Aurora

Marell Inc.

About this game

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected from the present moment? Modern life can bring sudden stress that disrupts your focus and peace of mind. Aurora is a warm, offline companion designed to help you regain presence and ease anxiety in just five to ten minutes. By combining guided breathing with the proven 5-4-3-2-1 sensory-grounding technique, Aurora provides a reliable space to anchor yourself and restore internal balance.

What makes Aurora distinct is its tactile, sensory-focused design. At the center of the experience is a large, glowing breathing orb that pulses softly to guide your inhales, holds, and exhales. As you progress through the grounding exercise, the orb smoothly transitions through warm crimson and rose hues, offering a comforting visual anchor. The entire interface utilizes a modern, frosted glass dashboard style with smooth transitions that feel gentle on the eyes and mind.

KEY FEATURES

• Guided 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding - Walk through the classic sensory-awareness technique by observing five sights, four touches, three sounds, two smells, and one taste in your environment.
• Interactive Breathing Orb - Breathe along with a concentric circle animation synchronized to a calm 12-second cycle (4s inhale, 4s hold, 4s exhale) to slow your heart rate.
• Customizable Breathing Pace - Personalize your breathing guide with slow (16s), normal (12s), or fast (8s) cycles depending on what feels most comfortable.
• Session History and Logs - View a private list of your past grounding sessions, including dates, durations, and your pre/post mood improvements to trace your progress.
• Mood Reflection - Rate your calm and stress levels on a simple 1-5 scale before and after each exercise to see the immediate benefit of your practice.
• Personalization Quiz - Take a quick onboarding quiz to select your preferred breathing pace, color warmth undertones, and daily reminder times.
• WorkManager Daily Reminders - Set gentle, optional notifications at a chosen hour to nudge you toward completing a daily grounding check-in.
• Light and Dark Themes - Choose between light mode, dark mode, or system default themes, featuring an automated AMOLED dark mode to reduce eye strain.
• Simple Onboarding Walkthrough - Learn about sensory grounding, the science of the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, and practice with the breathing orb before your first session.

HOW IT WORKS

Start the Session: Open the app to your clean, minimalist home dashboard and tap the prominent start button to begin.

Observe Your Surroundings: Follow the step-by-step prompts to observe and enter your physical surroundings, building immediate situational awareness.

Breathe with the Orb: Watch the crimson orb pulse, inhaling as it expands and exhaling as it contracts, or tap the orb to toggle it off for silent focus.

Reflect on Your Mood: Enter your post-session reflection, view your elapsed time, and save the session to your secure, local history log.

PRIVACY AND TRUST

Aurora is built on a foundation of absolute privacy. The app runs 100% offline, meaning all of your personal observations, mood logs, and history remain securely on your device. There are no user accounts, no cloud sync, no sign-ups, and absolutely zero ads.

Take a deep breath and reconnect with the world around you. Download Aurora today to build a gentle habit of mindfulness and find your calm whenever you need it.

What’s new

First release!