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Protect your kids online with parental controls

Filter, block, and monitor websites and apps

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Set custom screen time limits for each child

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Get personalized insights based on your kids’ online activity trends

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Set custom screen time limits

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“I’m a husband, a dad, a human, and I’m hardwired to protect my family. I'm joining Aura to tackle the issue of online safety for families head-on.”

Robert Downey Jr., Aura Board Member

Family screen time, covered

From social media to gaming, start managing your kids' online activity to support healthy screen time and overall wellbeing. Aura Parental Controls allows you to restrict internet access and limit screen time on your child's iPhone, iPad or Android phones and tablets.

Let them explore – with boundaries

The internet offers limitless opportunities, good and bad. Aura Parental Controls blocks harmful content and lets you filter apps and websites to create boundaries that work for your family.

The internet offers limitless opportunities, good and bad. Aura Parental Controls blocks harmful content and lets you filter apps and websites to create boundaries that work for your family.

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Content Filtering

Simply select apps, games and websites to limit, restrict, or allow unlimited access.

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SafeSearch

With one tap on your child's profile, activate SafeSearch. SafeSearch filters out explicit and inappropriate content from search results on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo.

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YouTube Restricted Mode

In your child's profile, toggle on YouTube Restricted Mode to block mature and harmful content and help control what your kids can view on YouTube.

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Content Filtering

SafeSearch

Simply select apps, games and websites to limit, restrict, or allow unlimited access.

With one tap on your child’s profile, activate SafeSearch. SafeSearch filters out explicit and inappropriate content from search results on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo.

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YouTube Restricted Mode

In your child’s profile, toggle on YouTube Restricted Mode to block mature and harmful content and help control what your kids can view on YouTube.

Know where they’re spending their
time online

You can’t be everywhere your kids are—and let’s be honest, you don’t want to be. Aura Parental Controls helps you understand how your kids are spending time online.

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History

Knowledge is power when it comes to protecting your kids. With History, know what your kids are viewing online and spot potential overuse of apps and websites.

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Internet usage

Get a complete picture of your kids' internet use across all devices so you can make informed decisions about the right amount of screen time.

Build healthy online habits

Kids are navigating a digital world with real risks. Aura Parents helps you understand if your kids are happy, healthy, and safe online and enables you to help them build healthier digital habits and online balance.

  • Add schedule Aura app screen. Tap to select days you'd like to schedule bedtime. Sleep time shows 9PM. Wake time options available.

    Bedtimes

    Set Bedtimes for weeknights and weekends. When bedtime rolls around, all devices associated with your child’s profile will automatically disconnect from the internet.  

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    Focus Time

    Focus Time lets you set times during the day with limited or no Internet distractions, where only selected apps and websites are allowed.

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    Time Limits

    Know that your kids are safe from too much of a good thing—the internet. Set time limits for apps and websites and customize per child profile.

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    Pause the Internet®

    No more asking your kids three times to set down the iPad and start their homework. Pause the Internet easily enforces screen time limits.

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    Bonus Time

    Extend your kid’s daily time online with Bonus Time to reward good behavior or celebrate successes.

Get deeper insights into your child’s digital wellbeing

Kids are navigating a digital world with real risks. Aura Parents helps you understand if your kids are happy, healthy, and safe online and enables you to help them build healthier digital habits and online balance.

  • Add schedule Aura app screen. Tap to select days you'd like to schedule bedtime. Sleep time shows 9PM. Wake time options available.

    Identify trends and patterns

    View trends in your kid’s online routines, including shifts from their baseline of social interactions, daytime activity, or sleep habits, to help you spot meaningful changes in their wellbeing

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    Daytime and nighttime activity

    Gain a clear and personalized view of your kid’s online usage patterns throughout the day and overnight, making it easier to understand behaviors that impact healthy habits or might interfere with their sleep.

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    Social interactions

    Get insight into your kid’s social behavior patterns, including their engagement style and the volume and tone of their online interactions. Uncover their unique social persona based on their social patterns.

  • Settings profile for Emma S. Quick actions show unpause and bonus time. Set boundaries indicate you can guide your child's experience with time limits.

    Personalized insights

    Access science-backed recommendations, tips, and conversation starters based on your kid’s daytime and nighttime activity and their unique social persona.

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Features Aura Bark
Content Filtering

Set a filter level for each family member.

Screen Time Limits

Customize Screen Time Limits for each kid's profile and set different limits for apps, categories of sites, and a Daily Time Limit.

Focus Time, Bedtime, and Schedules

Set Bedtimes, Focus Times, and custom Schedules to restrict apps at certain times or disconnect from the internet altogether.

Pause the Internet®

Pause the Internet at the press of a button. Hit unpause when you're ready to give back their internet access.

Daytime & Nighttime Usage Trends Informed by Aura's clinical psychologists A green star

View trends in your kid's online usage and routines, as well as shifts in their social interactions, daytime activity, or sleep habits.

Wellbeing Score Informed by Aura's clinical psychologists A green star

Understand how consistent your kid’s digital wellbeing is with a unique indicator based on digital signals.

Messaging Insights Informed by Aura's clinical psychologists A green star

See where your child is messaging—across games, social media, and texts—and understand tone, volume, and timing.

Weekly Snapshot Informed by Aura's clinical psychologists A green star

Get the highlights of weekly online activities to support ongoing conversations.

AI Chat App Alert Informed by Aura's clinical psychologists A green star

Get notified when your child starts a conversation with a high-risk AI app.

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See which AI apps your kid is using and understand overall tone and themes in messaging activity.

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Get alerts when conversations may discuss self-harm.

Get the insights you need to guide and protect your child online with Aura Parents

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Available on iOS (phones and iPads) and Android (phones and tablets).*

Parental Controls

    • Block Apps & Websites
      Keep out distractions and harmful content.
    • Set Screen Time Limits
      Help your child build healthier habits.
    • Create Focus Times & Bedtimes
      Schedule device-free time for school, sleep, or family.
    • Pause the Internet®
      Pause online access with one click.
    • Safe Gaming
      Get notified of risks in gaming chats.
      (Windows PC only)

Online Wellbeing Insights

    • Messaging Insights
      Find out which apps your child is using to message. See message volume and tone.
    • Daytime & Nighttime Usage Trends
      See patterns in daily routines and overnight device use.
    • Wellbeing Score
      A research-informed indicator that reflects your child’s digital wellbeing.
    • Weekly Snapshot
      A clear, weekly summary to support better conversations.

Risk Alerts

    • AI App Monitoring & Alerts
      See which AI chat apps your child uses and get notified about high-risk conversations.
    • Risk Signals
      Alerts when messages may indicate self-harm risk.

Frequently asked questions

We make parental controls easy

Get started in under 5 minutes!

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Add your child

Simply add your child to get started today.

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Link their devices

Scan the QR code to link your child’s phone and tablet.

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Customize

Tailor time limits, scheduling and content restrictions for each child.

Parent Tested
Parent Approved Survey Feedback8

  • “The app is great! Really shows you how much your kid is on their devices. I’m glad to have an app where I can easily control what’s allowed.”
  • “I am able to set time limits so I can make sure my son is balancing the real world with device usage, which I like. I also like that I’m able to block or allow certain websites.”
  • “Easy and helpful for keeping kids safe in this world full of tech!”
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By the numbers

Parent Tested Parent Approved Award survey results2

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88%

88%

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94%

of parents claimed it was very easy to set up and customize the app to their needs.

of parents claimed that Aura is much better than the competition

of parents would recommend Aura to other parents.

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*Compatibility requirements for installing are: iOS version 16.0 or greater, Android version 12.0 or higher.


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² Results based on a May 2024 survey conducted by PTPA Media Inc. PTPA Media Inc was compensated by Aura to conduct this survey.

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AURA SERVICES ARE NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE, OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE OR MEDICAL CONDITION. THE SERVICES ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CANNOT REPLACE THE SERVICES OF PHYSICIANS OR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

Aura's service does not monitor for all content or your child’s behavior in real time. Alerts and/or insights may not be 100% accurate or timely.