Karui
Silence spam notifications. Reveal unsent messages.
Apple’s Focus modes, made smarter.
Join the Beta (version 0.1.0, build 23)Free with no in-app purchases or subscription. No sign up needed. Runs privately and entirely on your device using Apple Intelligence.
Also:
- Your VIPs always get through your Focus, from any app
- Spam is judged by the message, not the app it came from
- Recognizes one-time codes and lets them through
- Several quick messages from one person arrive as one
- Every app’s notifications in one searchable history
- Translates notifications into your language
Privacy:
Karui uses your contacts and calendar on your iPhone, and your notifications never leave it. No server, no account, no analytics.
Note:
Requires an iPhone with iOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence. Tapping a Karui notification opens the app, not the specific message.
Changelog
0.1.0 (23)
September 25, 2026- Added a cooldown for busy conversations. After Karui alerts you about a conversation, it waits 10 minutes before alerting you about it again.
- Important apps can be marked as work apps, which only count as important during your work hours (Mon–Fri, 9 AM to 6 PM by default).
- Arriving rides and deliveries, and notifications an app marks as time sensitive, are now more likely to be Important.
- Added a Copy Code button for one-time codes in History.
0.1.0 (22)
September 25, 2026- Added sleep hours to Wake Me. Alarms now only ring between bedtime and wake-up, 10 PM to 6 AM by default.
- History now shows your latest daily summary, so you can reopen it after the notification is gone.
- The daily summary's Worth a Look now includes more notifications.
- Promote this Sender now lets you pick the person from your contacts.
- Karui now recognizes VIPs by their contact nickname.
0.1.0 (21)
September 23, 2026- Improved on-device categorization.
0.1.0 (20)
September 23, 2026- Added a "Missed calls ring immediately" setting for Wake Me.
- A second missed call from a Wake Me contact now rings an alarm.
- Added a "Check My Shortcut" diagnostic. It needs the updated Karui Shortcut, which you can add again from Settings → Help & Troubleshooting or the Support Guide.
- Fixed taps firing while scrolling on Test It.
0.1.0 (19)
September 23, 2026- Added Wake Me: people you choose can ring an alarm in an emergency, even when your iPhone is silenced or in a Focus.
- Added Combine Rapid Messages: several messages in a row from the same sender now arrive as one notification.
- Improved the daily summary: it now highlights the notifications worth a look.
0.1.0 (18)
September 22, 2026- Karui now rechecks notifications that Apple Intelligence was too busy to evaluate, and tells you if any were Important.
- Added filtering in the history.
0.1.0 (17)
September 22, 2026- Added support for more apps.
0.1.0 (16)
September 22, 2026- Added repeat sender breakthroughs.
- Added a daily digest for neutral notifications.
- Added contact avatars for VIPs.
- Added one-time code detection.
- Added high performance filtering and grouping for list views.
0.1.0 (14)
September 22, 2026- Added a notification translation feature.
0.1.0 (12)
September 22, 2026- Improved the Japanese UI.
0.1.0 (11)
September 22, 2026- Added a way to enter important apps and your own name.
0.1.0 (10)
September 21, 2026- Added a manual reclassification option.
0.1.0 (9)
September 21, 2026- Fixed a fuzzy matching bug in the classifier.
0.1.0 (8)
September 21, 2026- Improved classifcation when an email body includes your own name.
0.1.0 (6)
September 21, 2026- Added support for Japanese.
0.1.0 (5)
September 21, 2026- Improved VIP matching.
0.1.0 (4)
September 20, 2026- Made various improvements and fixed some bugs.
0.1.0 (3)
September 20, 2026- Initial release.