# Asura - Impulse & Urge Control — 1000 ways to keep urges away

> 1000 ways to keep urges away (iPhone/iPad app by Ryota Kimura.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asura-impulse-and-urge-control/id6760902107 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryota Kimura](https://appshunter.io/developer/1832418496)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 8 MB
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-04-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asura-impulse-and-urge-control/id6760902107/reviews.md

## What is Asura?

Stop what you can't stop.

You opened your phone at midnight. Again.
You bought something you didn't need. Again.
You said "tomorrow." Again.

You weren't meant to fight that alone.

Asura is the guardian sealed within you. It doesn't fight the urge - it stands before it, keeping it from ever reaching you.

Block. Avoid. Reclaim. That's Asura.

[Who is the Asura]

A fierce warrior-guardian from Buddhist mythology. Sealed inside you, fighting on your side. "I am the wall. Leave it to me."

[10 x 10 x 10 = 1000 Ways to Guard]

- Block - Seal the urge

When the urge arrives, the Asura raises a 30-second wall. 10 intervention forms: guided breathing, shake the phone, hold press, write the reason, three gratitudes, rock-paper-scissors, number tap, reaction test, number memory, and breath counting (Buddhist 1-to-10 meditation).

On Apple Intelligence devices, on-device AI (Foundation Models) speaks in your Asura's own voice: "I stand between you and it."

- Avoid - Never let the urge reach you

- Screen Time Shield - The moment you open a trigger app, the shield rises
- Geofence alerts - Approach convenience stores, bars, fast food, and the Asura moves first
- Safe Route navigation - Compare routes and avoid your triggers
- Personalized danger zones - Presets or your own

- Reclaim - See the time you've guarded

GUARDIAN TIME - A live counter of how long the Asura has been guarding you. Days, hours, minutes, seconds.

Weekly reports show wins, interventions, and reclaimed hours.

[10 Protection Packs]

- Money - Shield against impulse spending
- Sleep - Take back the night
- Focus - Block distractions during deep work
- Relationships - Stop the angry send
- Bad Habits - Quit smoking, drinking, gambling
- Time - Guard your hours from time sinks
- Promises - Keep what you swore
- Health - Keep cravings at a distance
- Secrets - Seal drunk posts and late-night DMs
- Goals - Block what pulls you off course

[10 Gates - Where the Asura Appears]

- Screen Time shield - The instant you open a blocked app
- Geofence - When you near a danger zone
- Time triggers - The risky hours
- Asura check-in - Quiet daily nudges
- Heart rate spike - Apple Watch detects the surge
- Focus Mode integration
- Siri - "Hey Siri, protect me with Asura"
- NFC tags
- Home Screen Widget / Control Center
- Apple Watch

[Apple Watch]

- Real-time heart rate monitoring
- Auto-intervention when heart rate exceeds 1.4x resting
- 30-second intervention timer on the wrist
- Complication support

[Asura Pro]

- All 10 protection packs unlocked
- iCloud sync
- Apple Watch features
- Milestone notifications (1hr / 24hr / 3d / 7d / 30d / 90d)
- Encouragement nudges

Monthly or yearly subscription. Pricing shown in the App Store. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

[Privacy]

- No ads. No social feeds. Just you and the Asura.
- Data stays on your device and your iCloud
- Location used only for geofences and Safe Route - never sent externally
- Heart rate used only for spike detection - never sent externally
- AI processing fully on-device (Foundation Models)
- Screen Time tokens processed on-device - app names never visible to Asura

The hardest second isn't day 30. It's the next 30.
You don't fight alone. The Asura is within you.

Privacy Policy: https://rkpg.net/asura/privacy-policy-en.html
Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Asura Pro (Yearly) | $9.99 | per year |
| Asura Pro(Monthly) | $1.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2026-08-02

"The Asura does not forget what you have already done.

  - The vow now shows your days and wins if you were already here. Nothing was reset
  - 'Not now' is available from the first screen
  - Deleting a shield now tells you exactly what goes with it"

### 3.0 — 2026-07-28

"The Asura awakens.
  v3.0 redefines Asura: not an app for managing bad habits — an app for graduating from them.
  - The Pact: sign with your finger, vow in your own voice
  - Daily Practice & 42 Teachings: 30 seconds a day of craving science
  - Mercy: twice a week, the Asura lets one pass
  - Graduation: when the urges stop coming, the Asura himself tells you to end the contract. Your certificate stays in the book forever
  - Awakening: the Asura's form awakens as you win
  He is waiting for the day you no longer need him."

### 2.0 — 2026-07-06

v2.0 — You don't fight alone

• Share card: your rank, streak, and wins as an Asura-styled image
• Live co-fighting: during an intervention, see how many people are fighting a craving right now (anonymous, count only)
• Honest declarations: after a slip, declare it — to SNS or a friend — in one tap
• Predictive alerts (Pro): the Asura shows up right before your historically risky hours

### 1.5 — 2026-06-16

v1.5 — Clearer wording & encouragement notifications on the new home

• Reworded the app. Metaphors like "the shield broke" are gone,
  replaced with plain language that says what happened and what to
  do next.
• Milestone notifications (1 hour, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 30 days,
  90 days) and streak encouragement now reach you on the latest
  home screen (Pro). The Asura checks in at each milestone.

### 1.4 — 2026-06-12

v1.4 — Weekly Report & Pro plan cleanup

• Added the Weekly Report (Pro): wins and slips this week, win-rate
  ring, daily activity, and per-intervention-mode results at a
  glance. With multiple shields, switch between the combined view
  and each shield.
• Fixed the Apple Watch app not unlocking for Pro subscribers.
• The free plan now runs one shield at a time. If you have several,
  you'll be asked to choose which one stays active — the others
  pause and keep their history. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited
  shields.
• Safe Route (avoid zones & habit routes) is now a Pro feature.
  Anything you've already registered is kept.

## More apps by Ryota Kimura

- [LifeOS - Self Observatory](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifeos-self-observatory/id6755999327)
- [Jiraiya - Outliner & Markdown](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jiraiya-outliner-and-markdown/id6757126944)

All apps by Ryota Kimura: https://appshunter.io/developer/1832418496

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