# Break Bad Habits - Ember — Beat urges, build discipline

> Beat urges, build discipline (iPhone/iPad app by Alexander Hartigan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/break-bad-habits-ember/id6774682501 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexander Hartigan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839013984)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.4 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/break-bad-habits-ember/id6774682501/reviews.md

## What is Break Bad Habits?

Just trying to stop never works. You hold out for a few days, the urge wins, and you end up right back where you started — only feeling worse about it.
It's not that you're not trying hard enough. When you take something away, it leaves a gap, and willpower alone can't fill it. Your brain doesn't want nothing — it wants something. So give it something better.
That's what Ember does. It doesn't just help you stop. It helps you replace.
You pick the habits you actually want to build — pushups, a walk, cold water, reading, anything that pulls you in a better direction. When an urge hits, you open Ember and tell it what you're feeling. No judgment, no lecture. It points you to one of your own habits, matched to that exact moment, and helps you choose it instead.
Do that enough times and something changes. The new habit stops feeling like effort and starts feeling automatic. That's how it actually sticks — not by taking something away, but by building something better in its place.
Every time you redirect an urge, your fire grows. It builds as your new habits take hold and dims when you slip. Over 90 days you watch the change happen — the old habit fading, the new one taking over.
What Ember does:

-Turn every urge into a step toward a better habit
-An AI you can talk to the second an urge hits — private, no shame
-Habits you set yourself, surfaced exactly when you need them
-Daily habit tracking with a simple XP system
-Widgets so your fire is the first thing you see
-An honest end-of-day check-in

This isn't a blocker. It's a way to trade what's holding you back for what moves you forward.
Free for 3 days. Then decide.

In app subscriptions:
Ember Pro - Weekly, Monthly, & Annually

Privacy Policy: https://emberhabits.app/privacy
Terms of Service: https://emberhabits.app/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ember Pro - Weekly | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Ember Pro - Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Ember Pro - Annually | $49.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-06-30

No release notes.

## More apps by Alexander Hartigan

- [Recode: Screen Time Control](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recode-screen-time-control/id6752352978)

All apps by Alexander Hartigan: https://appshunter.io/developer/1839013984

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