IshraIshra vs Opal
Opal is a well-made screen time app for focus at work and in life. Ishra uses the same idea for one purpose: the five daily prayers.
The short answer
Pick Opal for deep work, sleep schedules and screen time reports. Pick Ishra if what you want guarded is salah: it knows the prayer times for your city, pauses your apps when each one begins, and lets them go once you have prayed and logged it. They work well side by side.
Side by side
| Ishra | Opal | |
|---|---|---|
| Blocks the apps you choose | Yes | Yes |
| Schedule follows the five prayer times on its ownIn Opal you set the schedules yourself. | Yes | No |
| Ends when you have prayed and logged it | Yes | No |
| Prayer times, qibla and a prayer journal | Yes | No |
| Focus sessions and schedules of your own | Focus windows, for supporters on Android | Yes |
| Data used to track you (App Store label) | None | Identifiers |
| PriceUS App Store prices; other countries differ. | Free; support is optional | Free tier; Pro US$19.99/month or US$99.99/year |
About Opal: from its US App Store listing on 25 October 2026. Prices and features change; check the store. Opal is a trademark of its owner, and Ishra is not affiliated with it.
Choose Ishra if
- Prayer is the thing you most want your phone to stop taking from you.
- You want the schedule set by the sun, not by you.
- You want it free, with no account and no tracking.
Choose Opal if
- You want strict focus sessions for work or study all day.
- You like scores, reports and leaderboards to keep you going.
- A subscription is fine for the features you use.
Questions
Yes. Use Opal for your work hours and Ishra for prayer. On iPhone both use Apple's Screen Time, and each holds only the apps you gave it.
No, on purpose. The pause is a nudge, not a cage: "Give me a moment" is always there for real needs, and calls, messages and maps keep working.
Never. Logging is your own record. Ishra cannot know whether you prayed and does not pretend to.
Try Ishra before the next adhan.
Free on Android and iPhone. No account, no ads.
