Comparison

Aura vs Reframed

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

Head to head
About

Aura

This app transforms your health data into a personalized biohacking protocol to help you reverse biological age. It provides data-driven insights, recovery advice, and a centralized dashboard for managing your longevity routine.

Highlights
  • Track biological age
  • Recovery advisory based on HRV
  • Precision protocol management
  • AI recovery summaries
  • Forgiving streak logic
Features
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Know your biological age, and the habits that move it. Aura turns your Apple Health data into a bio age you can actually change. It shows you what's driving that number, which of your habits are working, and what to do today. No spreadsheets, no guesswork, no ads. YOUR AGE, BROKEN DOWN See your bio age next to your Fitness, Heart and Sleep ages, built from your VO2 max, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, sleep and activity. Every month, see what moved your bio age, and which habits line up with a younger Fitness, Heart or Sleep age. DISCOVER WHAT WORKS FOR YOU Build your protocol from a library of well-studied rituals, or add your own in one line: supplements, sauna, NSDR, morning sunlight, anything. Aura compares the days you do them with the days you don't and tells you which ones actually improve your sleep, HRV and recovery. It checks your workout days, late caffeine and late meals too. FOOD, AND WHAT IT DOES Log food in plain words, by barcode or label, or from a saved meal, free and unlimited. See calories and macros next to fiber, polyphenols, omega-3 and plants per week, and what a late dinner did to your sleep and HRV. READINESS, EVERY MORNING Aura compares last night's HRV, resting heart rate and sleep with your own baselines and tells you whether today is a day to push or a day to recover. Plus heart rate zones, weekly aerobic targets and a plan for tonight's sleep. CYCLE-AWARE If you log your periods in Apple Health, Aura can compare your HRV and resting heart rate with the same phase of your own cycles. Every adjustment is labelled, and cycle data stays on your iPhone. WHAT IF Slide more sleep, more steps or a lower resting heart rate and see how far your bio age would move. Pick the change that's worth it. AURA WRAPPED At the start of each month, the last one as a short story to share: your bio age, streak, rituals and best Discovery. And the whole year when it ends. MEET OTTO Otto, your turtle coach, uses on-device Apple Intelligence (on supported devices) to sum up your trends and recovery in plain words. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK - Apple Watch app with complications: check your readiness, tick off rituals and log caffeine from your wrist - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your bio age, streak, Aura score and tonight's sleep plan - Siri and Shortcuts: "Ask Aura for my bio age", "Ask Aura if I should work out today", or log a ritual or a coffee by voice PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads and no account. Your health data is processed on your iPhone, and optional sync uses your own private iCloud. BRING YOUR PEOPLE Invite friends with your personal code: they get 30 days of Pro free, and you earn freezes and free months of Pro. AURA PRO Pro unlocks every Discovery (food ones included) and every habit linked to your ages, a forecast of where your bio age is heading, advanced biomarker insights, Otto's personal coaching, a monthly streak repair, polyphenols, omega-3, plants per week and recipes, Pro widgets and iCloud sync. Choose monthly, yearly (with a free trial), Family for up to 6 people, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Aura is for general wellness and is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Talk to your doctor before changing your health routine. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/auraapppolicies/privacy-policy

About

Reframed

Features
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Overthinking the same situation again? Start with one thought. Reframed is a CBT-informed thought journal for understanding self-sabotage, spotting cognitive distortions and practising a more useful response. If you replay conversations, put off decisions or abandon a goal after one imperfect attempt, Reframed gives you a structured way to examine the thought behind the reaction. Write it down, question the assumptions and choose a small next step. VISUALIZE YOUR MIND See your recorded thinking patterns on an interactive brain-shaped map. Explore thought clusters, revisit entries and move through your history to see which patterns keep appearing. Turn a collection of journal entries into something you can explore. CATCH THE THOUGHT. CHECK THE FACTS. • Write down what's on your mind, in your own words • Record the feeling, body sensation or urge that came with it • Explore possible patterns such as catastrophizing, mind reading and all-or-nothing thinking • Use guided questions to consider the evidence and another perspective • Save a balanced reframe and a practical next step Optional AI-assisted reflection can suggest patterns and alternative perspectives. You decide what fits. QUESTION LIMITING BELIEFS Explore how recurring thoughts may connect to beliefs such as "I'm not good enough" or "If it isn't perfect, I've failed." These connections are possibilities to examine. Choose a belief to work on, record evidence from your own experience and revisit how strongly you believe it over time. PRACTISE A DIFFERENT RESPONSE Use interactive CBT-informed exercises to question predictions, weigh evidence and plan small experiments. A rotating exercise is available free each week. Work with a specific situation: the conversation you're avoiding, the mistake you're replaying or the task you keep postponing. CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO BUILD Choose areas such as taking action, discipline, emotional resilience, confidence or focus. Your daily cards, reading and reflection prompts are tailored to what you're practising. When a mindset period is complete, review your recorded practice and choose where to focus next. REVIEW YOUR PATTERNS AND PRACTICE Revisit thoughts, reframes and evidence in one place. Explore recurring patterns, emotions and triggers, review your activity and see how your own belief ratings change. REFRAMED PRO Pro includes expanded access to AI-assisted reflection, guided exercises and detailed pattern exploration. Explore one thought cluster free; Pro includes all clusters and their individual thoughts. YOUR REFLECTIONS STAY YOURS Your journal entries and belief history are stored on your device, with no account required. If you choose an AI feature, relevant entry details are sent to an external AI provider for processing. Reframed supports self-reflection and practice. It doesn't diagnose or treat mental health conditions and isn't a substitute for professional care. Catch one thought. Explore another perspective. Choose your next step. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Aura4 screens
Reframed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Reframed at none against Aura's shown. Reframed also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Aura's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Aura sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Reframed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aura ships an update every 5 days, Reframed every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Aura versus Reframed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuraReframed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB125 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn HardingWILFRED LAN

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Aura

Subscriptions3
  • Aura Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Aura Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Aura Pro Family$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aura Pro Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Reframed

Subscriptions2
  • Reframed Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Reframed Premium (Yearly)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Aura free?
Aura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reframed free?
Reframed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aura or Reframed have ads?
Aura shows ads; Reframed does not.
Which is updated more often, Aura or Reframed?
Aura ships an update every 5 days, and Reframed every 5 weeks. Most recently, Aura was updated on October 19, 2026 and Reframed on October 25, 2026.

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