Aura Recovery
Offline-first addiction recovery companion — therapy-grounded interventions, gamified progress, and AI companions, with all data stored locally for privacy.
The problem
Recovery apps demand cloud accounts to function, putting the most sensitive data imaginable behind a vendor's terms. Aura ships fully offline — no telemetry, no sync, no account — while still combining science-backed tracking, gamification, AI companions, and crisis tools across chemical, behavioural, and impulse addictions.
Support across the recovery journey
How Aura adapts by addiction type, plus the crisis and gamification tools. Switch tabs to explore.
Healer role — body-healing focus
- Smoking: lung recovery, oxygen, breathing comfort milestones
- Alcohol: liver regeneration, sleep quality, hydration
- Substances: physical healing timeline, energy restoration, withdrawal support
- Companion tone: soothing, body-first (“Your lungs are thanking you”)
Architecture
- Expo-managed React Native app with file-based routing and a local-only SQLite database — no backend dependency
- All state (habits, journals, check-ins, inventory) persisted on-device via SQLite + Zustand; biometric unlock through expo-local-authentication
- Companion system: a free default plus premium mascots with Rive animations, messaging calibrated to recovery stage (validation early, celebration later)
- SOS panic mode: 44 grounding exercises (5-4-3-2-1 sensory framework, breathing loops via Reanimated) with haptics and one-tap emergency contacts
- Gamification economy: XP and Sparks from real-world quests, a Time-Reclaimed visual, and a health timeline tied to the addiction type
- Marketing site in Next.js (Framer Motion) with a Firebase-backed waitlist — the only place the network is used
Highlights
Crisis help at a tap
44 grounding exercises with breathing animation, haptic guidance, and emergency shortcuts — built for the moments when clarity feels impossible.
Offline privacy by design
Zero cloud uploads, zero analytics, zero tracking. Everything works with the network off — journal, companions, stats, and crisis tools included.
Role-based support across 10 addiction types
Mascot behaviour adapts by category — Healer (body healing), Coach (real-world engagement), Trainer (natural energy) — each with its own quests and tone.
Gamification that rewards real life
XP and Sparks come from offline quests (Touch Grass, Social Link); Time Reclaimed and a science-backed health timeline make progress tangible.
Impact
44
SOS grounding exercises, one tap away
10
Addiction types with role-based support
100%
Offline — no telemetry, sync, or account
2,000+
Waitlist signups for v1.0