Opal is a paid focus app built around your phone. Refocus is the free browser version of that idea: it blocks the feeds that distract you at your desk, runs focus sessions, and keeps everything local — no subscription, no account.
⏱ Add Refocus to Chrome — free| Opal | Refocus | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Paid subscription | Free forever |
| Platform | Mainly mobile | Browser (where you work) |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| Block just the feed | n/a | Yes |
| Privacy | Cloud | 100% local |
Every other blocker is all-or-nothing. Refocus blocks just the infinite-scroll surface and keeps the messages, search and pages you actually need — so it actually holds. 100% local: no account, nothing leaves your browser. Free forever.
Yes — Refocus blocks distracting sites and feeds in your browser for free, with no account or subscription.
Yes — it runs in Chrome on your computer, where most focused work happens.