This game transforms your real-life activity into a charming virtual garden. Your steps, sleep, and workouts fuel the growth of plants, gardens, and a sleepy town, offering a relaxing experience with no timers or pressure.
1.0.2
August 12, 2026
A cozier welcome and a rounder pond. • New first steps: the grove now walks you from your first seed to your first furniture, and the villagers chip in a housewarming gift • Coziness level-ups get a proper little celebration on screen • Mossy has a wardrobe now: a leaf hat, a petal scarf, and a star pin. Dress him up from his panel • New "How do I earn sleep sunlight?" guide, with three easy ways • Moon Pond finally curves like a real pond • More milestones to claim, smoother page swipes, and warmer wording all through the grove Thanks for growing with us. Little updates like this one will keep coming.
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Ember Grove is a cozy walking game where your real-life steps, sleep, and workouts provide the energy to grow a virtual garden and a small town. It's designed to be a relaxing experience without timers or pressure.
Your health data never leaves your device, is never uploaded or shared, and is read-only. It is not used for ads, and the developers cannot access it. The grove syncs through your personal iCloud.
Ember Grove is free to play with occasional ads that appear at natural pauses, never during care moments. The optional Grove Pass removes all ads.
Ember Grove offers an optional Grove Monthly Pass for $4.99 per month. This pass removes all ads and provides a 50% boost to sunlight earned from your activity.
Sunlight is earned through your real-life activity. 100 steps equal 1 sunlight, and sleep and workouts also contribute. The game emphasizes that real activity is always the best source of sunlight.
Ember Grove has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players. It is available on iPhone.
The latest version of Ember Grove is 1.0.2, and it was last updated on August 12, 2026. The initial release date was July 27, 2026.
While the game syncs through iCloud, the description does not explicitly state whether it can be played entirely offline. However, the focus on real-life activity suggests an online connection may be needed for full functionality.
