Karui

Silence spam notifications. See messages people unsend.

Apple’s Focus modes, with smarter judgment. Private.

Requires iOS or iPadOS 27 or later. Spam filtering needs Apple Intelligence. Free, with no in-app purchases, subscription, or sign up.

Karui’s Live Activity

Karui is filtering

1 important · 17 kept quiet

Snooze 1 hr

An optional readout on your Lock Screen, with Snooze.

Karui on the new iPhone Duo

Karui’s History, with notifications sorted as they arrived.

A promotion classified as spam, with Open Mail and reclassify options.

History keeps Sam’s party message, next to silenced promotions.

A Wake Me alert: Mom wrote that she is at the hospital, with a Call Mom button.

Karui sorts every notification the moment it arrives.

Spam stays silent, but friends get through.

You can even read unsent messages.

Emergencies wake you up, even on silent.

Already keep notifications off?

You might be missing a friend changing plans or an important delivery. Turn them back on: Karui lets those through and keeps promos from the same apps silent.

Also:

Rings an alarm when someone you choose has an emergency, even when your device is silenced
Lets one-time codes through
Combines quick messages from one person into one notification
Auto-replies to your VIPs while you’re driving or busy
Translates notifications into your language

Privacy:

By default, Karui runs entirely on your device, with no server and no analytics. If you turn on Second Opinion, some notifications are checked by Apple’s Private Cloud Compute. Details.

How it works and tech specs →