Not smart enough for teens
Beyond that, the insights take too long to populate. I was able to control almost everything that is offered in Aura in iPhone settings. I didn’t see the value. Setting up automatic shortcuts and another screen time app are helping more.
Response from developer
We are very sorry to hear about the frustrations you experienced with the keyboard functionality and the delay in insights. Your feedback regarding the user experience and the value of these features is incredibly important to us. We would appreciate the opportunity to assist you further and address your specific concerns. Please reach out to us at 1-833-552-2123 so our support team can provide additional guidance and help resolve these issues for you. Thank you for taking the time to share your review.
Beyond Impressed
Response from developer
Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We are absolutely thrilled to hear that you are so impressed with the app. Providing reliable alerts, user-friendly instructions, and robust features like uninstall protection is exactly what we strive for to help parents keep their kids safe online. Thank you for making the switch and trusting us to help protect your family!
Don’t bother
Response from developer
We are incredibly sorry for the frustration you have experienced. We completely understand how upsetting it is when features like Bonus Time fail to sync and screen time limits are bypassed. Because Aura's time limits primarily work by blocking internet access, apps and games with offline capabilities—like certain modes in Minecraft—can sometimes still be played without an active connection [1.1.1]. We want to help fix the Bonus Time syncing issue and discuss additional device-level settings that can help you manage offline play. Please call our technical support team at 1-833-552-2123 so we can investigate this immediately and get your family's controls working properly.
BEWARE SET UP
And between me and hubby, we are not tech savvy.
Response from developer
We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you've experienced with the app and appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback. To best assist you, please reach out to us at 18335522123, so we can provide additional guidance and support. We’re here to help!
Feedback for the App and Tools
Overall, great app and experience from a parents perspective. We’ve tried just about all of the services out there and this app is the most polished and user friendly. And it works. Plain and simple.
Now for my feedback to the developers - hoping they see this.
1. If you’re only signing up for the parental options and not their entire suite of services, allow another guardian to be added to the account. Right now, you can only have one and that means sharing a login. Not a huge deal, but not ideal. If parents are separated or not on good terms, having an additional guardian login would be appreciated.
2. The Aura Keyboard is a cool way to capture social interactions and sentiments etc. Add the “swipe” option for those that like to use that while typing.
3. The list of pre-configured apps you can manage is fairly extensive, however, it doesn’t encompass all. Allow the ability to either add ones from the device, or provide suggestions back to the team on ones to add. Right now if it’s not available you have to allow websites and other workarounds.
4. When a child runs out of time allotment, allow them to make a request for bonus time instead of relying on the parent to see the notification and make adjustments. Just a “nice to have” option for the child.
Response from developer
Thank you for your review , truly we appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and helps us to continuously improve the user experience. If you ever need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 18335522123. We’re here to help!
