetime Pro costs $399 upfront
Our verdict

Focusmo brings task planning and focus sessions together in a native macOS app. It is aimed at Mac users who want to schedule work around focus blocks, reduce distractions during those sessions, and review activity afterward. Tasks can be…

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Opal is a distraction-blocking and digital-wellbeing app for people who want to reduce screen time across Mac, iPhone and Android. It blocks selected apps and websites, with scheduled sessions, time limits and open limits. Its Apple…

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  1. FocusmoFocus Tools 7.3Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial
  2. OpalFocus Tools 7.0Free plan · paid from $8.29/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Focusmo — where it wins

    • Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
    • Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
    • Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.

    Where it doesn't

    • Available only for macOS 14 or later.
    • Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
    • Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.

  • Opal — where it wins

    • Blocks distracting apps and websites across Mac, iPhone and Android
    • Hard Mode prevents ending sessions early
    • Apple Shortcuts and Focus Filters integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan allows only one rule
    • Pro costs $19.99 monthly or $8.29/month billed annually
    • Lifetime Pro costs $399 upfront
  • Focusmo7.3/10 · Free plan · paid from $4.99/mo · 7-day trial

    A Mac focus planner that pairs timed work blocks with task planning and distraction blocking.

    Visit FocusmoFull verdict →
  • Opal7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $8.29/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

    App and website blocking with schedules, limits and hard-to-exit sessions.

    Visit OpalFull verdict →

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