Aura plays the media on your device. No library to sign into, no catalogue to browse, no recommendations — it opens what you already have.
The details are the point: it remembers where you stopped in a long audiobook or podcast, remembers the speed you listen at, has a sleep timer for playing yourself to sleep, and puts a mini player pill at the bottom with a progress ring you can swipe away.
Everything about your media stays on the device — no account, no sync, nothing uploaded, and playback needs no connection. The free tier loads ads over the network; a one-time purchase removes them.
What it does
- Plays local video and audio
- Resume position for audiobooks and podcasts
- Remembered playback speed
- Sleep timer
- Mini player with progress ring and swipe gestures
- One-time purchase removes ads
What it asks for
Every permission the app requests, and the reason it needs it.
- Photos and media access
- to find and play the media on your device
- Internet
- to show ads on the free tier and confirm the ad-free purchase
Built with
Android. Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Media3.