FAQ

Questions about umbra.

Short, clear, and without product fluff. This is the quickest way to understand what umbra is and what it already does.

In short

umbra is a calm, audio-first app for listening to interesting knowledge. The public beta is currently available on iPhone through TestFlight.

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Public beta
Directly on iPhone.

No waitlist, just TestFlight.

Answers

At a glance.

From the core idea to the public beta, these are the most useful answers in one place.

Try it tonight.

The public beta is available on iPhone and free to try.

Still evolving, already useful

The beta is still evolving, but the core is there: pick a topic, put your phone face-down, and let Wikipedia send you to sleep.

Directly on iPhone via TestFlight. Feedback to hi@augustellison.com.

A quieter close

For evenings with less screen time.

One last calm look at the app, then the screen can fade into the background and the listening can continue.

iPhone via TestFlightPublic betaFeedback welcome
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