Aura: CBT & DBT for Anxiety
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Aura: CBT & DBT for Anxiety is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Jon Johnson. Rated 5.0/5 from 6 ratings. Requires iOS 26.4.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 6 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 152 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Sep 26
- 2026 · v1.6.1
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About Aura: CBT & DBT for Anxiety
Panic hits at 2am and you're alone with it. Aura is what you open in that moment: tap SOS and a calm voice walks you through it, breath by breath, until the wave passes. It always passes — and Aura stays until it does. Then it helps you need it less. MEASURE IT, DON'T GUESS Aura starts with the GAD-7, the same seven-question anxiety check therapists use. That's your day-1 number. On day 7 and day 30 you take it again and see the two side by side. Not a vague sense that things are better — a number that moved. WHEN PANIC HITS SOS is one tap from every screen. Paced breathing, grounding, and the DBT crisis skills (TIPP and STOP) that bring you back when anxiety peaks. Afterwards Aura asks one question: do you feel better than you did? Over time those answers become proof. CATCH THE THOUGHT Anxious thoughts feel like facts. Aura's guided CBT thought record helps you catch one, weigh the actual evidence, and rewrite it into something fairer. The Worry Tree sorts what you can act on from what you can only carry. LEARN THE SKILLS Over 100 short lessons across 10 tracks: a full DBT skills program (distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness), plus panic attacks, sleep, social anxiety, confidence, self-compassion, overthinking, and boundaries. Practical, evidence-based, usable today. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY A fresh insight each morning — one idea you can actually use, not a platitude. And a first-week plan of seven small things that make the app yours. A COMPANION THAT LISTENS Talk through what's on your mind any time. No appointment, no judgment, no waiting room. BREATHE, AND SLEEP Box breathing and 4-7-8 to settle your body in minutes. Sleep stories, soundscapes and body scans for the nights your mind won't stop. YOUR PRIVACY COMES FIRST Journal entries, mood check-ins and sessions stay on your device, not on our servers. AURA PREMIUM • Unlimited companion conversations • All guided programs and lessons • The full sleep library • Advanced progress insights Choose a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan, a first month at a reduced price on monthly, or pay once for lifetime access. Subscriptions bill through your Apple Account and renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your iPhone Settings. A GENTLE NOTE Aura supports your wellbeing but is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis or may harm yourself, contact your local emergency services, or in the US call or text 988. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You've gotten through every panic attack you've ever had. Aura is here for the next one.
Ratings & reviews
5.0
6 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.6.1 · Updated September 26, 2026
The setup questions are now optional. Tap "Skip these questions" on the anxiety check — or on any question before it — and go straight on. You can take the check any time later, and skipping never counts as a score. Aura also speaks Simplified Chinese now, and a batch of phrases that were still in English are translated everywhere else.
App privacy
The developer, Jon Johnson, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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|---|---|---|---|
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