CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper vs Aurora Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper
This app offers a private space to pause and manage strong emotions. It provides guided breathing exercises, creative outlets for emotional release, and tools for journaling and saving personal memories. Features include photo albums for pets and parenting, custom messages, and home screen widgets for quick access.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Emotional release activities
- Memory albums for parenting and pets
- Mood journaling
- Customizable healing messages
- Home screen widgets
- Private iCloud sync
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When emotions run high, you do not have to respond right away. CalmDown gives you a gentle, private place to pause, care for yourself, and decide what to do next. KEY FEATURES • Calm Down: Follow a guided 4-7-8 breathing rhythm. • Let It Out: Release emotions through safe, on-screen interactions. • Memory Albums: Keep separate Parenting and Pet memories with support for photos and Live Photos. • Mood Journal: Record the source, feeling, and intensity of each moment. • Custom Healing Messages: Save reminders written in your own words. • Share Cards: Turn memories and messages into images you can save or share. • Home Screen Widgets: Quickly open Calm Down or Let It Out. • Private iCloud Sync: Sync memories, messages, journal entries, and preferences across devices using the same Apple Account. • Global Simplified Chinese and English switching. • Light, Dark, and System appearance modes. • Designed for iPhone and iPad. FREE VERSION • Unlimited Calm Down sessions and mood entries. • Up to 15 photos in each Parenting and Pet album. • Two Let It Out sessions per day. • Up to 20 custom healing messages. • iCloud sync, widgets, appearance, and language settings are available to everyone. CALMDOWN PRO LIFETIME • Unlimited Let It Out sessions. • Unlimited Parenting and Pet album photos. • Unlimited custom healing messages. • Eleven exclusive Pro app icons. • One purchase, lifetime access. No subscription or automatic renewal. PRIVACY No developer account is required. CalmDown contains no advertising, third-party analytics, or cross-app tracking. Content stays on your device by default. When iCloud sync is enabled, selected content is stored in the private CloudKit database of your Apple Account. CalmDown supports everyday emotional self-care. It does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or emergency assistance.
Aurora Remote
Control your Mac or Windows PC from your iPhone. Access apps, edit files, and use custom shortcuts with intuitive touch controls and high-performance streaming.
- Connect to Mac and Windows PCs
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Intuitive mouse and touch controls
- High-performance Mac access
- Remote audio streaming
- Picture-in-Picture mode
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Your Mac and Windows PC, right on your iPhone. Aurora Remote brings your desktop to your phone with intuitive controls, remote audio, and keyboard shortcuts tailored to the way you work. Open desktop apps, make a quick edit, or check on a task—all from your iPhone. CONNECT TO MAC AND WINDOWS • Access your Mac through macOS Screen Sharing. • Connect to Windows through its built-in Remote Desktop service (RDP), with no VNC server installation required. • Discover Mac and Windows computers on your local network, or add a computer manually using its IP address or hostname. • Save and favorite multiple computers, with separate connection settings for each device. • Store saved passwords in the iPhone Keychain. YOUR SHORTCUTS, WITHIN REACH • Create, name, edit, and reorder custom keyboard shortcuts. • Keep separate shortcut collections for Mac and Windows. • Use Command, Option, Control, and Shift on Mac, or Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and Win on Windows. • Combine modifiers with letters, numbers, function keys, arrow keys, and more. • Access your saved shortcuts from a floating shortcut wheel during a remote session. NATURAL DESKTOP CONTROL • Switch between mouse and direct-touch modes. • Click, right-click, drag, and scroll. • Enter text and use essential keys such as Return, Tab, Escape, and Delete. • Adjust mouse wheel speed to suit your workflow. • Receive text copied on your Mac through supported screen-sharing connections. HIGH-PERFORMANCE MAC ACCESS On compatible Macs, Pro adds a high-performance viewing experience: • HEVC video with H.264 fallback for compatibility. • Hardware-accelerated video decoding on iPhone. • Frame rates up to 60 FPS. • Adjustable resolution and frame rate. • HiDPI options and a desktop layout sized to fit your phone. • Remote audio from your Mac. REMOTE AUDIO AND MULTITASKING • Hear Windows desktop audio through supported RDP sessions. • Use Pro Picture in Picture to keep watching your remote desktop while using another app. • Picture in Picture is view-only; return to Aurora Remote to control your computer. MADE FOR IPHONE • Portrait and landscape support. • Dark mode. • Convenient floating controls for remote input and shortcuts. PRO OPTIONS Try Pro features for up to 15 minutes each day. Unlock continued access with a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. Mac high-performance mode, Mac remote audio, and Picture in Picture are Pro features. Windows RDP and Windows remote audio do not require Pro. CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS Mac connections require Screen Sharing to be enabled. High-performance mode requires a compatible Mac, macOS version, and network environment. Windows connections require Remote Desktop to be enabled on Windows Pro, Enterprise, Education, or Windows Server. Windows Home cannot host built-in Remote Desktop. Sign in with your Windows account password, not your Windows Hello PIN. Windows clipboard transfer and RD Gateway are not currently supported. Use a trusted local network, VPN, or secure tunnel. Standard VNC password authentication does not encrypt the desktop session; do not expose TCP port 5900 directly to the public internet. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper at 3 against Aurora Remote's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aurora Remote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper against 5.0 for Aurora Remote. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper ships an update weekly, Aurora Remote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper | Aurora Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 凯 马 | 宇丰 麦 |
Customer experience
CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper
Aurora Remote
In-app purchases
CalmDown‑Anger Pause Helper
- CalmDown Pro Lifetime$1.99
Aurora Remote
- Pro Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Pro Lifetime Unlock$9.99
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