Comparison

Auri vs Close

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Auri

This AI-powered keyboard and assistant helps you write faster, smarter, and error-free in over 80 languages. It can draft emails, transcribe voice memos, create notes, check grammar, and translate conversations, all from your keyboard.

Highlights
  • AI-powered keyboard with dictation
  • Email drafting and response generation
  • Voice memo transcription and summarization
  • Grammar and spelling correction
  • Multilingual translation
  • AI chat for brainstorming and learning
  • Smart notes with AI writing tools
Features
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Write better. Get answers. Type a lot less. Auri is a keyboard with an assistant inside, so you can speak, write, fix, translate, and ask in any app. Hi, I'm Auri. Tell me what you want to say or do, and I'll help right where you type. Rated 4.7 and used by 280,000+ people. ► IN YOUR KEYBOARD, IN ANY APP - Say it with voice dictation (industry-leading accuracy with a 1.1% word error rate). Tap the mic and talk the way you talk. I drop the filler, keep what you meant, and type it clean. Change your mind mid-sentence; I follow. Pick how it lands: Raw, Clean, Concise, Casual, or Professional. - Fix it in one tap. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation in any language. Paraphrase in 22 styles, from Concise to Business Email to Persuasive, or describe your own. Translate into 31 languages as you type. Continue a sentence, or give me the topic and I'll write the draft. - Ask me without leaving the app. Tap my key and ask about your text, your schedule, or anything at all. - Let me do it. From the keyboard or the app, I can add a calendar event, set a reminder, look up a contact, find places near you, search and send Gmail, and read or update a Notion page. I show you what I'm about to do and wait for your Confirm. Every source is yours to allow or turn off in Settings. - Still a full keyboard. Swipe typing, 83 languages, every layout: QWERTY, QWERTZ, QZERTY, AZERTY, Colemak, Dvorak, 30 themes, a keyboard clipboard for the things you type often, and a vocabulary that learns your names. ► OPEN AURI WHEN IT NEEDS MORE ROOM - Chat with four engines and 20 personas. Auto picks for you. Fast is for everyday questions, Reasoning for the hard ones, and Visual answers as a screen you can explore: cards, comparisons, and steps you can tap. - Ask to check your email, update your Notion, find places, manage your calendar, or set reminders. - Hand me a PDF, a photo, or a scan and ask about it. - Ask for a PDF, a CSV, or an image and I'll create the file. - I remember what matters from one chat to the next, when you let me. Clear it any time. ► RECORD IT. GET THE NOTES. - Record a meeting, a lecture, or a thought on a walk. Import an audio or video file, paste a YouTube link, or scan a PDF. I transcribe it perfectly in 58 languages with speaker labels, then turn it into meeting notes, a summary, a checklist, a blog post, an essay, or a translation. Everything lands in your Library, next to your notes, where you can ask me about any of it. - Write notes in Markdown with headings, checklists, tables, and images. Dictate into them. Export as PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and more. ► ON YOUR WATCH AND YOUR MAC Ask me from your wrist, record voice notes, or dictate on Apple Watch straight into your iPhone keyboard or your Mac with Auri Voice. The Auri app on Mac carries your chats and Library. Words you add once follow you across every device. ► YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS I'm privacy-first by design. I don't collect what you type or say. I never appear in password or card fields. Notes and chats are encrypted in your own iCloud, requests carry no personal identifiers, and nothing is used to train AI models. Your calendar, mail, location, and Health are read only when you allow it, and only for the request you made. ► UPGRADE TO PRO WHEN YOU WANT NO LIMITS. Auri gives you the full keyboard with 83 languages, swipe typing, dictation, writing tools (writing, translation, paraphrasing, grammar check), chat (Fast, Reasoning, Visual), and state-of-the-art transcription, counted by minutes and daily uses. Auri Pro stops counting and unlocks unlimited usage, adds every keyboard theme, layout, and every translation language. One subscription for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Questions? Write to me at hi@auri.ai or open Need Help in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://auri.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://auri.ai/terms

About

Close

Features
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閉じるだけで、スマホ時間を整えよう。 「Close」は、 SNS、動画、ゲームなど、つい開いてしまうアプリを 必要なタイミングで制限できる スマホ習慣サポートアプリです。 少しだけ見るつもりだったSNS。 気づいたら長く見ていた動画。 作業前に開いてしまうゲーム。 寝る前にやめられないスマホ時間。 Closeは、そんな「今は閉じたい」瞬間に、 ワンタップでアプリを制限し、 集中したい時間や休みたい時間へ戻るきっかけを作ります。 スマホを完全にやめるためではなく、 必要なときに、必要な距離を作るためのアプリです。 ■ ワンタップで、選んだアプリを制限。 Closeでは、制限したいアプリやカテゴリをあらかじめ選択できます。 SNS。 動画アプリ。 ゲーム。 一度設定しておけば、 ホーム画面のボタンを押すだけで、 選んだ対象をまとめて制限できます。 「今から集中したい」 「少しスマホから離れたい」 「寝る前にSNSを閉じたい」 そんなタイミングで、すぐに使えます。 ■ 制限中の状態が、ひと目でわかる。 Closeは、制限中かどうかをシンプルに表示します。 今、制限できる状態なのか。 すでにアプリを閉じているのか。 どのアプリが対象なのか。 迷わず使えるように、 画面はできるだけわかりやすく設計しています。 制限中は赤色で状態を表示し、 解除する時は長押し操作にすることで、 なんとなく解除してしまうことを防ぎます。 ■ 長押しで、落ち着いて解除。 制限を解除するときは、すぐに解除されません。 長押ししながら、 カウントダウンを見て、 本当に解除するかを一度考えられます。 「今、本当に開く必要がある?」 ほんの数秒の間を作ることで、 無意識にアプリへ戻ってしまう流れを止めやすくします。 ■ Dynamic Island / Live Activity に対応。 Closeは、Dynamic Island / Live Activity にも対応しています。 他のアプリを見ている時でも、 現在の状態を確認しやすく、 必要な操作へすばやくアクセスできます。 制限中かどうかを自然に確認できるので、 アプリを開き直さなくても、 今の状態を把握しやすくなります。 ※Dynamic Island / Live Activity の表示は対応端末・iOSの仕様により異なります。 ■ 使用時間リマインドで、使いすぎに気づける。 Closeには、使用時間リマインド機能もあります。 設定した時間に達すると通知で知らせることで、 「そろそろ閉じよう」と気づくきっかけを作れます。 全体の制限時間だけでなく、 アプリごとの個別時間も設定できます。 SNSは短めに。 動画アプリは少し長めに。 ゲームは休日だけ意識する。 自分の使い方に合わせて、 無理なくスマホ時間を整えられます。 ■ こんな人におすすめ ・SNSを見すぎてしまう ・YouTubeやTikTokをつい開いてしまう ・ゲームや動画アプリの時間を減らしたい ・勉強や作業に集中したい ・寝る前のスマホ時間を減らしたい ・スクリーンタイムをもっと自分でコントロールしたい ・アプリをまとめて制限したい ・スマホ依存対策をゆるく始めたい ・デジタルデトックスをしたい ・使いすぎに気づくきっかけがほしい スマホを使うことが悪いわけではありません。 でも、今は閉じたい時間もあります。 勉強する時間。 作業に集中する時間。 休む時間。 眠る前の静かな時間。 自分のために使いたい時間。 Closeは、そんな時間を取り戻すための小さなスイッチです。 閉じるだけ。 でも、その数秒で流れが変わる。 Closeで、スマホとの距離をもっと心地よく整えよう。

Screenshots

Auri4 screens
Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Auri at Free against Close's $1.99. Auri also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Close's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Auri is free to download; Close costs $1.99 up front. Auri sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Close asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auri ships an update every 5 days, Close every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Auri versus Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuriClose
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpstate Media IncRyogo Owashi

Bugs and requests

Auri

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Voice recognition not working consistently
  • Keyboard not functioning properly after certain actions
  • Transcription errors in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language support
  • Improve keyboard accuracy and responsiveness
  • Provide a one-time purchase option
  • Expand to other platforms like Windows and Android
  • Enhance accessibility for visually impaired users

Close

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Auri

Subscriptions9
  • Pro Weekly – Unlimited Access$7.997 Days
  • Auri Keyboard & AI Assistant Pro$7.997 Days
  • Auri AI Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
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  • Auri Keyboard & AI Agent Pro$17.951 Month
  • AI Chatbot, Keyboard & Writer$19.951 Month
  • Artificial Intelligence Writer$24.951 Month
  • AI Keyboard Writing Assistant$119.991 Year
  • Auri AI Agent & Keyboard Pro$119.991 Year
  • AI Writing Assistant Pro$179.991 Year
None

Close

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auri free?
Auri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Close free?
Close costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Auri or Close have ads?
Neither Auri nor Close shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auri or Close?
Auri ships an update every 5 days, and Close every 3 days. Most recently, Auri was updated on November 3, 2026 and Close on November 5, 2026.

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