Search "does Opal work on Android" and most of the results, including an earlier version of this blog, tell you no. That answer is out of date. Opal shipped an Android app in August 2025, and it has since passed half a million downloads. The useful question in 2026 is not whether it exists, but whether the Android build is the same product as the iPhone one. It is not, and Opal is refreshingly direct about that.
Yes, Opal is on Android
The app is on Google Play as Opal Screen Time Limit & Timer, published by Opal: The Focus Company. At the time of writing it shows more than 500,000 downloads, a 4.6 star average from roughly 8,700 ratings, and a last update of 7 September 2026. It is actively maintained, not an abandoned port.
If a listing called "Opal" looks wrong to you, check the developer name. Screen time apps attract name squatting, and Opal: The Focus Company is the right publisher.
What the Android app can do
Based on Opal's own Android documentation, the Android build covers the core of the product:
- Sessions. Start one immediately with Block Now, or plan one ahead with Create Schedule.
- Time Limits. Cap daily usage of an app or website, then block it for a duration you choose with the Then Block Until setting.
- Three protection levels. These run from easy, where breaks are simple to take, up to a hardcore level that cannot be interrupted once committed.
- Session customisation. Names, durations, which apps are blocked, and break policies are all editable.
That is a real blocker, not a stripped-down companion app. The protection levels in particular matter, because the top level is Opal's answer to the central problem of Android blocking.
What it cannot do yet
Opal's help pages are unusually candid here. In their words, the Android app is still in a development phase and has not yet reached feature parity with iOS and Mac.
The clearest concrete gap they name is the Emergency Pass, the iOS escape hatch that lets you get into a blocked app in a genuine emergency without dismantling your whole setup. Opal says it is coming to Android but is not there yet.
That gap cuts both ways, and it is worth thinking about honestly. No Emergency Pass means the hardcore protection level on Android is stricter than its iOS equivalent. If you want maximum severity, that is a feature. If you need your phone for work, or you are on call, it is a reason to stay off the top setting until the pass ships.
How Opal blocks on Android, and why it matters
Opal for Android uses the AccessibilityService API. This is the right choice, and it tells you something about how seriously the app is built.
Android has no equivalent of Apple's Screen Time API, so there is no sanctioned system call that shields an app. Every Android blocker has to pick one of three mechanisms instead:
- Accessibility Services. Intercepts a launch before the target app renders. The strongest option, at the cost of an intimidating permission screen during setup.
- Usage Stats API. Polls the foreground app every few seconds and closes it. You see a flash of the app before it dies, and the polling gap is a genuine loophole.
- Local VPN. Filters network traffic. Blocks content rather than the app, and switching the VPN off defeats it.
Opal and Hopopop both sit in the first category. As we found in our 60 day Android blocker testing, that choice is the single best predictor of whether a blocker still works in week eight.
One consequence applies to every Android blocker equally, Opal included. Because the block runs on a permission you granted, you can always revoke it in Settings. There is no technical way to make an Android block truly unbreakable. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.
What Opal costs on Android
Pricing is identical across platforms. The free plan covers iOS, Android and Mac and gives you one rule. Opal Pro is $19.99 a month, $99.99 a year which works out at $8.29 a month, or $399 once for lifetime access.
The Android-specific detail: you subscribe through Google Play, so cancellations and refunds are handled by Google, not by Opal. Opal states this in its own help pages. We covered the full breakdown, including the trial lengths that catch people out, in what Opal actually costs.
Should you use Opal on Android?
- If you already use Opal on an iPhone and are switching or adding an Android device, yes. Same account, same model, and the core blocking is there.
- If you want the polished analytics and scheduling that made Opal popular, it holds up, though the Opal Score history needs Pro.
- If you need an emergency escape hatch, wait for the Emergency Pass or stay off the hardcore level.
- If price is the deciding factor, $99.99 a year is at the top of the market. Hopopop is €2.99 a month and AppBlock and StayFree are cheaper still.
- If you have bypassed blockers before, the mechanism matters more than the brand. What stops a bypass is a cost you cannot pay on autopilot, which is the bet Hopopop makes by putting a problem to solve in front of every unlock.
A note on this article
An earlier version of this blog stated that Opal had no Android version. That was wrong, and it stayed wrong for longer than it should have. We have corrected it here and in our Opal review. The details above come from Opal's own documentation and its Play Store listing rather than from our own long-term testing, and we have said so rather than implying a test we have not run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Opal work on Android?
Yes. Opal launched on Android in August 2025 and is on the Google Play Store as 'Opal Screen Time Limit & Timer' by Opal: The Focus Company. It has passed 500,000 downloads and holds a 4.6 star rating. Many older articles still say Opal is iOS only, and that is no longer accurate.
Does Opal for Android have the same features as the iPhone app?
No, and Opal says so itself. Its help pages state that the Android app is still in a development phase and has not yet reached feature parity with iOS. The Emergency Pass, for example, is not available on Android yet.
What can Opal for Android actually block?
The Android app supports Sessions, either started immediately with Block Now or planned with Create Schedule, plus Time Limits that cap daily usage of an app or website and then block it for a chosen period. It also offers three protection levels, from easy breaks up to a hardcore setting that cannot be interrupted.
How does Opal block apps on Android?
Opal for Android uses the AccessibilityService API, the same mechanism the strongest Android blockers rely on, because Android has no equivalent of Apple's Screen Time API. Accessibility Services intercept an app launch before the app loads, which makes them the most robust option available on the platform.
How much does Opal cost on Android?
The same as on iOS. The free plan gives you one rule, and Opal Pro is $19.99 per month, $99.99 per year, or $399 for lifetime access. On Android you subscribe through Google Play, so cancellations and refunds go through Google rather than Opal.
Same mechanism, a third of the price.
Hopopop blocks through Accessibility Services too, then asks you to solve something before it lets you in. €2.99 a month, 7 day trial.