Lagerland Apps

Movement-based · No account · On-device

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Opal alternative?

Opal is a polished screen-time app: schedules, focus sessions, a mindful block screen, and websites as well as apps. Each of those ends when you end the session or change the rule. EarnLock puts a different key on the lock. The apps you pick stay locked until Apple Health shows you've moved, and halfway to your goal they open for an hour. Locking one app is free for good, and Premium comes monthly, yearly, or as a one-time $19.99 purchase.

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How does EarnLock compare to Opal?

Opal details come from its US App Store listing, checked on 2026-10-29. Opal is the bigger, broader product; the table shows where the two apps make different choices.

Feature EarnLock Opal
How blocked apps unlock A daily activity goal from Apple Health. Halfway opens an hour; the full goal opens them until midnight Schedules and focus sessions you start, end, or change yourself
What a locked app shows EarnLock's screen with what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock", and an Earn it button Mindful block screens with quotes and puns
Websites Built around locking apps and categories Blocks apps and websites
A trial week before blocking Shadow Week: seven days that block nothing and count how often you would have been blocked Not listed
Free tier One app or category, locked with a step goal, for good Free download; paid plans for the full feature set
Paid plans $1.99/month or $9.99/year (each with a 7-day free trial), or $19.99 once Subscriptions only; the listing shows $99.99/year, $19.99/month, and weekly plans
Apple Watch app Yes, with Premium: the watch reads its own Health data and has complications. The iPhone does the locking No; the listing says iPhone only
Account No account Sign in with Apple, per its release notes
Third-party SDKs None. The app makes no network connections of its own See Opal's App Privacy label
Emergency unlock Once a day, after a two-digit math problem, for 15, 30, or 60 minutes End or change a session
Family Sharing Yes, on Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime The listing says some purchases may be shareable

Checked 2026-10-29 against Opal's US App Store listing (block screens, websites, focus sessions, plans and prices, platforms, Family Sharing note). Opal changes often, so check again before switching.

When should I pick Opal instead?

Opal does more than EarnLock in several places. Pick it if one of these matters most:

EarnLock suits someone who has ended one focus session too many and wants the key to be a walk instead of a tap. A walk opens the apps, a slow day still earns an hour at halfway, and the first week shows you how often you reach for them before anything is blocked.

About EarnLock

EarnLock Lock distracting apps until you earn them with steps. Lock Instagram, TikTok, or any app until you hit a daily step goal. Halfway opens an hour. Free for one app, no account, data stays on your iPhone. Free · ProiPhone

Questions

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What is the best alternative to Opal?
If you want movement to be the key, EarnLock is the Opal alternative built around it. It locks the apps you pick until you reach a daily activity goal measured by Apple Health: halfway opens them for an hour, and the full goal opens them until midnight. It starts with a Shadow Week that blocks nothing and counts how often you would have been blocked. Locking one app is free for good, there is no account, and Premium is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time $19.99 purchase. If focus sessions or website blocking are what you need most, Opal is the better fit.
How is EarnLock different from Opal?
Opal blocks apps and websites on schedules and focus sessions, and you decide when a session ends. EarnLock unlocks only when Apple Health shows you've moved enough that day, with a math-gated emergency unlock once a day for real needs. A locked app shows exactly what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock". EarnLock also offers a one-time Lifetime purchase, while Opal's listing shows subscriptions only. Opal is broader: websites, focus sessions synced with Focus modes, and reports.
How much does EarnLock cost compared with Opal?
Locking one app or category with a step goal is free for good, with partial and full unlocks, Shadow Week, streaks with a weekly rest day, the Insights Day view, every widget, and the emergency unlock. Premium adds unlimited apps, active minutes and active calories, the Apple Watch app, a Live Activity, Smart Schedules, and Week and Month insights for $1.99/month or $9.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial, or $19.99 once. All three support Family Sharing. Opal's US listing shows subscriptions only, including $99.99 a year and $19.99 a month, with no lifetime purchase. Check both listings for your country before buying.
Does EarnLock work on Apple Watch?
Yes, with Premium. With Premium, EarnLock's Apple Watch app reads its own Health data and shows your ring, your count, and how far you are from unlocking, with a Reflect button and circular, corner, inline, and rectangular complications. The iPhone is still the device that locks and unlocks your apps, and it passes your Premium status to the watch. Opal's listing says it is for iPhone only.
Is EarnLock private?
Yes. EarnLock has no account, makes no network connections of its own, and includes no analytics, advertising, or other third-party SDKs. Apple Health is read on your iPhone and never written to or sent anywhere, and Apple's Screen Time picker gives EarnLock opaque tokens instead of the names of your apps. EarnLock is built for limiting your own iPhone and has no parent controls.
Can EarnLock block the same apps Opal can?
For apps, yes. Both use Apple's Screen Time controls, so you choose apps or whole categories in the same iOS-provided picker. The free tier locks one app or category, and Premium has no limit. Opal also lists website blocking as a feature; EarnLock is built around apps and categories.

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Your apps open when Apple Health shows you've moved, halfway earns an hour, and the first week only counts. Locking one app is free, with no account.

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