Aura Parents Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026

Oct 15, 2026
Aura Parents was included in TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 list for its AI based parental controls and digital wellbeing features.

Aura's Parents app was named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 list in the Parenting category, the company said in a press release. The app uses AI to analyze children's device activity and alert parents to changes in online behavior.

Aura Parents provides a Wellbeing Score from 0 to 100 based on 17 measures of digital life. It also shows which AI chat apps a child uses, along with the volume, themes and tone of conversations, and can alert parents when a child starts using an app classified as high risk.

Other features include messaging insights, alerts for messages that may indicate a risk of self harm, daytime and nighttime usage trends, and weekly summaries. The app also offers screen time limits, website and app blocking, scheduled bedtimes and an option to pause internet access.

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