Product Oct 7, 2026
AuraLock Assistant: What It Can and Cannot Do
Aura Assistant is a conversational helper inside AuraLock — fully on-device, no cloud AI. Here is what it actually does and where it stops.
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Your phone steals hours. You choose what stays alive.
AuraLock is a free Android focus app. Choose the few apps you need — notes, calendar, music — and everything else stays locked until your session ends. No account. Nothing leaves your phone.
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WHAT STAYS ALIVE
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Notes C
Calendar B
Browser M
Music STRICT
Only the apps you chose. Everything else waits outside.
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It was never a willpower problem.
Every notification is engineered to pull you back. Every feed is built to keep you scrolling. Your phone knows exactly which buttons to press.
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Notifications
One buzz is enough to break deep focus — and every app is built to send one.
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Infinite feeds
There is no natural stopping point. The next post is always one swipe away.
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The “quick check”
One glance at one app becomes twenty minutes before you look up.
You set a timer. You delete the app. You promise this time is different. Then one notification becomes twenty minutes of scrolling. The problem isn’t discipline. Your phone is built to pull you back.
The fix is a better boundary, not more discipline
AuraLock does not fight you. It protects the moments you chose — without asking you to be stronger than your phone.
The old way: block a list of distracting apps, then keep adding to it.
The AuraLock way: allow a short list of apps. Everything else is off by default.
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Choose what stays alive
You allow the few apps this moment needs — notes, calendar, music. Everything else is off by default.
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Standard or Strict
A gentle edge for daily work, or a hard lock for exams and deadlines. You pick the boundary.
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Shaped to the moment
Deep Work is not Family Time, and it should not be. Each Aura is built around what you are doing right now.
Everything in AuraLock exists to protect your focus
No bloat — just tools that guard the moments you chose.
The allowlist principle
Choose what stays alive
Allowlist, not blocklist. Pick the apps this moment needs. Every other app stays locked — and there is no list to maintain.
Standard or Strict
Standard when you need room to breathe, Strict when you cannot afford to break focus. Details live in the comparison below.
One-tap focus presets
Sprint (10 min) · Pomodoro (25 min) · Deep Work (45 min) · Flow (60 min). A protected session in a single tap — before the urge to scroll even registers.
Schedules & Autopilot
Set Deep Work to begin Mon–Fri at 9 a.m. and Sleep at 10 p.m. — the hours you say matter get protected without a tap.
Goals, streaks & journal
Hit a 2-hour daily goal, keep a 6-day streak with a one-line post-session note, and watch your Focus Score and weekly charts build — on-device analytics.
Guardian health check
Stops Android from silently shutting AuraLock down in the background, so your Aura doesn’t drop mid-session.
Browser extension
Blocks distracting sites in Chrome and Firefox. Free, standalone, and its data stays on your device.
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Also available on desktop
Your browser stays focused too
The free browser extension blocks distracting websites while you focus — choose what stays allowed and everything else waits outside. It works standalone in Chrome and Firefox: nothing syncs with the Android app, and its data stays on your device.
Learn how the extension works →
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See inside the app
Every screen is built around your attention — not its interruptions. Walk through the app in the order you would actually use it.
Set up
Create Aura
Name the moment, pick the apps it needs, set the time — under a minute.
New Aura
Purpose, apps, boundary
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From distraction to focus in four steps
No buried settings. No willpower required. Setup takes about a minute.
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Pick the moment
Deep Work. Study. Family Time. Health & Fitness. Personal Time — name what this hour is for, or invent your own.
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Choose what stays alive
Only the apps that actually support the moment. Notes. Calendar. Music. Everything else waits outside.
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Set your boundary
Standard when you need room to breathe. Strict when the moment cannot afford to lose you.
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Enter your Aura
Tap Enter Aura. A timer starts and only your chosen apps open.
What stays alive?
The question that makes focus effortless. You pick the apps for each moment; the app handles the rest.
Deep Work
- Google Keep
- Google Calendar
- Chrome
- Spotify
Study
- Google Translate
- Calculator
- Wikipedia
- Chrome
Health & Fitness
- Strava
- Spotify
- Camera
- Google Fit
Family Time
- Camera
- Google Maps
- Messages
Everything else waits outside — and any installed app can be added.
Build your first Aura, right here
Try the real flow before you download. Pick a purpose, choose what stays alive, set the time — and watch the Aura come together.
1 · What's the purpose?
2 · What stays alive? (demo)
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Demo apps — your real installed apps appear in AuraLock.
3 · How long?
4 · Your boundary
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Purpose Apps Duration Boundary
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Notes C
Calendar B
Browser M
Music STRICT
Live session
While the Aura holds, your focus holds
Once it is active, your phone quietly becomes the space you asked for. Only your chosen apps are reachable, and the timer keeps your promise visible.
This is not restriction. It is protection — so your attention stays yours.
Standard or Strict — how much does this moment cost?
Two boundaries, one choice. Match your boundary to what you are protecting.
Standard — flexible focus
For the moments you want a gentle edge. You stay on track and you still hold the wheel — including a way out if you genuinely need one.
- Pause your Aura whenever you genuinely need a break
- Extend the session when you are in flow
- Emergency exit any time — you just solve a quick math problem first
- Built for most everyday focus
Best for — Daily work, deep-work blocks and everyday focus.
Strict — locked-in focus
For the moments you cannot afford to lose. The boundary holds with no way out until the exact time you set.
- Committed to the exact end time you set
- No pause and no extending — the Aura holds until it ends
- No emergency unlock. Nothing breaks it early.
- Phone calls and emergency dialing always remain available
- Made for deadlines and deep work
Best for — Exams, deadlines and any session you cannot walk away from.
Not sure? 10-second matcher
Which Aura fits your next session?
1 · Mid-session, you need to pause for a call. You want…
More than a focus session
Your phone can support your intentions
AuraLock helps you shape different moments of your day around what matters — not just long focus blocks.
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Intentions
Opening Instagram? First it asks “why?” — pick connect, create or browse, set a 10-minute visit, and it checks back when you’re done.
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AuraWake
A 6:30 a.m. alarm that only shuts up after you solve a math problem or type a calm phrase — no snooze button.
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Aura Moments
Three minutes of box breathing between work blocks, with a nudge to sit up straight before you continue.
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Goals
Set a 2-hour daily focus target and watch the bar fill as your sessions complete — a 6-day streak keeps you honest.
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Personal Goals / OKRs
Give “ship the portfolio site” three key results, then check in every Friday to see which way the needle moved.
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Aura Assistant
Type “start a 45-minute Deep Work Aura” and it builds and starts it — or ask it to pause the session or reschedule AuraWake. All on-device.
How everything connects
- Decide — the Intention — why am I opening this app?
- Protect — the Aura — only my chosen apps stay alive.
- Review — Goals, Journal & Analytics — what my protected time added up to.
Your focus, on autopilot
Schedule an Aura that starts itself — up to 24 hours of protected focus, weekend mornings included, without lifting a finger. It shows up on your lock screen and holds until the session ends (Standard: until you pause or exit).
Protect your best hours automatically
Set Deep Work to begin every weekday at 9 a.m. Let Sleep take over at 10 p.m. The hours you say matter actually get protected.
Weekly Schedule
RecurringDeep Work
Mon – Fri · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sleep
Daily · 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM
When a schedule comes due, choose: start automatically, or ask me first. The schedule runs on autopilot — but you are always the one in control.
Learn about schedulingSee it on your lock screen
Your Autopilot Aura is always visible. Open your phone and see exactly what is protected, how long remains, and which apps stay alive — right from the lock screen.
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Notes
Calendar
Browser
Music
Autopilot turns your best intentions into automatic protection. Schedule your Deep Work for Saturday morning, your reading block for Sunday afternoon, or a full-day focus session — and let the Aura handle the rest.
Read the Autopilot guideAutomatic start
Choose: start automatically, or ask me first. Either way the boundary begins on schedule and holds until the session ends.
Weekend protection
Your best hours deserve boundaries too. Schedule Autopilot for weekends when distraction is highest and focus matters most.
Lock screen visibility
See your active Autopilot Aura directly on your lock screen — the timer, the apps staying alive, and the time remaining.
Rated 4.8 on Google Play
They took their hours back
Real reviews from Play Store reviewers and beta users — shared with permission.
“I used to "check" my phone 80 times a day. Now I protect real deep-work blocks. It is not about fighting apps anymore — it is about choosing what stays alive.”
“The journal and streaks turned a timer into an actual practice. I can watch my focus improve week over week, and that is what keeps me going.”
“Strict Aura saved my thesis deadline. When only the apps I need are alive inside the Aura, there is nothing left to fight against.”
“Family evenings are finally phone-free. WhatsApp and Maps stay alive for logistics, everything else waits outside until the kids are asleep.”
Frequently asked questions
The quick answers — no fine print.
Is AuraLock free?
Yes — 100% free, forever. Every feature is included: Auras, Standard and Strict modes, schedules, journal and analytics. Earn Focus XP by completing Auras and level up to unlock progress — longer sessions, more apps, custom themes. No subscription, no in-app purchases.
Does AuraLock work offline?
Yes. AuraLock runs entirely on your device — no internet connection is needed to create or use Auras. The Aura Assistant and the journal are on-device too, so they work offline as well.
Does AuraLock collect my data?
The AuraLock app does not collect or transmit your usage data. Sessions, whitelists, schedules and journal entries stay on your device. Website chat and analytics are covered in our Privacy Policy and match the Play Store Data Safety form.
Can I use AuraLock on iPhone?
No. AuraLock is built for Android because iOS doesn’t expose the system-level controls that focus enforcement needs. There is no iOS version today, and none is announced. On a desktop browser, the free browser extension covers you instead.
Is there a browser extension?
Yes — a free extension for Chrome, Firefox and other Chromium-based browsers. It works standalone in your browser: it does not sync with the Android app, and its data stays on your device. Visit the extension page to learn more.
Why does AuraLock need permissions?
Four permissions, one job each. Accessibility — spots which app is in the foreground so the Aura can intervene. Display over other apps — draws the Aura overlay when a locked app opens. Usage access — measures app time for your on-device analytics. Alarms & reminders — fires AuraWake and scheduled Auras. We ask only for what is essential — every permission is explained in the permission docs.
Does it block calls or emergencies?
No. Phone calls and emergency dialing always remain available during an Aura — in both Standard and Strict. Only the apps outside your allowlist wait outside.
Will it drain my battery?
AuraLock is lightweight — background monitoring uses minimal resources. It does need to be exempted from Android’s battery optimization so the system doesn’t kill it mid-session; Guardian checks that for you. See battery optimization for details.
Does it work on Xiaomi, Oppo or Samsung?
Yes — but each brand manages background apps differently, so Android may need one-time settings from you. We ship per-brand guides for Xiaomi, Samsung and OnePlus & Oppo, and the Guardian health check verifies everything is set.
Can I bypass Strict by restarting or uninstalling?
Inside the app there is no way out: no pause, no emergency unlock, nothing to solve until the end time. Uninstalling or factory-resetting a phone removes any focus app — we write about this honestly in “Can you bypass a focus app?”. Strict works because you chose it.
How is it different from Digital Wellbeing?
Digital Wellbeing shows your usage and lets you set app timers — but a timer can be dismissed in one tap. AuraLock is an allowlist: only your chosen apps open, and Strict removes the override entirely. See the full comparison of focus apps.
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