Built for the automatic moment
Most hand-to-face habits happen before you consciously decide to do them. Awaira is designed for that small window where a gentle interruption can help you choose differently.
Catch hair pulling, skin picking,and face touching beforethey become automatic.
Awaira watches hand-to-face motion on your computer and gives you a calm cue before hair-pulling, nail-biting, or skin-picking turns automatic.
No shamea quiet nudge, not a blocker
No uploadscamera stays on your computer
Built by someone who has ittrichotillomania, personally
Built for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) on face:
- Hair pulling (Trichotillomania)
- Skin picking (Dermatillomania / Excoriation disorder)
- Nail biting (Onychophagia)
- Beard pulling
- Face touching
Free 7-day trial · No account required · macOS 13+ (Apple silicon and Intel) · Windows
Privacy-first by design
Your camera stays on your computer.
Awaira is built to interrupt hand-to-face habits without turning your private moments into cloud data.
Your camera never leaves your computer
Awaira uses Apple Vision locally. Frames are analysed in memory and discarded immediately.
- Apple notarized
- Checked by Apple for known malicious software
- No uploads
- No cloud processing
- No recordings
- Never used for AI training
- Frames discarded immediately
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About Awaira
A quiet awareness coach for hand-to-face habits.
Awaira is a Mac app for people who pull hair, pick skin, bite nails, touch their face, or do similar automatic behaviors while working. It catches the early motion and gives you a calm cue before the habit takes over.
Private by default
Detection runs entirely on your computer. Camera frames are processed locally, discarded immediately, and never uploaded to Awaira's servers.
Supportive, not punitive
The app uses quiet cues, progress context, and simple settings so awareness feels manageable during real work instead of becoming another source of pressure.
How it works
Here's what happens, step by step.
Working at your computer, you reach up. Awaira notices. A gentle visual cue appears — not a blocker, not an alarm. You lower your hand and keep working. That's it.
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Step 1
You’re working normally
Awaira sits quietly in the menu bar and watches for one thing only: a hand moving toward your face.
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Step 2
Your hand reaches up
You reach toward your hair, skin, or nails — usually before you even notice you’re doing it.
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Step 3
Awaira notices, on your device
The movement is analysed locally on your computer. No video is recorded, and nothing leaves your device.
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Step 4
A gentle cue appears
A sound, a soft border, or a blur — your choice. You lower your hand, breathe, and carry on.
Founder story
Why I built Awaira.
I built Awaira because I struggle with trichotillomania myself. I noticed that I often pull my hair while working at my computer, usually before I even realize I’m doing it. Awaira was created to catch that moment earlier, with a gentle cue that helps me pause. The app runs entirely on-device because privacy was important to me from day one.
Early personal testing
Fewer detections over time
- Day 1
- 840 detections
- Day 7
- 420 detections
- Day 30
- 70 detections
Example from early personal testing. Results vary.
From my own use
“I didn’t realize how often my hand drifted to my hair until Awaira gently nudged me. Most of the time I just lowered it and kept working — no shame, no interruption to my day.”
Customer stories
What people notice with Awaira.
Real experiences shared by people using Awaira to notice hand-to-face habits earlier.
Customer review
“I love Awaira. It increases my awareness of my hand and arm moving toward my head. I have noticed that I am less aware than I thought I was.”
Customer review
“I love this app as I had excessive skin picking behaviour, the team helped me with the setup and I loved their support. Much appreciated!”
Mac workflow
Built like a desktop utility, not a web dashboard.
Awaira fits into the familiar rhythm of macOS: menu bar status, native preferences, privacy-first camera permission, and cues that appear only when needed.
Grant camera access
Awaira uses the standard system camera-permission flow, then analyses hand movement locally on-device. Your video stays on your computer.
Let it sit in the menu bar
Start, pause, check today’s count, or open settings from a compact menu bar popover whenever you need control.
Catch the automatic moment
When your hand reaches your face, Awaira shows a calm reset cue so you can lower your hand and continue what you were doing.
Current app experience
Awareness, progress, and controls in one calm window.
Awaira keeps the daily view focused on what matters now: your current pace, the last week of activity, and the nudge settings you can tune anytime.
Today
42 / hrHand approached face · 58% quieter than last week
Last 7 daysMove day by day through your recent history.
Clear metricsNo definitions needed.
Cue after 2 secondsBlur, red borders, sound, and calming tone are adjustable.
Support built inLeave feedback, report a bug, or contact us from the site and app.
Progress you can read quickly
The main number is normalized per hour, so short and long tracking sessions stay comparable.
Calendar moves one day at a time
The 7-day strip slides by a single day with the arrows, making recent changes easier to inspect.
Privacy and support are close by
Camera processing stays local, and support gives clear paths for feedback, bugs, and direct contact.
Awaira Blogs
Check out our blogs.
Plain-language, source-linked guides on hair pulling, skin picking, acne picking, nail and cuticle habits, and lip or cheek biting. Health content is general information, not medical advice.
Pricing
Break the habit for less than a coffee a month.
Every plan is the full app — all detection, every nudge, all your insights. Nothing is paywalled. Start with 7 days free, then keep going only if it's working for you.
7-day free trial · No account · No credit card · Cancel anytime · 100% on-device
Monthly
Try it month to month
$4.99/month
- Real-time hand-to-face detection
- Gentle nudges — sound, blur, or a custom-colour border
- Daily & weekly progress you can actually see
Yearly
Best value — most people pick this
$47.88/year
- Everything in Monthly
- Save $12 a year versus monthly
- Built for lasting change, not a quick fix
Lifetime
Pay once, keep forever
$99.99once
- Everything in Yearly
- All future updates included, forever
- One payment — never think about it again
Local taxes may be added at checkout depending on where you live. Every plan starts with the full 7-day free trial — no card needed. If price is ever a barrier, email hello@awaira.app and we'll help. Cancel subscriptions anytime.
FAQ
Good questions, clear answers.
How does Awaira detect without invading my privacy?
Camera frames are analysed live on your device using Apple’s Vision framework. They’re never recorded, uploaded, or sent to a server — they exist only momentarily in memory and are then discarded.
Does Awaira record me?
No. Awaira does not record video or keep camera images by default. Detection happens in real time on your device, and camera frames are immediately discarded. Optional screenshots are off by default; if you turn them on, they are saved locally on your computer.
Why did Awaira notify me if I wasn’t pulling or picking?
Awaira intentionally detects hand-to-face movements, not just pulling or picking. Many body-focused repetitive behaviors begin with an ordinary touch. Catching that movement early helps interrupt the habit before it becomes automatic.
Will it work on my Mac or Windows device?
Yes — Awaira runs natively on Mac (macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel) and on Windows. Download the version for your platform above.
Can I turn off the blur or sound?
Yes. You decide the reaction — a sound cue, a red border around the screen, or a blur. Use any combination, or switch them off entirely.
What does it cost?
Awaira starts with a 7-day free trial that includes the full app — no account or credit card required. After the trial, you can upgrade with monthly, yearly, or lifetime options.
Is Awaira a medical device?
No. Awaira is a wellness and awareness tool, not a medical device, and it doesn’t diagnose or treat any condition. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a qualified professional.
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