Aura Parents is a digital wellbeing app designed to help parents navigate their child’s digital world with confidence. It combines parental controls—like screen time limits, bedtime settings, and Pause the Internet®—with insights that highlight patterns and shifts in digital behavior across devices and apps. Using context-based technology informed by child psychologists and digital safety experts, Aura Parents surfaces meaningful signals and offers tips and suggested next steps to support parent-led conversations. Unlike traditional parental control apps that rely on rigid filters, Aura Parents helps parents stay informed, build trust, and guide their kids with confidence.
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Reviewed September 26, 2024
I loved how you are able to use different settings for different days of the week and I definitely got a little shocked to see how much my kids are actually on their iPads.
Definitely a eye opener!
Definitely a eye opener!
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Reviewed June 02, 2024
Aura Parental Controls were very easy to download and set up. Connecting my son's phone was also very easy. I like how customizable this is and it's not a one size fits all app. There are general content filters set for children and teens as good starters. The ability to add time limits to the entire phone and/or individual apps or types of apps is amazing! This feature is different because it has a scheduling feature so you can have different time limits for the week and weekend. You can have 5 adults total on the Aura account and, I believe, 50-55 devices total that can be monitored. I really like the Safe Search feature. I generally trust that my son is searching for legit things when online, however, that doesn't mean all of the results come up as something he should be exposed to. The Safe Search feature restricts what is seen in search results. The Bedtime portion is nice too. You can set a time for the time to go offline so there is no online activity allowed. You can still send messages and call during that time. I have not used the Safe Gaming feature yet but I see it as something very beneficial in the future as he plays more online games with friends. If my son wants to add a new app or visit a blocked website, I will receive a message and can approve or deny that request from my device. The way I have his phone set up makes us feel comfortable giving him his first phone. Knowing the content is restricted and he can't play games and surf the Internet whenever he feels like it is a great feeling!
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Reviewed May 23, 2024
This app is great! Really shows you how much your kid really is on their technologies. I’m glad to have an easy app where I can easily control what’s allowed.
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Reviewed May 23, 2024
This was an awesome opportunity, and it was a lovely app that wasn't that hard to set, up and use. It could be more affordable, but it is an overall good app to have especially if you have younger children using phones.
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Reviewed May 22, 2024
Our kids have smartphones for communicating with us while they are outside of the home. Despite setting limits and access controls, we cannot prevent ALL activities. This app helps us stay on top of things.
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